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For episode 218 of The Fire These Times, I talk to Luka Dowell (Solarpunk Now!), Ariel Kroon (Solarpunk Presents) and Andre (HydroponicTrash) about our changing relationships to Solarpunk given everything that's been going on in the world since the last time we all sat together ( ...  Show more

For episode 217, I talk about Israel bombing my hometown of Ain Saadeh yesterday, and why it worries me more than anything they've done so far. ⁠⁠⁠Lebanon emergency relief⁠⁠⁠⁠Support: You can support my work with⁠⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern L ...  Show more

This episode was recorded on March 20th at 4:15pm Palestine time.If you're curious to learn more about Palestinian prison literature, read our full article on it 👉 https://www.afikra.com/daftarjournal/palestinian-prison-literatureRefqa Abu-Remaileh is a professor of Modern Arabi ...  Show more

In this episode I explore the world of film in the Arab world and talk to directors and producers who are pushing the boundaries. I speak to Jordan’s Tima Shomali, director of an Arabic language original Netflix series Al Rawabi School for Girls, a huge hit about teenage girls an ...  Show more

Starting with the Qattan Foundation's recent exhibition "Gaza: A Moment of Becoming", Yazid explains why this is not an ordinary exhibition, reflecting on the particular importance of Palestinian art and artists today, especially post October 7. He discusses the history of Palest ...  Show more

Dr Salman Abu Sitta was born in 1937 in Ma‘in Abu Sitta, in the Beersheba district of Mandate Palestine. An engineer by profession, and the founder and president of the Palestine Land Society, he is most known for his ground-breaking research project mapping of Palestine in the 2 ...  Show more