Creating new perspectives since 2009
Items by Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne
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So many in the academy will say, ‘We were with you all along…’
Overcome by the guilt of having been an accomplice in the slaying of the Scottish King Duncan in the well-known Shakespearean tragedy, Lady Macbeth famously bemoans her inability to rid herself of the blood that stains her hands: “Out damned spot! Out, I say… Here’s the smell of the blood…
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Connecting over carrots from Belfast to Rafah
I don’t profess to being much of a grower of fresh fruit and vegetables. However, I recently planted a variety of seeds in my greenhouse and I am beginning to reap the (very partial) rewards of a modest harvest. Like anyone who tries something without doing proper research in advance,…
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‘In Palestine, even the olives are bleeding…’
It’s 2pm on 24 October and time to check in with the many colleagues and friends I have on the ground in Palestine. I give ‘Mo’ a ring, a friend I met back in 2019 when he was doing his PhD at Queen’s in Belfast. He answers the call. There’s…
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Whilst 18 Israelis are treated for anxiety, 22 Palestinians are taken to the mortuary
The extrajudicial killing of Bahaa Abu Al-Ata of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, the second largest faction in the Gaza Strip, has triggered a predictable spike in “conflict related incidents”. As always, it is the Palestinian civilian population residing in the much maligned Gaza Strip who are affected disproportionately. On…