Artsworld – Palestinian theatre – 06 Sep 08

This week Artsworld visits Freedom Theatre in the Jenin refugee camp. This pioneering project is the only professional venue for theatre and the arts in the north of the Palestinian occupied territories. Zakaria Zubeidi, the head of the al Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade in Jenin in the West Bank, has now put down his weapons and believes that children’s theatre is an important way to fight for Palestinian statehood.

The programme also features the China Disabled People’s Performing Arts Troupe, which has entertained audiences in more than 50 countries. The troupe consists of 100 performers who say their tightly knit community has given them a renewed sense of pride and purpose despite a history of discrimination that continues to haunt many of China’s 80 million people with disabilities.

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25 Responses to Artsworld – Palestinian theatre – 06 Sep 08

  1. Zuckdawg says:

    I LOVE ISRAEL AND …
    I LOVE ISRAEL AND ZIONISM! :)

  2. PloughTheSky says:

    an Iraq under US …
    an Iraq under US backed dictatorship; or keeping the government as it is now, praying that it won’t collapse within a month of the withdrawal, plunging Iraq into civil war, with the toughest guys taking over in the end..?)

    If someone is serious about withdrawing from Iraq, then these questions have to be answered. Obama hasn’t even mentionned them for the moment.

  3. PloughTheSky says:

    Oh, Obama also paid …
    Oh, Obama also paid lip service to going out of Iraq but hasn’t yet made any mention of the issues that ought to be seriously discussed in regards to post war Iraq (like, what kind of Iraq does the US want? An Iraq with a government that represents the Iraqi people, that is, an Iran-inspired Shi’a Islamic democracy, that will align with Iran and draw closer to China and Russia (very bad scenario for the US); …

  4. PloughTheSky says:

    International …
    International politics are not about freeing the oppressed people of the earth, spreading democracy and all that sort of bullshit and cynical propaganda, it’s about controlling and subjugating other countries, Obama or not.

  5. PloughTheSky says:

    - As expected, he …
    – As expected, he paid lip service to peace, the two-state solution etc… while promising Israel 30 billion dollars in military aid, making clear taht he won’t put any pressure on Israel to align with international law (i.e. accepting to exist within its legal borders, without occupying, colonizing and attacking its neighbors)
    - He continues to threaten Iran and to go on with the unfounded allegations that Iran is developping nuclear weapons.

    Noticed any change? No.

  6. PloughTheSky says:

    Obama certainly is …
    Obama certainly is a nice guy, but he relies the same strategists and foreign policy makers and his campaign was funded by the same people as any other American pres before him so… Don’t expect any meaningful change in his policy. What has he done so far, after a few month in office?
    - He blessed the latest Israeli carnage in Gaza and doesn’t complain about Israel starving the population of Gaza, proving that his line will be supporting Israeli brutality as usual

  7. acoolguyguy says:

    Very inspiring!!! …
    Very inspiring!!! Support theatre in these hard times, keep it alive!

  8. 0061129 says:

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  9. thetallashi says:

    nICE NICE!
    nICE NICE!

  10. prkjs08 says:

    You’re fooling …
    You’re fooling yourself if you think Obama is going to bring any kind of change…the few off the cuff remarks he’s made about Gaza has been the same old as everyone before him.

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  12. USAFalling says:

    `SLAUGHTERING THE …
    `SLAUGHTERING THE NATIVE `PALESTINIAN POPULATION AT A RATIO OF 8 to 1 YEAR AFTER YEAR AND THEN CLAIMING ISRAEL IS THE VICTIM OF ARAB TERRORISM & ANTISEMITISM` IS SIMPLY LAUGHABLE BY ANY RATIONAL LOGIC RELIGION OR CREED!. NO EXCUSES ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR THESE LEVELS OF USA AND UK SPONSORED TERROR!. NOT EVEN THE TANAK ALLOWS KILLING BEYOND AN EYE FOR AN EYE.
    NOTE: Sources for the “8 : 1″ ratio is BeT Selem Israeli Human Rights Group

    HELP COPY & PASTE THIS COMENT ON MANY OTHER ISRAEL VIDEOS!

  13. tthatsrightt says:

    ***oh and hopefully …
    ***oh and hopefully with obsama’s leadership, More good people will take part and finally help,and,free,,the oppressed people of the world,,like the Palestine’s,,and others.
    **ideologically good and fair people of the world, (the jimmy carters of the world) stay on the side of goodness,fairness and truth,, like in,who is the real “David and Goliath.

    **Agree? rePast isOK.

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    What a great video. …
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    Only Muslims and …
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  23. sharshur says:

    This is more …
    This is more dangerous to Israel than all the militants could ever be. It puts the lie to all their claims.

  24. Novecentino says:

    I agree, you can’t …
    I agree, you can’t pick some, so why don’t we start with the first one?
    After that there were wars and they were begun by Arab countries. Most of them understood that wars bring consequences (you know, someone wins, someone loses), why can’t you?

  25. pakiman47 says:

    yeah let’s not go …
    yeah let’s not go there. Israel is in violation of hundreds of UN resolutions; you don’t get to pick and choose which ones you want to bring up.