This mixed media animation is inspired by Handala. Before he smells the red poppy you can still see if face. The explosion represents the Nakba. Which causes him to turn his back on the world that betrayed him. Then he …
Songs of the Sunbirds
Ecology of My Own
“A desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds… a
silent mournful expanse…. a desolation….” – this is of Palestine by Mark Twain, from his
book The Innocents Abroad, written in 1869.
Dear Mr. …
The Reasons I Do
My father worries I’ll be captured
on photo1 or video and remembered fondly2
by a state3 or drones or the collection of generals and agents4
who can and who may one day seek to snatch me…
From the River to the Sea / Pali Beauty
“From the River to the Sea”
“Pali Beauty”
Ala Alwadiya is a Gazan digital artist, specialized in illustrating children’s books and motion graphics.
Before the 7th of October she had a life full of colors and beauty, she had a …
exit wounds / the rage of the diaspora
exit wounds
I wasn’t there
when my grandparents
were shuffled, guns to their backs,
into a catastrophe they wouldn’t see the end of.
I wasn’t there
when my father held
a handgun to his temple & pulled
the trigger, loosing …
Plastic Houses / Partial Survival
Plastic Houses – بيوت بلاستيكية
في رحلة نزوحي .. ذهب بنا المسار الى جامعتي للحصول على مكان للإيواء .. كان من المصادفة ان المبنى الذي اقمنا فيه مخيمنا هو مبنى الفنون الجميلة .. مبنى تخصصي الجامعي .. اختلطت مشاعري بين …
The Land and Eve
The Land was Eden, and I was Eve
And the forbidden fruit hung there,
like a seductive sin
a godless crime
and an unforgivable wish
I heard the snake hissing in my ear,
“Leave,
Go and live
a better life.”…
When Celebration is Survival: Palestine Sunbirds at Mardi Gras
We have a thing for birds in our family.
Small, crooked birdhouses have dotted the fig tree in my parents’ backyard for as long as I can remember.
My father once startled me when he shouted with sheer excitement to …
Songs of the Sunbirds
“Songs of the Sunbirds” cover art by Tamara Al-Barq
Recipes
“Auntie Arwa’s Palestinian Mini Cookbook” by Arwa Ghannam
“Teta’s Mane’eesh Recipe” by Noor V. Aerbay
Art/Video
“To the Cousin from Yaffa” by Yara Ghabayen
“Settler Colonialism in the Heart of …
Israel is Cancer
This video was shot while visiting Palestinian cities, towns, and camps, where I witnessed both the beauty of Palestine and the violations done by the Israeli occupation.
Music by Shalabi Younis and Ghazal Ghrayeb
My name is Nagham Ayyad, and
