Category Archives: Video

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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Meet Homo Empathicus

Posted on 10 July, 2010 by

Can empathy scale up? Another adeptly animated RSA lecture that raises some interesting questions by economist and ethicist Jeremy Rifkin (he’s not very popular on the science scene though). Also check out David Harvey’s The Crises of Capitalism and other … Continue reading →

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Huwaida Arraf on what happened on Gaza flotilla

Posted on 11 June, 2010 by

Palestinian-American human rights activist, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement and currently chair of the Free Gaza Movement, Huwaida Arraf was on board Challenger 1, one of six Freedom Flotilla siege-breaking ships ferrying desperately needed humanitarian supplies to Gaza. See … Continue reading →

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Australian flotilla survivors describe brutality: “I’ve never met anyone whose heart has become so hard”

Posted on 10 June, 2010 by

Shot Australian Ahmed Luqman recalls flotilla ordeal on Australian public broadcaster ABC with his wife Jerry Luqman. Also check out Alison Weir’s excellent piece, While Israel Maims and Kills: the Outrage at Helen Thomas (h/t Aletho News).

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