After initially performing on Egyptian radio, Zeinab sang at Palestinian festivals in Lebanon. Among those impressed by her music was Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who “gave me a big hug” after hearing her sing “Write Down, I’m an Arab,” translating his well-known poem “I.D. Card” into English. Zeinab aimed to take the narrative of Palestinian resistance to international audiences and found popularity among others struggling against imperialism. (Photo: Zeinab interviewed in Beirut for Alif Baa magazine, 1974.)
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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