Scenes from old Damascus, including the Umayyad mosque
Culture and history overdose in a short space of time. Definitely an area that begs repeated visits.
Wandering around the mosque, I met a variety of women, children, men. Some women picnicking in the mosque’s courtyard asked me to join them; two kids, Majed and Ghelia (“expensive”) befriended me and accompanied me around, also gave me a short interview.
Since, as I’ve mentioned in recent posts, the issue of the Israeli-manufactured misery in Gaza must be kept in the minds of those who know about and support Palestinians in Gaza–and ideally introduced into the minds of good people who otherwise are unaware–I’m posting a video of a talk I gave a few weeks ago in Austin, with big thanks to Jeffry Zavala [ZGraphix http://zgraphix.org] who filmed and edited the talk and put it out there.
Since, as I’ve mentioned in recent posts, the issue of the Israeli-manufactured misery in Gaza must be kept in the minds of those who know about and support Palestinians in Gaza–and ideally introduced into the minds of good people who otherwise are unaware–I’m posting a video of a talk I gave a few weeks ago in Austin, with big thanks to Jeffry Zavala [ZGraphix http://zgraphix.org] who filmed and edited the talk and put it out there.
Damascus
I arrived Wednesday afternoon to Damascus and am sharing some photos from en route and one area of the city. Sticking my camera in anyone’s face who wishes to talk and will share their thoughts here, too.
Damascus
I arrived Wednesday afternoon to Damascus and am sharing some photos from en route and one area of the city. Sticking my camera in anyone’s face who wishes to talk and will share their thoughts here, too.
I would encourage everyone to watch Eva Bartlett’s excellent presentation on Gaza, and then commit themselves to solidarity with the Palestinian people in their nonviolent struggle for an end to Israeli apartheid and occupation of Palestine.
I would encourage everyone to watch Eva Bartlett’s excellent presentation on Gaza, and then commit themselves to solidarity with the Palestinian people in their nonviolent struggle for an end to Israeli apartheid and occupation of Palestine.
Collection of print and radio interviews with and on Iymen Chehade’s struggle for academic freedom at Columbia College Chicago:
petition: Respect Academic Freedom!
forum: Why is Palestine taboo at Columbia College
Interviews with Professor Iymen Chehade:
