Tag: Palestine
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The People’s Conference for Palestine in Copenhagen: organising and repression in Europe
Hey Reader, I hope things are well in your world right now. I’ve been looking forward to writing up this post following my attendance at the People’s Conference for Palestine, organised by the IF (International Forum) Palestine, which took place across two days on December 7th and 8th earlier this month. The conference featured talks,…
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The Power of Pictures: (Palestinian) Photography as Visual Weapons – In an Age of Digital Disinformation
“Pictures are particularly powerful visual weapons (cf. Lilleker, Veneti and Jackson, 2019) against oppression and suffering as has been demonstrated in places like South Africa and Palestine.” “Google Arts and Culture posits that of all art mediums, photography is perhaps the greatest weapon against exposing and calling to order injustice.” – Karam & Mutsvairo, 2021,…
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A brief (over)view on how Greece reacts to the developments in the Middle East
Greece’s relations to Israel and Palestine over time There are several reasons why Greece has a close interest in the developments in the Middle East, and especially between Israel and Palestine. First of all, the proximity to the area. As Europe’s easternmost place along with Cyprus, it is very close to the Middle East and…
