Refaat Ibrahim Scotland has taken a supportive and empathetic stance towards Palestinians throughout its various historical phases. Scotland has a strong bridge connecting the Scottish and Palestinian peoples, founded on robust historical, humanitarian, cultural, and social dimensions. Official positions in Scotland reflect support for Palestinian rights, while media, student movements, writers, intellectuals, and humanitarian institutions have all played Read More…
Category: Culture
Forgive and Forget: The Erasure of Famous Artists’ Cruelty
Salma Balde Gauguin, Picasso, Dali — these three names are renowned throughout the world, applaudedfor their art pieces, which are exhibited in museums of international importance such as theMoMA, the Musée d’Orsay, the MET or the Louvre. Seen as founding fathers of artisticmovements, or as those who’ve popularised them, their names unavoidable in art history.Yet, Read More…
What is James Joyce’s Ulysses Actually About?
Ava Coughlan James Joyce’s Ulysses has confounded readers for decades. However, the plot is objectively simple. It tracks the thoughts and experiences of two protagonists, Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom, who wander respectively around Dublin on June 16, 1904. The two men appear entirely different – Dedalus is a poor young writer who has Read More…
Gaza’s Winter on the Shore of Agony
Refaat Ibrahim On the shores of Gaza, the lives, dreams, and sorrows of the displaced align in cramped, shabby tents that neither shield them from the biting cold of winter nor the scorching heat of summer. These tents are too narrow to hold their dreams or their sorrows. The fierce winter winds come to uproot Read More…
The Revolution Will Not be Televised – Palestinian Liberation is All Around Us
Constance Creswell On Halloween as my housemates and I sat in our front yard with carved pumpkins on display and sweets ready to share, we joyfully welcomed a steady stream of trick or treaters. After an hour or so of aw-ing at the kids in their costumes and wishing all a Happy Halloween, something happened Read More…
Palestine’s Vanishing Lands: The Environmental Impact of Occupation
Charlotte Brook Ecocide, a term that describes the deliberate and widespread destruction of the environment, has recently gained increasing attention in regions embroiled in conflict. In Palestine, this environmental devastation has become an inseparable part of the broader crisis of occupation and land control. The environmental toll is staggering, as decades of conflict, illegal settlements, Read More…