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English Singer, Roger Waters Recites Verses by Mahmoud Darwish in New Song (VIDEO)
English singer and songwriter Roger Waters teamed up with Palestinian group Trio Joubran to record a new song rejecting US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The song, titled Supremacy, features a […]
Remembering Mahmoud Darwish (VIDEO)
Today marks the death anniversary of renowned Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. In this video, Darwish performs his iconic piece “There is on this land that which makes life worth living”. (MEMO, PC)
World Book Day Marked in Memory of Mahmoud Darwish (VIDEO)
Fifteen cities around the Middle East marked World Book Day yesterday in memory of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. Sudan’s Education Without Borders Association in 11 cities around the country, similar events were also held […]
Mahmoud Darwish Commemorated in London
By Mamoon Alabbasi – London The life and works of the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish were celebrated in London Monday in a special event that paid tribute to the renowned Arab writer. The event, […]
Romania to Erect Statue of Late Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish
The Romanian capital of Bucharest is set to erect a statue of the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian embassy in Romania announced on Saturday. According to official Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned Wafa news agency […]
Lieberman-Dekel Standoff as Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry is Compared to Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has compared the broadcast of poetry by Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, on Israeli radio to glorifying Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday. On Tuesday, Israeli […]
The Voice of Mahmoud Darwish
By Ibtisam Barakat – Missouri, US On Saturday August 9th in the afternoon, I was getting ready to give a talk about Palestinian olive trees to a gathering of authors and thinkers at Keystone College […]
Imagining Palestine: On Barghouti, Darwish, Kanafani and the Language of Exile
By Ramzy Baroud For Palestinians, exile is not simply the physical act of being removed from their homes and their inability to return. It is not a casual topic pertaining to politics and international […]
‘Invaders’ Fear of Memory’: Darwish Poem at Israeli Award Dubbed ‘Provocation’
Israeli Minister of Culture Miri Regev expressed opposition to the recitation of a poem by renowned Palestinian author Mahmoud Darwish at an Israeli cultural event, calling it a “provocation” and requesting that the performance be […]
Israeli Radio Chief Summoned on ‘Controversial’ Programme on Darwish
The late Palestinian poet and icon, Mahmoud Darwish, has stirred controversy in Israel eight years after his death after Army Radio aired a show about him as inciting terrorism. Israeli defence ministry yesterday issued a […]
On Reading Morani Kornberg-Weiss’ ‘Dear Darwish’
By Vacy Vlazna Dear Morani, “We who are born here on this divine land, we who are dedicated to the message of peace and freedom and the defense of human values, and of the strength […]
Full Text of President Mahmoud Abbas’ Speech at the UNGA
New York – September, 23 2011 Mr. President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I wish to extend my congratulations […]
Darwish: The Anger, the Longing, the Hope
By Uri Avnery – Israel One of the wisest pronouncements I have heard in my life was that of an Egyptian general, a few days after Anwar Sadat’s historic visit to Jerusalem. We were the […]
The ‘Disappearance’ of George Kirmiz: Unravelling a Palestinian Musical Mystery
By Issa Boulos and Louis Brehony “Anā ismī shaʿb filisṭīn” – my name is the Palestinian people. Song lyrics that would ring out in the refugee camps and university campuses, from quickly duplicated cassettes sold […]
Greenwashing Provides Cover for Zionist Settler-Colonialism
By Omar Zahzah It is a phrase from a longer piece by the Palestinian nationalist poet Mahmoud Darwish that has been frequently cited in standalone translation: “If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted […]
First Intifada Anniversary Today: Three Poems for Palestinian Resistance
By Palestine Chronicle Staff December 8 marks the anniversary of the First Palestinian Intifada (Uprising). On that day, in 1987, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets to protest against the brutality of Israeli […]
A Lover from Palestine: A Stunning Musical Tribute to Palestinian Unity
By Samah Sabawi A new young Palestinian generation scattered across the world, divided by language and time barriers, have come together to produce this lyrical, musical and visual feat. Sung by Rahaf Shamaly in Gaza, […]
Solidarity between Palestinians and Indigenous Activists has Deep Roots
By Marion Kawas Palestinian solidarity with indigenous struggles here in Turtle Island was highlighted last week, with both local and international Palestinian support for the Wet’suwet’en nation’s struggle on unceded territory in British Columbia. The […]
Three Songs about Palestine to Help You through the Cold Weekend
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Singing for and about Palestine is one of the most popular genres in Arab music. Below are samples of three Arab singers – a Palestinian, a Lebanese, and an Egyptian […]
Poetry as Resistance: Islamic University Gaza’s Poetry Festival Five Years After Being Leveled by Israeli Bombs
By Benay Blend “Despite the fact that I speak and I can’t be heard! I still like this event so hard! I Wish it never ends,” exclaimed Marah Mahdi, a student at Islamic University Gaza […]
‘O My Language, Help Me to Learn, So that I May Embrace the Universe’: Palestine Writes Back to North America
By Benay Blend In the title quote, Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) expresses his desire for a space that preserves Palestinian identity within a broader context. As a participant, he would have felt quite at home at […]
Canada’s Betrayal of the Palestinian Refugees
By Hanna Kawas Zionism is a settler colonialist movement that not only committed genocide against the indigenous people of Palestine, it also uprooted them from their homeland. My experience as a Palestinian refugee started when […]
‘An Event Unfolding’: Al-Nakba, Resistance, and the Land
By Benay Blend May 15 marks the 71st anniversary of the Nakba, a commemoration of the catastrophe in which Zionist forces banished 750,000-900,000 Palestinians, destroyed 531 villages, and appropriated the holdings of those who fled. […]
Amman, Jericho, Ramallah: Border-Crossing and Politics of Geography
By Akram Al Deek April 13, 2019 Amman. 6 am. 1, 000 m above Sea Level. You queue for a bus that is going to Jerusalem. No one says Palestine or Israel. Jerusalem becomes an […]
On Palestinian Prisoner Day: A Whole Captive Population Longing For Freedom
By Yousef Aljamal Palestinians and their supporters around the globe mark April 17 every year as a day of solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. The PLO’s Palestinian National Council (PNC) chose […]
The Future is Palestinian: On Sumud and Benny Morris’ Prophecies
By Ramzy Baroud In an interview with the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, prominent Israeli historian Benny Morris predicted a grim future for his country. “This place will deteriorate into a Middle Eastern state with an Arab majority,” […]
My Journey in Palestine: A Life of Its Own
By Patrick Edgar And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? — (The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats) It has been two weeks now since I got […]
Palestinian Poet Chosen Symbol of Arab Culture in 2018
The late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish has been chosen as the symbol of Arab culture in 2018, Safa news agency reported on Friday. The decision was made by the Permanent Committee for Arab Culture, which […]
Israel MKs Condemn Palestinian School Visit to ‘Arch Terrorist’ Arafat’s Grave
Israeli activists and MKs have called for imposing the Israel curriculum on Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem who hold Israeli IDs, Israel Hayoum reported yesterday. The newspaper referred to a group of five Palestinian […]
Oslo Limited Good Options to the Palestinian Solution
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Palestinians have the right to resist like any people under occupation – the Czechs under the Germans or the Algerians under the French – but they have been vilified if they […]