Reviews

Beit Sahour’s first intifada heroes celebrated in intelligent, funny film

Selma Dabbagh 16 April 2015

Israeli officers spy on cows in saga of nonviolent resistance. Read more about Beit Sahour’s first intifada heroes celebrated in intelligent, funny film

Fragments of Palestine woven together in literary plea for female solidarity

Peter Cherry 13 April 2015

Novelist khulud khamis tackles sex and religion in present-day Israel and the occupied West Bank. Read more about Fragments of Palestine woven together in literary plea for female solidarity

A century of challenges to Zionism

Rod Such 8 April 2015

Ran Greenstein offers fresh insights into the opposition against Israel’s state ideology. Read more about A century of challenges to Zionism

Palestinian refugee boy comes of age in graphic novel "Baddawi"

Marguerite Dabaie 6 April 2015

Book is based on the father of the author’s experience growing up in Lebanon camp. Read more about Palestinian refugee boy comes of age in graphic novel "Baddawi"

What games do you play as Israel suffocates your childhood?

Raphael Cormack 25 March 2015

Despite being action-packed, it’s the words that really count in Dalia Taha’s new play. Read more about What games do you play as Israel suffocates your childhood?

Israeli portrait of rose-tinted past gives way to rage at settlers

Selma Dabbagh 23 March 2015

By looking at Palestine’s past, book offers vision for future. Read more about Israeli portrait of rose-tinted past gives way to rage at settlers

Romance and adventure in eighteenth-century Palestine

Sarah Irving 11 February 2015

Novelist Ibrahim Nasrallah portrays Daher al-Umar al-Zaydani as a just and merciful ruler. Read more about Romance and adventure in eighteenth-century Palestine

Israel's conspiracy to invade Nasser's Egypt

Rod Such 28 January 2015

A new edition of Avi Shlaim’s book on the 1956 invasion of Egypt is solid, but not much has been updated. Read more about Israel's conspiracy to invade Nasser's Egypt

Why Israel will never control Palestinian minds

Rod Such 8 January 2015

A new book describes how Israel tries — and fails — to quell resistance. Read more about Why Israel will never control Palestinian minds

Rebel songs to rap: the history of Palestine's music

Sarah Irving 22 December 2014

Three new books help dispel many Western myths about music and culture in the Middle East. Read more about Rebel songs to rap: the history of Palestine's music