There is a special kind of amnesia reserved for the solemn occasion of a statesman’s death. So it is with Shimon Peres, the consummate Israeli politician, would-be Prime Minister and sometime fig-leaf […]
Rafeef Ziadah: from Jamaican Dubstep to Palestinian Spoken Word
Renowned Palestinian poet Rafeef Ziadah was recently on tour to promote her debut album, ‘I Teach Life’. Sajjeling contributor Sara Saleh caught up with Rafeef backstage at the Sydney leg of her sold-out […]
Review: The Blue Between Sky and Water
Amal Awad reviews Susan Abulhawa’s moving new novel, ‘The Blue Between Sky and Water’. There is danger in thinking that a single story tells the lives of many. Perhaps more dangerous is […]