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  • Feed the greedy

    “Hungry Palestinians looking for food made Israeli soldiers feel unsafe.” An understandable headline, for there is a direct correlation at play. The ‘Do you condemn Hamas?’ symphony did not come about solely through the dictation of politics and policy. That symphony was composed not out of inspiration, but because it is the only symphony the Read more

  • A short play, starring John Kirby

    A play by a single character: John Kirby. Centered on the stage is a monitor, with running footage of scenes from Gaza. A podium to the left of the monitor facing the audience. The screen and the podium under two independent spotlights. John Kirby walks all the way till he reaches the podium, 90 seconds Read more

  • Tankie tantrum

    What is a ‘tankie’? If we follow the origin and root of the word we can think of it as a reference to a person who has the tendency towards the use of tanks, the rule of the tank, and hence a tankie. But ‘tankie’, just like any other word, is a material representation that Read more

  • Just move south

    I saw a post on X by a Palestinian reporter. A video on a massacre in Nuseirat Refugee Camp, south of Wadi Gaza: supposedly a safe zone as claimed by the Israeli Occupation. A random user, from a Western country, in response to calling it a massacre, said: ‘It is not a massacre. Just move Read more

  • On the city of artists

    In the context of society, it is the notion of the collective that is of concern. So when addressing society, one must first ask “what is the collective?” and “why the collective?”. We can define ‘the collective’ as a consensus between two or more individuals. But for it to materialize, it must first be realized.  Read more

  • On the art of boycotting

    Let’s start with a definition, not in reference to an absolute truth but simply to preserve the consistency of logic in the script and what transcends passed it. Art is the struggle to communicate, or deliver, what is otherwise difficult or impossible to communicate through conventional means. Consequently, we can think of art production as Read more