By Tariq Shadid – When Stevie Wonder announced his withdrawal from a performance at the FIDF (“Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces”) fundraiser gala, many in the pro-Palestinian movement cheered. I was relieved too. Seeing one of the greatest musical geniuses of our age, whom I could safely call one of the biggest inspirations of my own musical development, planning...
Great news ! Jewishjournal.com has published the press release of ‘Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces’, which confirms earlier rumors that Stevie Wonder was going to cancel his performance at their fundraising event. Before, this link contained an article analyzing the rumors circulated by JTA, with a message of caution to wait until official confirmation before announcing the withdrawal...
On Saturday, November 24th, 2012, Philip Munger wrote a piece on his blog which, in his own words, aimed to honor the music of Doc Jazz. Coming from an accomplished college music educator and composer like Philip Munger, this is indeed a wonderful endorsement that is quite encouraging and is received by the Musical Intifada in thankfulness and solidarity. Philip...
By Imane M. – On the 24th of November of 2012, the city of Lyon made some noise in the name of justice. 15,000 protesters gathered at Bellecour Square at 2PM for a march organized by the umbrella organization “Collectif 69 de soutien au peuple Palestinien” (‘Collective 69 for support of the Palestinian people’), which united dozens of humanitarian and...
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