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Now more than ever, Solidarity
I am deeply honored to be invited to write the editorial for this edition of the AURDIP newsletter. I write a time of great tragedy, and of crisis, one which….
Locarno film festival rebrands in attempt to duck Israel boycott
Earlier this year, film industry professionals from around the world pledged to boycott the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland over its partnership with the state-sponsored Israel Film Fund. Despite….
Israel vs the Violin
This past semester I was the violin and viola teacher at the Gaza branch of Palestine’s National Conservatory of Music—though I never met my students, because Israel blocked me from….
Forced Feeding Bill Approved: befits dark regimes
Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR-Israel) on the Knesset Approval of Force-Feeding Bill
G.U.L.F. and Gulf Labor bring BDS and cultural boycott to the Venice Biennale
A group of artists and activists who work with G.U.L.F. (Global Ultra Luxury Faction) and Gulf Labor engaged in a series of creative actions to raise the profile of Palestine….
Jeremy Corbyn backs boycott of Israeli universities involved in arms research
Jeremy Corbyn, the surprise frontrunner in the leadership election for the UK Labour Party, says he would impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel if he were to become prime….
Roger Waters sets the record straight: I hate apartheid, not Israel
Gideon Levy spent 24 hours with the former Pink Floyd singer, who has become one of the leading lights in the BDS movement. A conversation on political views, tragic family history – and when the rock star-turned-activist will be happy to play in Israel again.
What about Palestinian academic freedom?
The point of this article is to support the call for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and projects funded by the Israeli state until Palestinian academic freedom is respected….
Conference on Settler Colonialism in Palestine & Workshop on the Naqab Bedouin
Call for papers
An Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies conference
Date: 2 – 4 October 2015
Place: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies