Tag Archives: Israel

Dialogue Through Music

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Clarissa S. Sosin

While browsing the internet exploring the world of Middle Eastern music, I found this article called “The Arab League of Hip Hop”. This article discusses the “political potency” of Arab Hip Hop, and its transnational existence and unity throughout the … Continue reading →

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Shirat HaSticker (The Sticker Song): the multiple voices within the Israeli community

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jordan Dashow

Shirat HaSticker (“The Sticker Song”) is a song by the Israeli Hip-Hop band, Hadag Nachash. The songs title is a reference to the source of the song lyrics; all the lyrics are taken from bumper stickers or popular slogans (with … Continue reading →

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Resistance and Solidarity in Palestinian Graffiti

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Jordana Woodley

Palestinians used graffiti for political, social, informative, and aesthetic purposes. On the separation barriers, graffiti was done by Palestinians and internationals in protest of the wall (although much of it was created by the latter). Away from the wall, graffiti … Continue reading →

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Multiple Perspectives in Ajami

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Anat Waldman

Ajami is a film that was co-written, directed, and produced by Palestinians and Jewish-Israelis, and which was structured at lot like the movie Crash, with various stories coming together in the final  scenes. The stories follow both Palestinians and Jewish-Israelis, … Continue reading →

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Salt of This Sea

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Thomas Howard

I was recently able to watch the film, Salt of This Sea—that was suggested to us in class. The film was directed and produced by Palestinian filmmaker and poet, Annemarie Jacir. Jacir tells the story of a Brooklyn-born women of … Continue reading →

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The Bilingual Message of Ajami

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Matthew Parsons

Ajami is an Israeli film set in an Arab ghetto in Jaffa, an Israeli city adjacent to Tel Aviv and filled with Israeli Arabs, illegal Palestinian immigrants, Christians, and Jews.  It was co-written by Scandor Copti, an Arab Israeli, and … Continue reading →

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“Arab Labor”

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Kendra Baldazo

“Arab Labor” is a popular TV sitcom produced in Israel.  It premiered on an Israeli channel in 2007 and later premiered on Link TV in 2008. According to Link TV’s description, the show was created by an Israeli-born Palestinian journalist, … Continue reading →

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