How the right uses antisemitism to consolidate power and divide us
How a traditional Palestinian folk dance has become a symbol of defiance and determination
@shado.mag “You can have injustice and have peace […] so peace isn’t the answer, liberation is the answer.” Kwame Ture Peace for whom? Peace for what? Sara highlights two historic moments to know about when “peace” was supposedly on the table: 1) Back in 1947 when the UN drew up...
Misinformation, lies and dehumanisation – how traditional media has failed Palestine
@shado.mag shado x Makan on Disability Justice in Palestine, Part 2 🇵🇸 In our last video, we discussed how medical & charity models of disability reinforce Disabled people’s and Palestinians’ oppression. Today, we explore how Disabled people have promoted alternative ways of understanding disability, especially in the context of colonialism....
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Text: Charlotte RoseImage: Javie Huxley
What the ICJ and Brussels-based activists taught me about revolutionary struggle, radical resistance and meaningful solidarity
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Energy Embargo for Palestine speaks out on the British Museum’s unprecedented collaboration with the Met Police in latest protest crackdown
We must historicise and contextualise the Palestinian prisoners struggle in order to understand the significance of the release of Palestinian prisoners and this watershed moment in the Palestinian liberation struggle.
With some embarrassment, I admit that I grew up reading and thoroughly enjoying The Adventures of Tintin comic book series. I inherited most of my well-thumbed copies from my uncle, who had similarly pored over them in his childhood. The rest I begged my parents for, every Christmas and birthday...
@shado.mag On Palestine EP 9: Why is it unhelpful to present the causes of the genocide as a religious conflict? The so-called Israel-Palestine ‘conflict’ is often seen as a religious conflict between Muslim and Jews. In this episode Sara unpacks why it is both wrong and unhelpful to view and...
@shado.mag Let’s talk about Palestinians being engaged in anti-colonial resistance to the Zionist settlement before the Nakba in 1948. In this collab with Makan, a charity strengthening Palestinian Rights, Sara gives us a short history lesson on Palestinian resistance during the Arab Revolt of 1936-1939. In Ghassan Kanafani’s analysis of...
@shado.mag Why are we still waiting for the West to call a ceasefire in Palestine? Western countries each have their own specific reasons for supporting Israel but to summarise it comes down to two things – imperialism and profit. Historic Palestine is a fertile, resource-rich region and strategic corridor between...