Monthly Archives: August 2010

Where should the birds fly?

Posted on 7 August, 2010 by

A moving upcoming documentary by young journalist-filmmaker Fida Qishta, set to the haunting music of Marcel Khalife and with the title inspired by a line in a Mahmoud Darwish poem. The film’s trailer is followed by an extended clip that … Continue reading →

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Was the tree really on Israeli territory? Not quite.

Posted on 7 August, 2010 by

Also posted at PULSE. In the aftermath of the bloody border skirmish between Lebanon and Israel, much of the Anglophone press seems to have dutifully accepted the UN’s assertion that the hapless tree at the centre of it all was … Continue reading →

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Nasrallah: Israel assassinated Hariri and we will provide evidence

Posted on 3 August, 2010 by

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has just delivered a significant short speech in Lebanon in the aftermath of the border clash and the STL (Special Tribunal for Lebanon). We provide a live-delivered translation courtesy of tweeter Roqayah below. The most … Continue reading →

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