“My name is Bassam ‘Aramin. I am a resident of the town of Anata. . . . At 9:30 am on 16 January 2007, an Israeli Border Guard soldier shot my daughter ‘Abeer in the head from a distance of 15 meters. She died two days later in the hospital. . . . The soldier […]
Subjects Archives: Culture
Can We Be Feminist and Religious?
“We aim to show that religion does not have to be a dividing force between feminists.” A shorter version of the video may be viewed at <vimeo.com/16522936>. | Print
The College Conundrum: Why the Benefits of a College Education May Not Be So Clear, Especially to Men
Excerpt (Endnotes Omitted): At least since the early 1990s, the share of young people earning a four-year college degree has not increased as quickly as many economists would like. A higher share of young people today have college degrees than at any point in our nation’s history, yet many economists remain concerned that the […]
Visualizing Social Movement Cultures: Movement as Producer
Social movements redefine what it means to be an artist. Dara Greenwald is a media artist. Her collaborative work often takes the form of video, writing, and cultural organizing. Some of her works may be viewed at <daragreenwald.com>. Josh MacPhee is an artist, curator, and activist. He is a member of the art collective […]
Che Guevara’s Daughter Meets Hezbollah’s Number 2 Leader
11 October 2010 — The daughter of the celebrated revolutionary Che Guevara, who is currently visiting Lebanon, met on Sunday the number two leader of Hezbollah after visiting southern Lebanon where she received a plaque in homage to her father and the martyr Imad Mughniyeh.
Death Squads in Honduras
Anyone who thinks that social and political instability in Honduras ended with the election of Porfirio Lobo as the president of the republic is mistaken, according to the Committee of Families of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH). Human rights violations, political persecution, and selective political murders continue to be the order of […]
Hot Pants and Niqabs: NiqaBitch Stroll through Paris
We both are in our early twenties, and while one of us is Muslim, we didn’t feel directly affected by the passing of the anti-burqa (although anti-niqab is the more appropriate word) law. Still, we both wanted to express ourselves regarding this subject. We’ve always found the law a little fuzzy, and while it’s […]
The Palestine Question and the U.S. Public Sphere
The 2010 Edward Said Memorial Lecture, the Palestine Center, Washington, DC, 7 October 2010 Thank you all for coming today, and, to those of you who are watching, thank you for viewing this talk. Those of you who live in Washington, who are subjected to the American media, will probably be relieved to hear […]
Brazil: Lula’s Labour Legacy
When Time magazine awarded Brazil’s President Lula the most influential world leader spot in its 2010 ranking of most influential people, Michael Moore, who wrote the excerpt on Lula, heralded the creation of the Bolsa Familia programme as well as the expansion of public education and health care. These are important achievements, but one […]
Jewish Boat to Gaza Sets Sail from Cyprus
At crisis point in peace talks, Jews, Israelis call to lift the siege on Gaza, end the occupation. 26th September 2010 Passengers on the Jewish Boat to Gaza gather for a group photograph before their departure. Photo by Vish Vishvanath/Metro. Passenger Reuven Moskovitz. Photo by Vish Vishvanath. A boat carrying aid for Gaza’s population […]
Mexico: On the Right Track
Statements of condemnation cannot take away immense sadness. . . . “Mr. President, another mayor got murdered, and he’s the tenth this year.” “Sure, sure, but we’re on the right track.” Eduardo Soto is a Mexican cartoonist. Translation by Yoshie Furuhashi (@yoshiefuruhashi | yoshie.furuhashi [at] gmail.com). According to La Jornada, more than 100 mayors, […]
Imagen Anónima / Anonymous Image
Rodrigo Llano is a Chilean artist and filmmaker. The video above is a trailer for his film Imagen Anónima/Anonymous Image. For more information about this film, visit <imagenanonima.cl>. | Print
Death of Tomy, Great Friend and Cuban Cartoonist
Born in Barajagua, Holguín, Cuba in 1949, Tomás Rafael Rodríguez Zayas (Tomy) became recognized in the universe of Cuban cartoons in the late 1960s. From 1968 he began to work for Juventud Rebelde and soon became part of the golden era of Dedeté, the humor supplement of this newspaper. His work as a cartoonist, […]
Quds Day Demonstrations in Iran
“Zionism has nothing to do with the teachings of Judaism. Zionism is a political ideology and quite different from Judaism. Therefore we as Jewish people condemn Zionists.” — Rahmatollah Rafiei, head of the Jewish community in Iran This video was released by Press TV on 3 September 2010. | Print
Christianity Is Socialism
“God is not angry. He is pleased with the revolution.” Produced by TatuyTv, a community media collective based in Mérida, Venezuela, in August 2010. For more information about TatuyTv, visit <www.tatuytelevision.blogspot.com>. | Print
Mourning Glory
Rupert James is a co-founder of the Human Eye Corporation. | Print
Politics and Poetics: Palestinian Art and Culture as a Form of Resistance
The best thing is to ignore the parameters of discussion that are being presented to you, and to shift those parameters. . . . That is the heart of the struggle for us in the United States where the story is already framed, and they are just trying to discuss things within the parameters. […]
Crossed Out
Marzieh Vafamehr is an Iranian actress and filmmaker. Crossed Out is a documentary film about Shahrnush Parsipur, the author of Women without Men, Touba and the Meaning of Night, and Men from Various Civilizations. Music by Mohsen Namjoo. This film was released in 2008. | Print
Strand
Rouzbeh Rashidi, born in Tehran in 1980, is an independent Iranian filmmaker. He has been making films since 2000 when he founded the Experimental Film Society in Tehran, devoted to avant-garde, experimental, and low-budget filmmaking. He is currently based in Dublin. Strand (Iran-Ireland: Experimental Film Society, 2009) was shot in Iran in 2008. For […]
Iranian Street Art of A1one
KolahStudio and A1one
A1one is a street artist based in Tehran, Iran. For more information about A1one, visit <www.kolahstudio.com/a1one>. For more information about KolahStudio, go to <www.kolahstudio.com>. See, also, A1one, “Dead Soldierz.” | Print
