Doc Jazz on the jury panel of Palestinian TV talent show

There is some exciting news to announce: Doc Jazz has been invited to be on the jury panel of the Palestinian talent show ‘Ghaneeha’ and will soon travel to Palestine for this purpose. ‘Ghaneeha’ is based upon the world famous formula of ‘American Idol’, which has had its offshoots in many other countries across the globe. This is the third...

Review of Tariq Shadid’s book ‘Understanding Palestine’

By Sadika Arab – user review on Amazon – `Understanding Palestine’ is the kind of book you wish you had read years ago. It has all the right ingredients that make a great volume. It’s smart and sharp, opens your eyes to a new perspective, and challenges you to think. This is the kind of book that will get a...

Tweeting for Khader: major kudos and a point of criticism

The past week has been an amazing week for Twitter activism for the Palestinian cause. In fact, the achievements could be described as historic. For 6 days in a row, hashtags related to Khader Adnan’s hunger strike managed to make it to the world trending list 7 times in total. The success of these online demonstrations must be attributed mostly...

My Palestinian Realization – by Adam Akkad

My Palestinian Realization – by Adam Akkad

By Adam Akkad – The moment I stopped believing in the 2 state solution was the moment I realized that the path to freedom for Palestine travels through the Palestinian people. Many in the Palestinian community continue to have hope in negotiations and the so called ‘peace process’ due to a belief that only Israel can improve our condition. Our...