Art, Music & Culture
In his latest book, Norman Finkelstein superbly criticizes Zionist revisionist historians but ignores Palestinian agency. Read more about Book review: Finkelstein airbrushes Palestinians out of their own struggle
An exhibition at Amman’s Darat al Funun explores varying responses to decades of conflict in the Middle East, in which the Palestinian people have often played an involuntary and tragic role. Read more about Exhibition review: when lemons have more freedom than humans
A new play addresses the Palestinian Authority’s addiction to “green medicine” — the $1 billion in foreign aid it receives annually. Read more about Play satirizes how aid donors sideline Palestinians
An emerging network of Palestinian filmmakers in Israel aims to connect with filmmakers in neighboring Arab countries — and mentor a new generation of Palestinian artists. Read more about Cinema club run by Palestinians in Israel makes its mark
Roadmap to Apartheid is an important achievement in the history of popular education about Palestine, which has long pointed to the parallels between Israel and South Africa. Read more about Film explores striking parallels between South African, Israeli apartheid
Surpassing genre categorization, the eclectic Excentrik (Tarik Kazaleh) vividly juxtaposes dual identities, politics and culture in his new album. Read more about Reflection of the struggle: Excentrik explores his Palestinian-American identity on new album
The War Around Us is a damning critique — from within the industry — of the Western media’s reporting of Palestine. Read more about Documentary offers damning critique of how Western media covered Gaza attack
A collection of photographs charts the personal and political journey of Tom Hurndall, a British photography student and activist shot in the head by an Israeli sniper in 2003. Read more about A life brutally cut short: new book collects Tom Hurndall's photos of Palestine
A new play takes a poetic, violent, poignant take on the Biblical story of Abraham. Read more about Drones provide backdrop to Bible-inspired play by Palestinian writer
The question of how to teach Palestine, and anti-Zionism’s career-killing consequences, is the focus of a new book. Read more about Taboo of truth-telling about Palestine in US classrooms tackled by new book
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