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Where should the birds fly?

Posted on 7 August, 2010

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

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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Message from Geographers for the Academic Boycott of Israel

Posted on 5 July, 2010

Boycott the International Geographical Union‘s Regional Conference in Tel Aviv The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) issued an Open Letter on 29 October 2009 urging the Executive Committee of the International Geographical Union (IGU) … Continue reading →

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The Secret Powers of Time

Posted on 30 June, 2010

Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo has some interesting observations and insights about time perspective and how it affects our work, health and well-being, all set to a well-orchestrated animation for a talk he gave at the RSA. The clip is a … Continue reading →

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