In this episode we talk to Dana Sadek, one of the co-founders of Reel Palestine Film Festival, launched in 2015 and takes place across the UAE.
Reel Palestine aims to "allow viewers to cinematically travel to Palestine, sans restrictions" by screening films sharing Palestinian culture and the tenacity of its people, and to learn about stories that slip unde ... Show More
Jun 2024
The British Betrayal of Palestine | Salman Abu Sitta
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
1h 3m
Mar 2024
A Moment of Becoming: Understanding Palestine Through Its Art | Yazid Anani
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
56m 24s
Dec 2023
Making It Count for Palestine
As the Israeli occupation’s brutal operation in Palestine enters its third month, Rhea and Marilyn take a moment to take stock of how they and the people around them have processed recent events. In what ways have we felt helpless, hopeful, and activated? Rhea and Marilyn then go ... Show More
32m 28s
Dec 2023
Palestine Pt. 4: False Solutions and Paths of Resistance with Sumaya Awad
<p class="MsoNormal">Before the Zionist project and the state of Israel placed their boots on the neck of Palestine, this region was a multicultural, multi-religious land, where Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived side-by-side in relative peace and harmony. </p> <p class="MsoNorm ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 2023
The Palestinian story of Farha
On today’s episode, Diana Buttu speaks with the award-winning Jordanian-of-Palestinian-origin, film director and writer, Darin Sallam. We speak to Sallam about her film, Farha, which recently made its debut on Netflix. The powerful film tells the story of the Nakba when Israeli m ... Show More
20m 6s
May 2021
The United States, Israel, and the history behind the ethnic cleansing of Palestine
In our second episode of Season 2, we will be covering the latest news coming out of Palestine. Then, stay tuned to hear an in-depth report on the historical relationship between the US and Israel, and how this has been pivotal to the Israeli colonisation of Palestine. In our fin ... Show More
34m 23s