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Items by Jehan Alfarra
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Obliterated: Theatregoers’ dreams of seeing Palestinian play in London
UK-based Palestinian writer and director Ahmed Masoud, and English actress Maxine Peake, staged a unique protest...
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Jeremy Hardy’s pro-Palestine activism remembered in London
With a special screening of Jeremy Hardy versus the Israeli Army, a packed hall at London’s Greenwood Theatre paid a fitting tribute on Tuesday to the late Jeremy Hardy, the British comedian who passed away from cancer earlier this year at the age of 57. The star of BBC...
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London Tech Week: ‘Palestine is open for business’
Palestinian entrepreneurs gather at the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce for Palestine Entrepreneurship Day to promote Palestinian startups and help young entrepreneurs meet and network with the UK business community...
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30 Holy Days: Snapping Ramadan in Qatar
As Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, images of dinner tables, food recipes and group iftars and celebrations begin to flood social media. One British documentary photographer thought he would share something different. He wanted to explore what Ramadan is really all about and what it...
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Palestinian director: ‘Everyone is a slave in Gaza’
War is a scary time for children who continue to suffer in conflict zones despite the protection provided by international law. In his first short film Paper Boat, Palestinian mathematics graduate turned filmmaker Mahmoud Abu Ghalwa asks whether human beings should have children in such a dangerous environment as...
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The Road to Knesset: The Union of Right-Wing Parties #Israelex2019
Jewish Power, Jewish Home and the National Union support overtly religious-Zionist ideas and believe in the creation of a greater Israel, meaning no Palestinian state....
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The Road to Knesset: Hadash-Ta’al Alliance #Israelex19
Arab-Israeli politicians are striving to serve the interests of Israel’s Palestinian population by lobbying for equality and by calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories...
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The Road to Knesset: Blue and White Alliance #Israelex19
Could Benny Gantz be the new face of Israeli politics?...
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The Road to Knesset: Likud Party #Israelex19
Is Netanyahu's anti-Palestinian rhetoric enough to keep him in power despite corruption allegations?...
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My life in Hebron: ‘I dream of a day when there are no settlements’
Throughout much of her life, Palestinian Sundus Azza and her family have faced regular harassment by Israeli settlers and soldiers in Hebron ...
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Comedian, champion of Palestinian rights Jeremy Hardy dies aged 57
British comedian and champion of Palestinian rights Jeremy Hardy has died of cancer aged 57. Born in England in 1961, the BBC radio star made his name on the comedy circuit in the 1980s, starting out as a scriptwriter before turning into a stand-up comedian in his early 20s. He...
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'I wanted to introduce Palestinian culture to the UK'
Palestinian anthropologist Suhad Jarrar-Browne at 'BAYT | The Art of Arab Hospitality' ...
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EMWAS: Restoring Memories
MEMO speaks to Palestinian Film Director Dima Abu Ghoush about her award-winning film ‘Emwas: Restoring Memories’...
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‘As long as there’s occupation, there’ll be resistance’
MEMO interviewed former Palestinian prisoner Taysir Suleiman, who now lives in Istanbul, after being released from Israeli prisons in 2011...
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The Palestinian Table
“The Palestinian Table” is a fitting title for a cookbook which captures the essence of Palestinian culinary heritage, culture and reality. It is what ties all Palestinians together in spite of their political circumstances and global dispersion. But it stands for “more than just food,” as author Reem Kassis...
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Arab tradition meets modern glamour at London Fashion Week
Arab designers take to the catwalk at London Fashion Week...
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The ballet flat shoes sending Palestinian girls to school
With her unique social enterprise Ballare, entrepreneur Amira Nimerawi has managed to solve a problem for busy working women while helping to provide an education for young girls living in refugee camps in Palestine. Growing up in a remote mountain area of Australia, Nimerawi’s parents made sure that they instilled...
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Palestine ambassador to UK: Israel’s actions against Flotilla are piracy
The mission of Palestine to the UK hosted a press conference yesterday with two international activists who were on board the Gaza-bound 2018 Freedom Flotilla. The two boats making up the flotilla, one Swedish and another Norwegian, made their way to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break...
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Haifa film festival reclaims city’s status as cultural capital
The festival is an attempt to connect with the Arab World...
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The Palestinian Table: Serving up Palestinian food and culture
Born in Jerusalem to a Palestinian family, Kassis grew up surrounded by the distinct flavours of Palestinian food and a vast culinary heritage. ...
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Controversy over Dutch TV parody of Israel's Eurovision winner song
A Dutch parody of Israeli Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai has caused a diplomatic stir after Israel's Embassy in the Netherlands lodged a formal complaint to the Dutch TV channel that broadcast the video....
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#Nakba70
As Israelis celebrate 70 years since the Jewish state was established, Palestinians all over the world mark 70 years since the mass expulsion of nearly a million Palestinians. ...
