Podcasts about refaat alareer

Mothers Against GenocideThis column makes no apologies for writing so much about the genocide in Palestine and the urgent need for ceasefires and a peace process.  At least 14,000 babies face imminent death from starvation. Over 60,000 Palestinian children, women, men have been killed, including more than 4,000 since Israel ended its ceasefire in March. One especially harrowing example of Israel's murder machine at work was the deliberate targeting last Friday of the family home of Hamdi and Walaa al-Najjar, two doctors who work at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. As Hamdi was at work nine of her ten children were killed. Her husband and a 10th child was left critically ill.Mothers Against Genocide have stood up against this savagery and for the rights of the Palestinian people. Sue Pentel and Martine McCullough are active in this campaign. Sue has been a political activist all her life. My earliest memory of her is as a member of Women against Imperialism over 40 years ago. Sue is a Gaeilgeoir who has worked for decades promoting the education of our young people through the medium of Irish. She is also a committed advocate for the rights of the people of Palestine and last weekend she and her friend Martine were arrested by the PSNI and charged with ‘criminal damage' to an ATM at Barclays Bank in Castle Place in Belfast City Centre. The so-called criminal damage was the placing of a sticker on the machine as a reminder of Barclays role in selling Israeli war bonds.‘If I Must Die'There will be a public event this Saturday – 31 May - about the ongoing genocide. The venue is St Comgalls/Ionad Eileen Howell and it starts at 7.30pm. Chairing the meeting, which is sponsored by the Bobby Sands Trust, will be Dr Brendan Ciaran Browne, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution. The main speaker will be Yousef M. Aljamal On the International Wall in Belfast there is a poem by Refaat Alareer, ‘If I Must Die' which he wrote for his daughter, Shaymaa, who would grow up to be an accomplished illustrator. It is very poignant because the Israelis went on to kill Refaat, along with his sister, brother and four of nephews and nieces, eighteen months ago. Give the vote to 16-year-old citizens. The debate on reducing the voting age to 16 is gathering momentum. Twice in the last decade the Assembly – minus the DUP - has endorsed the call for the vote to be reduced in the North from 18 to 16. Several years ago Sinn Féin introduced a Bill in the Oireachtas to allow for this in southern elections and last week An Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that he had an “open mind” on such a proposition and would give it “serious consideration.”The Commission on the Future of Ireland are hosting 'Health & Care in a New Ireland' on the 6th of June, 1pm at St Comgalls, Belfast.Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-care-in-a-new-ireland-tickets-1354804690299 

Dr. Akram Habeeb is a professor of English at the Islamic University of Gaza. He taught and inspired many academics including Dr. Refaat Alareer. He left Gaza after 45 days of displacement in Rafah, where he did his best to care for his family. In this episode, he talks about his special relationship with Refaat Alareer, education and his own experience of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. He also shares a wonderful poem that you should stay tuned for. We want to express our condolences to Tony and his family on their loss. The Brendan Ogle Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-128733772 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-to-126186702

Dr. Akram Habeeb is a professor of English at the Islamic University of Gaza. He taught and inspired many academics including Dr. Refaat Alareer. He left Gaza after 45 days of displacement in Rafah, where he did his best to care for his family. In this episode, he talks about his special relationship with Refaat Alareer, education and his own experience of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. He also shares a wonderful poem that you should stay tuned for. We want to express our condolences to Tony and his family on their loss. The Brendan Ogle Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-128733772 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-to-126186702

Mario Soldaini"Il loro grido è la mia voce"Poesie da GazaFazi Editorewww.fazieditore.itA cura di Antonio Bocchinfuso, Mario Soldaini, Leonardo TostiPrefazione di Ilan PappéCon interventi di Susan Abulhawa e Chris HedgesTraduzione dall'arabo di Nabil Bey SalamehTraduzione dall'inglese di Ginevra Bompiani ed Enrico TerrinoniLa poesia come atto di resistenza. La forza delle parole come tentativo di salvezza. È questo il senso più profondo delle trentadue poesie di autori palestinesi raccolte in questo volume, in gran parte scritte a Gaza dopo il 7 ottobre 2023, nella tragedia della guerra in Palestina, in condizioni di estrema precarietà: poco prima di essere uccisi dai bombardamenti, come ultima preghiera o testamento poetico (Abu Nada, Alareer), mentre si è costretti ad abbandonare la propria casa per fuggire (al-Ghazali), oppure da una tenda, in un campo profughi dove si muore di freddo e di bombe (Elqedra). Come evidenzia lo storico israeliano Ilan Pappé nella prefazione, «scrivere poesia durante un genocidio dimostra ancora una volta il ruolo cruciale che la poesia svolge nella resistenza e nella resilienza palestinesi. La consapevolezza con cui questi giovani poeti affrontano la possibilità di morire ogni ora eguaglia la loro umanità, che rimane intatta anche se circondati da una carneficina e da una distruzione di inimmaginabile portata». Queste poesie, osserva Pappé, «sono a volte dirette, altre volte metaforiche, estremamente concise o leggermente tortuose, ma è impossibile non cogliere il grido di protesta per la vita e la rassegnazione alla morte, inscritte in una cartografia disastrosa che Israele ha tracciato sul terreno». «Ma questa raccolta non è solo un lamento», nota il traduttore Nabil Bey Salameh. «È un invito a vedere, a sentire, a vivere. Le poesie qui tradotte portano con sé il suono delle strade di Gaza, il fruscio delle foglie che resistono al vento, il pianto dei bambini e il canto degli ulivi. Sono una testimonianza di vita, un atto di amore verso una terra che non smette di sognare la libertà. In un mondo che spesso preferisce voltare lo sguardo, queste poesie si ergono come fari, illuminando ciò che rimane nascosto». Perché la scrittura, come ricordava Edward Said, è «l'ultima resistenza che abbiamo contro le pratiche disumane e le ingiustizie che sfigurano la storia dell'umanità».Il libro è anche un'iniziativa concreta di solidarietà verso la popolazione palestinese. Per ogni copia venduta Fazi Editore donerà 5 euro a EMERGENCY per le sue attività di assistenza sanitaria nella Striscia di Gaza.https://youtu.be/nwaL8jXE2uwCurata da Antonio Bocchinfuso, Mario Soldaini e Leonardo Tosti, questa raccolta propone una selezione di poesie di dieci autori palestinesi: Hend Joudah, Ni'ma Hassan, Yousef Elqedra, Ali Abukhattab, Dareen Tatour, Marwan Makhoul, Yahya Ashour, Heba Abu Nada (uccisa nell'ottobre 2023), Haidar al-Ghazali e Refaat Alareer (ucciso nel dicembre 2023). Il volume è arricchito da una prefazione dello storico israeliano Ilan Pappé e da due interventi firmati dalla scrittrice Susan Abulhawa, autrice del romanzo bestseller Ogni mattina a Jenin, e dal giornalista premio Pulitzer Chris Hedges, ex corrispondente di «The New York Times» da Gaza.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

Mosab Abu Toha ha vinto il Pulitzer mentre in troppi ancora si chiedono se le parole possano qualcosa contro la guerra. I suoi saggi pubblicati sul New Yorker non sono solo resistenza culturale: sono cronaca incisa nella carne, sono memoria che non chiede il permesso di esistere. Abu Toha scrive da poeta e sopravvissuto. Scrive per chi non può più parlare. Scrive con l'urgenza di chi ha perso tutto tranne la voce. “La Gaza che ci lasciamo alle spalle” è un titolo che sembra una resa, ma contiene invece un intero atlante di ciò che si vuole far sparire: un forno d'argilla, il costume di Spider-Man del figlio, le partite di calcio tra amici, le melanzane coltivate ai bordi dei campi. È la geografia sentimentale della distruzione. Perché ogni casa bombardata, racconta, è “una sorta di album, pieno non di foto ma di persone reali, i morti pressati tra le sue pagine”. Ha rischiato la deportazione dagli Stati Uniti, dove vive in esilio con la sua famiglia. Ha cancellato incontri pubblici per paura. Ha detto che è devastante essere al sicuro nel Paese che finanzia il genocidio della sua gente. Eppure continua a scrivere. Continua a raccontare la fatica di coltivare verdure in mezzo ai droni, la vergogna di chiedere a un fratello affamato di cercare un album fotografico sotto le macerie. La speranza che un aquilone visto da un bambino non sia solo un aquilone. Abu Toha ha raccolto l'eredità di Refaat Alareer, ucciso da un raid nel dicembre 2023. A lui risponde con la stessa formula: “Let it bring hope. Let it be a tale”. Perché se devono morire, allora qualcuno deve raccontare. È questo, oggi, il compito del giornalismo. Il resto è contabilità del silenzio. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

Avec Shanti Mouget, danseuse et membre d'Artistes pour la Palestine en décembre nous avons écrit une performance dansée et lue adaptée d'une lettre du journaliste Chris Hedges en hommage à Refaat Alareer, poète palestinien auteur de “If I Must Die” assassiné en décembre 2023.Ce texte met en valeur la poésie palestinienne et aussi la violence à l'encontre des auteurs, universitaires, journalistes.C'est un texte qui nous tient à coeur, nous avons joué cette performance publiquement deux fois. A l'Aeri pour la confédération paysanne dont deux membres se sont rendues en Palestine.Leur témoignage :https://blogs.mediapart.fr/fanny-et-morgan/blog/231224/carnet-de-bord-de-deux-paysannes-en-palestineNous l'avons aussi interprété au cirque électrique dans le cadre d'une soirée "désarmer Bolloré".Merci de votre écoute.----N'hésitez pas à partager le podcast BigBooks, à rédiger un commentaire, à mettre des étoiles ou à vous abonner.Retrouvons-nous sur ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (ex-Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ou ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Texte et Voix : Audrey VernonRéalisation : Virgile Lorach / Chlorine FreeProduction : Podmust

KCBX reporter Amanda Wernik talks about why it's important for her to report on the Refugio pipeline. Fr. Ian Delinger visits schools in San Luis Obispo County to learn more about California Wheat Commission's Wheat2School project. KCBX reporter Alyssa Toledo's story about the musical Million Dollar Quartet playing at the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theater until March 9th and what sets it apart from other productions. And my interview with community members from SLO county who want to celebrate Palestinian culture through a poetry reading honoring Palestinian poet and activist Refaat Alareer.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special PalCast - One World, One Struggle episode, Yousef and Tony are joined by educator, academic (from a longline of Palestinian educators and academics) , Dr Ahmed Nehad, who has a PhD in Sustainable Development. Ahmed, who is working with others in planning the reconstruction of the Gazan education system, was a friend and colleague of Dr Refaat Alareer. He talks about the obligation of universities and schools around the world to support Gaza's education system, his commitment to building infrastructure beyond bricks and mortar and shares some stories about our late friend, Refaat. To support Gazan Medical Student, Rajeh, please, if you can, donate directly via PayPal to anas.kassab.2000@gmail.com

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special PalCast - One World, One Struggle episode, Yousef and Tony are joined by educator, academic (from a longline of Palestinian educators and academics) , Dr Ahmed Nehad, who has a PhD in Sustainable Development. Ahmed, who is working with others in planning the reconstruction of the Gazan education system, was a friend and colleague of Dr Refaat Alareer. He talks about the obligation of universities and schools around the world to support Gaza's education system, his commitment to building infrastructure beyond bricks and mortar and shares some stories about our late friend, Refaat. To support Gazan Medical Student, Rajeh, please, if you can, donate directly via PayPal to anas.kassab.2000@gmail.com

In Part 2 of our interview with the acclaimed Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd, he talks in depth about stories from his new book, Perfect Victims.

In Part 2 of our interview with the acclaimed Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd, he talks in depth about stories from his new book, Perfect Victims.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this PalCast episode BAFTA and Emmy award winning filmmaker, Yousef Hammash joins us to discuss his work during the genocide in Gaza, the role of storytelling in informing the world and how, on the day that Dr Refaat Alareer's body was given a proper burial, the Palestinian people will persevere despite the absolute madness coming out of Donald Trump. This is Gaza. They aren't leaving. Gareth Browne in Damascus podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-121472788 Stream This is Gaza here:https://www.channel4.com/programmes/this-is-gaza

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this PalCast episode BAFTA and Emmy award winning filmmaker, Yousef Hammash joins us to discuss his work during the genocide in Gaza, the role of storytelling in informing the world and how, on the day that Dr Refaat Alareer's body was given a proper burial, the Palestinian people will persevere despite the absolute madness coming out of Donald Trump. This is Gaza. They aren't leaving. Gareth Browne in Damascus podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-121472788 Stream This is Gaza here:https://www.channel4.com/programmes/this-is-gaza

*Friend of the show Nora Barrows-Friedman collected some of Refaat's audio archive.* In a special audio podcast episode dedicated to the voice and the words of Dr. Refaat Alareer, we weave together five separate interviews we conducted between 2014 and 2018. Alareer was a beloved professor, poet and mentor who helped sharpen countless young minds and who still inspires people all over the world. He was murdered by Israel on 6 December, 2023, along with six other members of his family in Gaza.  Read more:  https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/... 

Interviews with the beloved writer, professor and poet from 2014, 2015 and 2018.

  TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) recently took part in this live event in Minneapolis organized by the Palestine Festival of Literature and Mizna. This episode features selections from the different presentations. Follow the link below to watch the entire event. "Join the Palestine Festival of Literature and Mizna for a powerful evening of performance and thought-provoking discussion, in PalFest's first-ever event in Minneapolis. We will be joined by Mosab Abu Toha, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Sarah Aziza, Danez Smith, Nick Estes, Sagirah Shahid, and Dina Omar. These renowned poets and thinkers will explore the influence of the written word and discuss the role of literary workers in the US as the genocide of Palestinians remains underway and Trump returns to the White House." Full program   Watch the full event here on the Palfest YouTube channel Get your copy of Refaat Alareer's If I Must Die (2024) GoFundMe:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content  Patreon:  http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter:  https://www.therednation.org/

Gaza resists as Syrian state collapses.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is the live recording of the Remembering Refaat Alareer memorial that took place on the one year anniversary of his killing by the Israeli military. If I Must Die the book is available now here:https://orbooks.com/catalog/if-i-must-die/ Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/117612489

It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma host Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Elon's 6-digit spending spree for Trump, Pete Hegseth's nomination, US healthcare, Trump's expanding cabinet of billionaires, the blocked release of the Gaetz ethics report, job growth leading into Trump 2.0, Russia's use of civilians for target practice, stalling Tesla sales, Israel's most recent slaughtering of a humanitarian zone, and affirmative action in the US, before expanding on the coverage around the killing of United Healthcare's CEO. Jeet Heer then joins, as he, Sam, and Emma dive right into the topic of Trump's anti-establishment appeal, unpacking how his cabal of criminals – albeit largely wealthy and establishment-friendly ones – can capitalize on overwhelming disillusionment toward and rejection of US political institutions by at least providing SOME cathartic bucking of the system. Expanding on this, they parse through the particular role of the Democratic Party and its leadership, presenting Trump as an aberration from the deeply unpopular norms and establishment that guide US politics, while reiterating and centering their commitment to said establishment and norms, wrapping up with how these issues were drastically exacerbated by Joe Biden's decision to run for reelection. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack the attempt to spin Pete Hegseth as the “new” Donald Trump, tackle the gerontocratic decline of the Democratic Party, and watch Bill Clinton shame Palestinians for not happily embracing Israeli expansion. Hasan goes tweed, Russell Brand takes pity on the women he's exploited, and Matt Walsh gets wildly outshined by a 12-year-old trans girl speaking to the masses outside of the Supreme Court. Thomas from Sacramento asks about combatting insane anti-trans talking points, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Jeet on Twitter here: https://x.com/HeerJeet Check out Jeet's work at The Nation here: https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/ Sign the petition to buy Refaat Alareer's book when it comes out Dec. 10th and make it a bestseller!: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/refaat-alareer/ Watch Sam on RM Brown's live stream tonight!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGHwFNguNSA&ab_channel=RmBrown Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 20% off your purchase! Check out today's sponsors: Givewell: If you've never used GiveWell to donate, you can have your donation matched up to 100 dollars before the end of the year or as long as matching funds last. To claim your match, go to https://Givewell.organd pick PODCAST and enter The Majority Report with Sam Seder at checkout.  Babbel: Here's a special holiday deal for our listeners. Right now, get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at https://Babbel.com/MAJORITY. Get up to 60% off at https://Babbel.com/MAJORITY. Aura Frames: Save on the perfect gift by visiting https://auraframes.com to get $35-off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat frames by using promo code MAJORITY at checkout. That's https://auraframes.com promo code MAJORITY. This deal is exclusive to listeners, so get yours now in time for the holidays! Terms and conditions apply. Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The situation in Gaza is getting worse. Three women were crushed to death by men who lined up to get aid in Central Gaza. Israel continues to expand the Netzarim Corridor and attack family homes full of displaced people. More people are getting hungrier each day. At this year's conference on Palestine Studies at Universiti Malaya, Palestinian scholars and activists spoke of their vision for Gaza and told their personal stories of loss. More plans to preserve Refaat Alareer's legacy in Malaysia, tune in for more details. Remembering Refaat registration:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_itlESZDCSymnWfBuE7kqUA#/registration

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The situation in Gaza is getting worse. Three women were crushed to death by men who lined up to get aid in Central Gaza. Israel continues to expand the Netzarim Corridor and attack family homes full of displaced people. More people are getting hungrier each day. At this year's conference on Palestine Studies at Universiti Malaya, Palestinian scholars and activists spoke of their vision for Gaza and told their personal stories of loss. More plans to preserve Refaat Alareer's legacy in Malaysia, tune in for more details. Remembering Refaat registration:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_itlESZDCSymnWfBuE7kqUA#/registration

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Aid trucks are looted in Gaza. People are desperate. But is all as it seems? A Washington Post article revealed that looters coordinate with the Israeli army and stay close to them! 109 aid trucks for UNRWA were looted and this week the Hamas police killed 22 looters. Meanwhile in the north of Gaza, Israel killed 74 people from the same family, while their campaign continues to still try push people out of the north: just before we recorded Israel bombed the third floor of the Kamal Edwan hospital. In the south, starvation is spreading and Israel destroyed the Abu Yousef Alnajjar hospital. Tune in for more details also about new books on and by Refaat Alareer. Yousef's piece:https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/11/19/facing-genocide-while-disabled For all our GE 2024 coverage go to patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Donation Link: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: http://www.ipsc.ie/support/donateThe Symbolism and Legacy of Refaat Alareer's WorkIn this episode, we explore 'If I Must Die' by Palestinian poet Refat Al Arir, whose work powerfully voices the struggles and resilience of Palestinians. We delve into Refaat Alareer's , his tragic death in an Israeli airstrike, and the prophetic nature of his poetry. The episode also touches on the symbolic significance of kites in Gaza as emblems of hope and resistance. Alareer's commitment to amplifying Palestinian voices in English and promoting messages of endurance through art is thoroughly examined. The episode concludes with a call to action, encouraging donations and ongoing support for Palestinian literature and the Palestinian struggle.00:00 A Poetic Legacy: Introduction to Refaat Alareer01:18 The Life and Mission of Refaat Alareer02:09 A Tragic End and a Prophetic Poem04:04 The Global Impact of 'If I Must Die'05:42 Refaat Alareer's Commitment to the Palestinian Cause09:19 Symbols of Hope in Alareer's Work11:26 The Kite: A Symbol of Resistance13:28 Refat Alirear's Defiance and Message of Peace14:47 The Poem's Collective Story of Survival16:23 Call to Action and Closing RemarksListen to more Palestinian poetry:Listen to the Episode on Mahmoud DarwishListen to the Episode on Fadwa TuqanListen to the Episode on Najwan DarwishListen to the Episode on Noor HindiFollow the Podcast:Read the Script on SubstackFollow the Podcast On InstagramFollow the Podcast on X/TwitterFollow the Podcast on TiktokThe Music In This Week's Episode:'Within Our Nature' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Asem Alnabih is an engineer and a PhD candidate from Gaza. He currently serves as a member of the emergency committee, the spokesperson and the Director of Public Relations and Media at Gaza Municipality. He speaks to PalCast about the role the Gaza municipality plays during the genocide, his close relationship and last moments with Dr. Refaat Alareer, and the impact he had on him, finally pushing him to start publishing his work earlier this month. Also Helena Cobban talks about the escalation in Lebanon, which is developing into a regional war between Hezbollah and Israel. To donate to Gaza municipality click here https://gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737 To support Rory's Marathon for Dignity for Palestine visit:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112598735

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Asem Alnabih is an engineer and a PhD candidate from Gaza. He currently serves as a member of the emergency committee, the spokesperson and the Director of Public Relations and Media at Gaza Municipality. He speaks to PalCast about the role the Gaza municipality plays during the genocide, his close relationship and last moments with Dr. Refaat Alareer, and the impact he had on him, finally pushing him to start publishing his work earlier this month. Also Helena Cobban talks about the escalation in Lebanon, which is developing into a regional war between Hezbollah and Israel. To donate to Gaza municipality click here https://gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737 To support Rory's Marathon for Dignity for Palestine visit:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112598735

Dr. Yousef M. Aljamal on new anthology of Alareer's work; war between Hizballah and Israel expands.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rawan Yaghi was a student of our dearly missed friend, Dr. Refaat Alareer. She holds an MA from CUNY in the United States and she is launching a newsletter titled “Refaat Writes Back.” The Initiative aims to nurture young writers from Gaza and to help get their message out to the world, a mission Refaat himself dedicated his life to Rawan speaks to PalCast co-hosts about his own journey as a writer who centered the voices of children in Gaza, and how Refaat supported her in this process. Tune in for more details. Gaza Appeal Details:https://www.patreon.com/posts/111983961

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rawan Yaghi was a student of our dearly missed friend, Dr. Refaat Alareer. She holds an MA from CUNY in the United States and she is launching a newsletter titled “Refaat Writes Back.” The Initiative aims to nurture young writers from Gaza and to help get their message out to the world, a mission Refaat himself dedicated his life to Rawan speaks to PalCast co-hosts about his own journey as a writer who centered the voices of children in Gaza, and how Refaat supported her in this process. Tune in for more details. Gaza Appeal Details:https://www.patreon.com/posts/111983961

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Anas Abu Samhan is a Palestinian writer and translator with a deep focus on the decolonization of mind and language, as well as decolonial epistemology. Anas talks about language, literature and translation during genocide and he narrates how his family was displaced multiple times and lost all their homes. In between, Anas brings in the memory of Refaat Alareer, his late lecturer from Gaza. Helena Cobban touches on regional developments, the Hezbollah-Iran Israel tensions and the possibility of a regionals war breaking out. Tune in for more. Tickets for the Live Show are here:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-tortoise-shack-tells-an-echo-chamber-exclusive-tickets-1002392050607?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&_gl=1*1f8z42w*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjYyMzc5OTcyLjE3MjQ4MjU4NjI.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyNDgyNTg2Mi4xLjAuMTcyNDgyNTg2Mi4wLjAuMA..

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Anas Abu Samhan is a Palestinian writer and translator with a deep focus on the decolonization of mind and language, as well as decolonial epistemology. Anas talks about language, literature and translation during genocide and he narrates how his family was displaced multiple times and lost all their homes. In between, Anas brings in the memory of Refaat Alareer, his late lecturer from Gaza. Helena Cobban touches on regional developments, the Hezbollah-Iran Israel tensions and the possibility of a regionals war breaking out. Tune in for more. Tickets for the Live Show are here:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-tortoise-shack-tells-an-echo-chamber-exclusive-tickets-1002392050607?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&_gl=1*1f8z42w*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjYyMzc5OTcyLjE3MjQ4MjU4NjI.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyNDgyNTg2Mi4xLjAuMTcyNDgyNTg2Mi4wLjAuMA..

A poem written by Refaat Al- Areer رفعت العرعير read by The Arabian Traveler. 
Refaat Alareer, a prominent Palestinian professor, poet and writer, was killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza, on December 7.
If I must die, you must live to tell my story to sell my things to buy a piece of cloth and some strings, (make it white with a long tail) so that a child, somewhere in Gaza while looking heaven in the eye awaiting his dad who left in a blaze— and bid no one farewell not even to his flesh not even to himself— sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above and thinks for a moment an angel is there bringing back love If I must die let it bring hope let it be a tale

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Deanna Othman is a Palestinian American, who is both a journalist and educator. She is from the West Bank, but has traveled to Gaza twice, most recently in June 2023. In this episode of PalCast, she shares her experience of visiting Gaza and how the world has changed since then. Othman speaks of the feelings of being a Palestinian-American in the diaspora during Eid and the impact the genocide has had on her, especially as a mother. This year's Eid is different for both Palestinians in the diaspora and those trapped in Gaza. Othman shares her thoughts on the legacy of Refaat Alareer who visited Chicago in 2014 as part of a speaking tour. Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves also discuss the latest updates from Gaza. The Gaza Appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337 The Eamon Ryan standing down podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106432774

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Film Reviews - The Sugar Wife - Brian Cox reads 'If I Must Die' by Refaat Alareer - ÍOMHÁ

aaaaand…we're back! season 2 of crying in my jacuzzi is upon us, BUT FIRST, we need a warm-up. so let's start with a little drunk history rendition of the buddha's enlightenment and ride that all the way to the student encampment movement…along the way, we'll explore the “immovable spot” of inherent power within ourselves and this collective moment, navigate the middle path between spiritual bypass and extremism, and call in the guidance of descending power. ~show notes~The Buddha's Path (https://www.lionsroar.com/buddha-path-to-awakening/)Bayo Akómoláfé on fugitivity (https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/post/coming-down-to-earth)Inside the Student Movement  (https://theintercept.com/2024/05/08/intercepted-student-protests-gaza-columbia/)Interactive map of solidarity encampments worldwide (https://www.palestineiseverywhere.com/)Student interview on police violence ~ a must watch (https://bit.ly/3UN770g)A tribute to Dr. Refaat Alareer (https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/palestine-is-a-story-away-a-tribute-to-refaat-alareer/)// sound design & editing by rose blakelock, theme song by kat ottosen, cover art by natalee miller // Support the Show.

On today's show, Alex is joined by Olivia Wood, a lecturer in the English Department at City College of New York (CCNY) to discuss the recent escalations of force by the NYPD and campus administrators against student protesters in solidarity with Palestine over the past several weeks. In particular, we touch on the flashpoint raids by police - at the behest of campus administrators - at Columbia and CCNY on Tuesday, April 30th, the rhetorical strategies used by student organizers at the encampments to advocate for their causes of disclosure and divestment, and the problematic discourse that mainstream journalists have been circulating when discussing these movements. We conclude by reflecting on the ways that academic worker collectivities (including but not limited to unions) can help show critical support to student demonstrators exercising free speech on campus and advocating for justice in Palestine.ReferencesRemembering Dr. Refaat Alareer (1979-2023)The Killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab‘This machine bonks fascists': US student protester's water jug becomes symbol of resistanceDoctor in Gaza refuses to evacuate, pleads for Israel-Hamas war to stopLinks to some of Olivia's reporting on academic and student organizing in solidarity with Palestine:Faculty, Staff, and Students Must Unite Against Repression of the Palestine Movement (4/23/24)Faculty at University of Texas Austin Strike in Solidarity with Student Protesters (4/25/24)CUNY Students Occupy Campus in Solidarity with Palestine, Building on the University's Legacy of Radical Organizing (4/27/24)CUNY Rank-and-File Workers Stand With the Student Encampment (4/30/24)An accessible transcript for this episode is available upon request - please send us an email at reverbcontent[at]gmail.com or DM us on Twitter / X

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Zarefah Baroud is a Palestinian American who has family in Gaza. When she visited Gaza in 2022 for the first time in her life, she could not have known what was awaiting the coastal enclave. Baroud has lost multiple family members, her uncle went missing and some of the people she met during her visit were killed, including our late friend, Dr Refaat Alareer. Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves speak to Baroud about her role as a Palestinian in the diaspora in light of campus encampments and how she views changes taking place in the US today. Refrences:https://wearenotnumbers.org/ The Climate Action Podcast with Prof John Sweeney is out now here:

We welcome Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman for a follow-up interview on the situation in Gaza where as of the time of recording (March 13, 2024) Israel has killed over 30,000 Palestinians. Building off our first discussion, this interview explores a number of questions listeners have wanted to raise with Mohammed about the war on Gaza. We discuss the legacy of Mohammed's teacher, Dr. Refaat Alareer who was murdered on December 6, 2023, what the future may hold for Hamas and the role of secularism in Palestinian struggle for freedom. Please join our Patreon if you enjoyed this conversation to help support us https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups

“It should be enough to listen to Palestinian voices and Arabs voices, and we need to ask that question of why do we need a Western source to stand with us in order to be heard?” Leila Hegazy is an Egyptian-Italian-American singer-songwriter, social media creator, teacher, and activist in New York City. Using music to advocate for Palestine is one of her passions, and her adaptations of popular songs aim to help those in the pro-Palestine movement feel seen, as they battle the absurdity of the occupation and Western propaganda. Leila is currently working on a protest album for Palestine and plans to donate the proceeds to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. She is also in the process of recording her next project with her twin sister duo, HEGAZY. In this episode, Anjali and Leila discuss: Leila's musical path and background as an Arab-Italian-American living in New York City Music as a practice of connection to social change Accessible and authentic activism Culture, appropriation and power Social media as an important source of information Palestine allyship and sources and actions for folks Buy Leila's single on Bandcamp based on the poem by beloved Palestinian Professor and writer, Dr. Refaat Alareer. All proceeds will be donated to Dr. Alareer's surviving family in Gaza to help them rebuild. Connect with Leila on Instagram @leilajhegazy.

On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed, Zach, and special guest - journalist Afeef Nessouli, dig deeper into what's happening in Israel and Hamas. Plus, a few recommendations from Afeef.We want to hear from you! Email us at vibecheck@stitcher.com, and keep in touch with us on Instagram and Threads @samsanders, @theferocity, and @zachstaff.You can follow Afeef Nessouli on Instagram and Twitter @AfeefNess.------------------------------------------------------Afeef's Recommendations:For Joy: @raindovemodel and @safebow_org on InstagramFor Gaza News and Updates: @alaa_qraiqeaPoem: “If I Must Die” by Refaat Alareer

Today, executive director of the Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah joins us to discuss the war in Palestine. We cover recent attempts to delegitimize and destroy UNRWA, atrocity propaganda, evolving capabilities of Palestinian resistance, changing attitudes towards Israel in the U.S., and the life, career and death of Palestinian author Refaat Alareer. Find the Electronic Intifada here: https://electronicintifada.net/ And on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectronicIntifada You can find Gaza Writes Back, the short story collection edited by Refaat Alareer, here: https://justworldbooks.com/books-by-title/gaza-writes-back/

Duke professor Frances Hasso (@nasawiyya) guest hosts a conversation with Louis Allday, founding editor of  LiberatedTexts.com, as part of her  Spring 2024 course. The pair discuss the significance, relevance and insight of three books highlighted by Liberated Texts previously; “Zionist Colonialism in Palestine” by Fayez Sayegh, “On Zionist Literature” by Ghassan Kanafani and “Zionist Relations with Nazi Germany” by Faris Glubb. They also discuss these articles by Louis: “What existence is worth”: The Martyrdom of Refaat Alareer https://electronicintifada.net/content/what-existence-worth-martyrdom-refaat-alareer/42491 “A Race Against Time”: The life and death of Ghassan Kanafani https://mondoweiss.net/2023/09/a-race-against-time-the-life-and-death-of-ghassan-kanafani/ From the syllabus: "My initial goal was to give a platform to Palestinian artists and intellectuals working in Palestine but with limited opportunities to work or share their work outside of a permanent crisis mode produced by the myriad forms of violence attached to Israeli colonization. This violence regularly reaches university campuses and touches every dimension of life. The syllabus is idiosyncratic in the sense that it represents my intellectual and pedagogical interests for this seminar. I encourage people to use it as an educational resource and to take parts for their own teaching." Download syllabus Consider supporting the podcast www.patreon.com/east_podcast

To hear the rest, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-abby-de-96769546 A special live show bringing together Katie Halper, Rania Khalek, Abby Martin and Claudia de la Cruz talking about Palestine, the Presidential elections and more! Proceeds go to the Gaza-based Palestinian organization We Are Not Numbers, in memory of its co-founder assassinated Gazan professor, poet and translator Refaat Alareer. Sponsored by Breakthrough News, Empire Files and The Katie Halper Show Katie Halper is an award-winning writer, filmmaker and the host of the Katie Halper show podcast, YouTube show and radio show and the co-host of the YouTube show and podcast Useful Idiots. She is the director of the forthcoming documentary “Commie Camp.” Abby Martin is a journalist, the host and creator of The Empire Files, director of Gaza Fights For Freedom and the forthcoming documentary Earth's Greatest Enemy. Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News, where she hosts the show Dispatches. She also co-hosts the weekly Freedom Side livestream with Eugene Puryear. Claudia De la Cruz is a central committee member of The Party for Socialism and Liberation. She is a popular educator, community organizer, and theologian. In 2018, she Co-founded The People's Forum. Claudia has over 20 years of experience in organizing across sectors of struggle and building collective political- education and cultural spaces in the US, and internationally. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

Remembering the lesbian poet and activist Minnie Bruce Pratt, as well as the Palestinian poet and symbol of the resistance, Refaat Alareer.

In episode 330, the girls continue to talk about the genocide in Palestine, how Biden has lost the Arab and Muslim communities, the weather in Gaza, the truly disturbing Zionist talking points, and more.  FOOTNOTES: Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception ‘A disservice to the American public': Democrats rip Biden over weapons sale to Israel A young man carries the body of a child amid the floods that flooded Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Heavy rains in Gaza worsen misery of Palestinians amid Israeli bombardment Harsh weather adds to hardships for Palestinians displaced by war Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer. Palestinians mourn poet Refaat Alareer killed in Israeli air strike Over the past 2 months, a ceasefire has been a central demand for our movement — put forth as a short-term objective that reflects the urgency of the current Zionist assault on Gaza. Did ⁦#Hamas plan rape as a weapon of war Footage shows bodies piled up after Israeli attack on Gaza school Israel-Hamas war live: Displaced people ‘killed point-blank' in Gaza school Israel-Hamas war updates: Gaza death toll surpasses 17,700 Gaza death toll tops 18,600 as Israeli attacks continue ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 68: Israel announces death of 10 soldiers, UN says Israel destroyed nearly quarter of Gaza's buildings Israel's Gaza bombardment ‘one of most intense civilian punishment campaigns in history' “It's hot here in the Middle East,” says Mark Regev Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom and current senior advisor to Netanyahu in response to a question about stripping Palestinian civilians of their clothes, and binding and blindfolding them. #BREAKING| New footage surfaced showing Israeli soldiers in #Gaza using Palestinian civilians to advance into built-up areas.  Fact or fiction: Is Israel really rounding up ‘Hamas fighters'? Images of stripped, bound Gazans prompt concern; Israeli official: Won't happen anymore Footage shows IDF parading scores of Palestinian men around in underwear Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel, explained BREAKING: Israeli ambassador @TzipiHotovely rejects the idea of a two-state solution Israeli communications minister and member of Netanyahu's Likud party: "There will be no Palestinian state here. We will never allow another state to be established between the Jordan and the sea." A Harvard graduate student wearing a keffiyeh, was subjected to Islamophobic harassment on campus by Eve Gerber, wife of Jason Furman, professor at Harvard's Kennedy School and a former Obama Admin advisor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Click here for the latest interview with former UN official Craig Mokhiber: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/former-un-official-biden-is-inciting?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $5 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and chat live with Katie and Aaron in the Absurd Arena at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Biden tells Jews they're not safe in America https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/biden-tells-jews-theyre-not-safe?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Gazan writers Muhammad Shehada and Yousef M. Aljamal, both students of Refaat Alareer, join us to remember their teacher. Refaat, who was a guest on Useful Idiots in October at the beginning of Israel's assault on Gaza, was killed this week in a targeted attack by Israel. Watch the full interview with Refaat here: https://youtu.be/Nk0x_s_h-pU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special bonus episode of both The Katie Halper Show and Useful Idiots (the show Katie co-hosts with Aaron Maté, on which she interviewed Refaat Alareer) Katie talks about the murdered Gazan poet with two of his former students and current writers Yousef Aljamal and Muhammad Shehada. Muhammad Shehada is a writer and analyst originally from Gaza who is now based in Sweden. His writing has appeared in Ha'aretz, Newsweek, The Forward, Al Jazeera. Yousef M. Aljamal is a Palestinian refugee from Gaza now based in Turkey. He has been involved on a number of book projects and is also a contributor to Gaza Writes Back and Light in Gaza. Mr. Aljamal has published a number of journal articles on topics that include Palestinians in the diaspora, travel restrictions imposed on Palestinians, and struggles for liberation.

Katie discusses the life, death and legacy of poet Refaat Alareer with his colleagues at Electronic Intifada, journalists Ali Abunimah and Nora Barrows-Friedman and his former student and current writer and translator Mahmoud Alyazji. But first Katie talks to law professor Sahar Aziz and writer and analyst Mitchell Plitnick about their new report “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse” which looks at how accusations of antisemitism stifle criticism of Israel and empower its systematic violations of Palestinians' human rights. We also talk about the witch hunts and censorship on college campuses which are distracting from Israel's crimes. Link to piece remembering Refaat Alareer: https://electronicintifada.net/conten... Ali Abunimah is Director of http://electronicintifada.net. Author of “One Country”and “The Battle for Justice in Palestine.” Nora Barrows-Friedman is a staff writer and associate editor at The Electronic Intifada, and is the author of "In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine" Mahmoud Alyazji is a translator, a writer and a video editor. Sahar Aziz is professor of law, Middle East Legal Studies Scholar, and Chancellor's Social justice Scholar at Rutgers University Law School. She is the author of "The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom" Mitchell Plitnick is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy and a frequent writer on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He is the former vice president at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, director of the U.S. Office of B'Tselem, and co-director of Jewish Voice for Peace. He is the co-author of "Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics," and former

For $5 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and chat live with Katie and Aaron in the Absurd Arena at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: US politicians call for religious war against Palestine https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/us-politicians-call-for-religious?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join the Absurd Arena live chat with Katie and Aaron every Tuesday at 12pm est at https://usefulidiotspodcast.com/chat After Hamas's attack in Israel on Saturday, the Israeli massacres of Palestinians in Gaza have skyrocketed. This genocidal ethnic cleansing has scarcely been reported by mainstream media at any time in its 50 year history, let alone at a time when western media and politicians openly support a religious war against Palestine. So we're giving a platform to three Palestinian voices to share their story. We speak with Refaat Alareer, a Palestinian academic currently sheltering 15 children in his Gaza apartment, Yumna Patel, the Palestine news director for Mondoweiss, and Muhammad Shehada, a Palestinian writer from Gaza. Their stories of bombings, murder, cruelty, and lies from the Israeli government and malicious rumors from US media and politicians are difficult to hear, but so important when they're being silenced everywhere else. “The American public and the general public around the world is being sold a genocide,” they tell us. “We are being convinced through the rhetoric of Israeli politicians, the US president, and US state department spokespeople that Palestinians, specifically Gazans, are not human. They are trying to wipe Gaza off the map.” And while the deaths of Israelis must be covered and mourned, the West's hypocrisy and double standard on the value of life is clear. “I have never seen the amount of profiles and interviews with the families of victims than I've seen of mainstream media interviewing these Israeli families. I have never seen this level of attention paid to one singular Palestinian.” Israeli children matter. Why don't Palestinian children matter? “No attention is being paid to the killing of 270 children just in the span of three or four days.” Refaat, Yumna, and Muhammad share their frustration and disgust with “the fact that our government and the President of the United States is repeating dehumanizing genocidal language, repeating these unsubstantiated claims.” And sadly, we may not be able to hear their voices for long. Refaat, calling from Gaza with the sounds of bombs exploding in the background during the interview, warns that resources are running low. “But in a couple of days, maximum a week or two, if things don't change, we're looking at a total blackout, no coverage, no media, no internet. Not that Israel cares, and mainstream media is complicit.” Hear them speak, and share the interview to spread their message. At a dangerous time, we thank you for continuing to support Useful Idiots and our guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Headlines for October 10, 2023; Refaat Alareer in Gaza: Israel’s “Barbaric” Bombardment Is Part of Ethnic Cleansing Campaign; Israeli Conscientious Objector Haggai Matar: Hamas Attack Reflects Israeli Violence in Palestine; Mohammed El-Kurd: How Much Palestinian Blood Will It Take to End Israel’s Occupation & Apartheid?; Univ. of MD Prof. Shibley Telhami to President Biden: Value Palestinian Life as Well as Israeli Life