Month: May 2014

Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

“We’re exhausted from being homeless”: recalling the Palestinians’ plight on Nakba Day

Moe Ali Nayel The Electronic Intifada Beirut 15 May 2014 “We walked and walked and walked for days until we finally settled on the beach of Damour,” said 80-year-old Um Zohair. “On the beach we fetched green banana leaves together and with bamboo sticks we made a hut that sheltered us for three months on the sand.” Sixty-six years ago, Um Zohair — Nada Mousa … Continue reading “We’re exhausted from being homeless”: recalling the Palestinians’ plight on Nakba Day

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Lebanon

Beirut theatre retains alternative roots

Story first published by AJE Facing gentrification and financial struggles, al-Madina Theatre is one of Lebanon’s last non-commercial art spaces. Beirut, Lebanon – In 1994, as Beirut was brushing off the dust and rubble of the country’s devastating civil war, Masrah al-Madina (al-Madina Theatre) was born. The iconic theatre was established to resuscitate the artistic and cultural life that Beirut was famous for before the … Continue reading Beirut theatre retains alternative roots

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