Read about the unwavering determination of this creative couple in resisting the occupation from the occupied 48-lands. Musician Jowan Safadi and writer and cultural critic Haneen Odetallah tell us about censorship, responsibilities, and how they maintain their strength during times of genocide.
The occupational system holds us all to its endless bureaucratic and security laws. In this revealing story, Awwad takes you along with her daily reality—the unfathomable insanity of Gush Etzion.
Today, on Palestinian Prisoners' Day, the words of Nicki Kattoura resonate as we stand up against the systemic violations of human rights in occupation prisons. By highlighting the impunity of both the state of Israel and its anonymous individual soldiers, Kattoura invites us to embrace an abolitionist approach to our struggle. He argues that “...we are not interested in reforming a brutal occupation, we are committed to abolishing it.” And so we stick to our demands and scream as loud as we can: Free free Palestine.
Kanafani’s resistance as a writer and a politician is still felt today. This translation of his 1971 essay on the Palestinian “failed” state allows us to reflect on our current leadership from a historical perspective. Over the past 55 years, has our resistance movement been successful in resisting “Falasteenistan”, the artificial and collaborator state?
In his poetry, Sima'an wanders the narrow line between hope and disillusionment. It requires incredible strength to remain steadfast while witnessing the genocide of Palestinians.
This musical and lyrical tale of estrangement by the great Ramsey Hanhan is a mastery of reminiscence of the love and terror that have engulfed Palestinians throughout the decennia.
"Civility is the oppressor’s way of policing our behavior. It keeps us docile in the shackles of structures that were never built for us." Masud forces us to consider our own political awakening. Her bold narrative reveals the bravery needed for a colonized people to claim their freedom.
This beautiful homage by Shahd Wadi to her late father, Farouk, is incredibly gripping. A requiem for a poet that reverberates the imperative of writing for a Free Palestine.
