There is nothing normal in Palestine. And there is nothing normal about the lives of people in Palestine. Normality is only a dream, a hope, and a fantasy. This Palestinian reality is painfully […]
Omar: A West Bank love story
Exile, nostalgia and Edward Said
As a fourth generation Palestinian forcibly uprooted and exiled from her homeland, I always felt out of place. Born in one country, migrating to another, holding two citizenships and having family dispersed […]
The art of the manoush
I can’t imagine a world without manaqish. That is how incredibly important I find their existence. Manaqish (plural of manoush) are a round pizza-like dish invented by the Levantine. It usually consists […]
#Three Jerks and the Sydney gang rapes: A Leb, a Wog, and a Bogan walk onstage…
A Leb, a Wog and a Bogan transport audiences back to when the Sydney gang rapes took place in the year 2000. In a performance-reading piece titled #Three Jerks, the lived experiences and […]
Warm Pumpkin and Couscous Salad
You may never encounter a side dish as simple as a warm pumpkin and couscous salad. A popular staple to many North African Arab dishes, couscous originated in North Africa and spread […]
