Even if you are of Palestinian origin yourself, or perhaps even a Palestinian living in Palestine – if you are of a somewhat younger age you may not even have heard of this instrument that is commonly known in Palestine as the ‘shibbabeh’. I am not an expert on Palestinian culture and traditions, nor do I pretend to be. All...
Nabil Mansour, the brilliant Palestinian musician from Barcelona, has released a new song – his first song in the Catalan language – called ‘Yasmin’. Doc Jazz interviewed Nabil about this new production, which was released with an animated music video made by Palestinian graphical artist Maysun Cheikh Ali. Nabil gives us the deeper backgrounds of this very special song, and...
Exactly two years ago today, on July 1 2009, Muslims all over the world were shocked by a startlingly gruesome murder. Marwa el Sherbiny a young Egyptian lady, married and having a 3 year old child, and pregnant with her second, was stabbed to death inside a German courtroom by Alex Wiens, whom she was suing for racist harassment. ...
We have been anticipating it for so long, and there has been much ado about it, but finally the moment has arrived: Freedom Flotilla 2 is sailing! While the Israeli government has been going out of its way to put pressure on governments and nations to prevent this brave Flotilla, it has largely failed in its efforts, due to the...
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