Reviews

Seventy years of Palestinian sorrow

Marguerite Dabaie 8 September 2015

Nahr Al-Bared (Cold River) traces how one family was expelled from its homeland and left to wander the world. Read more about Seventy years of Palestinian sorrow

Curse of the Achille Lauro: Challenging look at life of struggle

Sarah Irving 26 August 2015

Widow of Palestinian commander offers an insider’s view of a turbulent time. Read more about Curse of the Achille Lauro: Challenging look at life of struggle

How liberalism creates Islam as its enemy

Yasmin Nair 21 August 2015

Joseph Massad’s Islam in Liberalism shows how the US and Europe define Islam as their non-democratic Other. Read more about How liberalism creates Islam as its enemy

Is everyone really equal before a Beethoven symphony?

Sarah Irving 14 August 2015

Biography of Palestinian musician deals with the thorny relationship between art and conflict. Read more about Is everyone really equal before a Beethoven symphony?

No room in Rafah's morgues

Rod Such 11 August 2015

Mohammed Omer gives his readers an almost visceral sense of Israel’s assault. Read more about No room in Rafah's morgues

Fear and self-loathing in Gaza

Selma Dabbagh 3 August 2015

Ahmed Masoud’s novel displays sensitivity while portraying a Palestinian who betrays his own people. Read more about Fear and self-loathing in Gaza

Fighting Israel with a camera and a stethoscope

Raymond Deane 31 July 2015

Mads Gilbert’s portrayal of a Gaza hospital during the 2014 attack is both beautiful and frightening. Read more about Fighting Israel with a camera and a stethoscope

Homage to Hollywood heists -- with a West Bank twist

Sarah Irving 20 July 2015

Israel’s occupation is the backdrop, not the story, in Love, Theft and Other Entanglements. Read more about Homage to Hollywood heists -- with a West Bank twist

Mandate-era play combusts lingering myths on Palestine

Selma Dabbagh 17 July 2015

Land Without People chronicles Zionism’s ascent. Read more about Mandate-era play combusts lingering myths on Palestine

Film presents one-state solution as moral, practical outcome for Palestine

Sarah Irving 8 July 2015

A People Without a Land could benefit from further exploration of the less familiar issues of single statehood. Read more about Film presents one-state solution as moral, practical outcome for Palestine