Reviews

Artwork for Thuluth album cover shows collage of man's head

Music that narrates the plight of a generation

Sarah Irving 19 January 2017

Tamer Abu Ghazaleh’s third album is a rewarding – but not easy – experience. Read more about Music that narrates the plight of a generation

A satisfying celebration of Jerusalem

Sarah Irving 11 January 2017

Collection of studies highlights facets of a vibrant, unique city. Read more about A satisfying celebration of Jerusalem

The robust world of the great Druze poet

Sarah Irving 3 January 2017

Samih al-Qasim is considered one of the two major Palestinian poetic voices of the last half of the 20th century. Read more about The robust world of the great Druze poet

Cover of The Commander book shows Fawzi al-Qawuqji as young man sitting in front of tent

Palestine's “scallywag leader of incredible cunning”

Selma Dabbagh 16 December 2016

Adventurous life of Fawzi al-Qawuqji, early 20th century revolutionary, recounted in engrossing new biography. Read more about Palestine's “scallywag leader of incredible cunning”

What makes Israeli apartheid "special"?

Rod Such 26 October 2016

Collection of essays examines the similarities and differences between South Africa under white rule and present-day Israel. Read more about What makes Israeli apartheid "special"?

A stifling heat in the Jordan Valley

Sarah Irving 3 October 2016

Ghassan Zaqtan’s new novella evokes life in Karameh camp before the battle that destroyed it. Read more about A stifling heat in the Jordan Valley

Mapping the Palestinian struggle

Sarah Irving 27 September 2016

Historian-turned-memoirist Salman Abu Sitta gives unique account of the Nakba as a Bedouin Palestinian. Read more about Mapping the Palestinian struggle

Sex and desire laid bare in Ramallah exhibition

Nora Parr 1 September 2016

Rana Samara’s first solo show proves her place among Palestine’s leading new artists. Read more about Sex and desire laid bare in Ramallah exhibition

Cover of Life and Death in Palestine book

The West Bank’s new normal

Tom Sperlinger 15 August 2016

Ben Ehrenreich’s The Way to the Spring tells stories of Palestinian resistance. Read more about The West Bank’s new normal

Learning Palestine through Shakespeare

Bayan Haddad 12 August 2016

What a semester at a West Bank university taught a British lecturer. Read more about Learning Palestine through Shakespeare