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5 days ago

A Silent-Film Festival Gives a Breathtaking Perspective on Palestine

"When we talk of this as a place of destruction, we turn these people into the other." This was how Jay Weissberg, the artistic director of the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, held annually in Northern Italy, introduced one of the more emotional film experiences I've had this year. The occasion was a screening of Palestine: A Revised Narrative, built entirely around silent films from Palestine shot by the British army during World War I.
Film
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

One of the oldest urban centres on the planet': Gaza's rich history in ruins

Gaza is an ancient, strategically vital urban center whose rich archaeological and historical heritage has been severely destroyed amid recent violence.
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Cruel Calculus of Palestinian Grief

This past July, I bought eggplants at the farmers' market, intending to make my grandmother's signature maqlubeh: the cinnamon-and-allspice-scented rice dish layered with fried eggplants and chicken, cooked in a pot, then flipped onto a serving platter, forming a golden dome. Before I had the chance to peel the eggplants, stripe by stripe, and drop them into hot oil, a WhatsApp message came in from my mother-a single, waving-hand emoji at an unusual hour.
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