"There is always a miracle in Cairo"
Wonderful, wonderful article by Robert Fisk in The Independent about the Saddam Hussein forged biography published under his name. Well worth a read - the title of this post is swiped from it...
View Article"My Name is Rachel Corrie" playing in Sydney
"Theatre can’t change the world. But what it can do, when it’s as good as this, is to send us out enriched by other people’s passionate concern." The Guardian"It’s a fine production and all involved...
View ArticleBalata Film Collective's "Palestinian embroidery under occupation"
This video was uploaded on YouTube by the Balata Camp Film Collective:"Film is an important means of both resistance and communication. The Balata Film Collective was initated to enable young...
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What website? The Palestine Costume Archive vanishes online yet again....
As long term Palestine Costume Archive friends know, we periodically have website troubles. Sometimes these are easy to fix (when hackers make a mess) but this time we lost our domain name.We have...
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New acquisition - a donation of a late 20th century embroidered vest
Cross stitch close ups - some lovely "saru" designs, amongst others :) :
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Palestinian Film Festival, Australia
If you can, do go along to the Palestinian Film Festival now screening in three Australian states. There are some extraordinary movies showing until mid November 2009, and we'd love you to see as many...
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Some things never change....
(Middle East Children’s Alliance)Why does this story / issue seem oh so familiar to everyone at the Palestine Costume Archive lol:Gaza children’s images of war censored under pressure from US Israel...
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Valentina Abu Oqsa’s "Ana Hurra"
Photo: (Valentina Abu Oqsa / The Electronic Intifada)We wonder what happened re it's early closing in the US, but are sincerely grateful that Valentina Abu Oqsa’s play Ana Hurra received an in depth...
View ArticleHussein Ibish's "Fetishizing nationalism"
Hussein Ibish is senior research fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine. He blogs at www.Ibishblog.com. We've been discussing one of his many interesting blog posts. This one is on a topic oh...
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Promoting the Women In Hebron embroidery co-op :)
Want to know more?Hebron Embroidery Co-op website here and Facebook page is here2010 video by Fil Kaler on Vimeo here . Also videos and photos on the Co-op's Facebook page.Aug 2011 Article by Emily...
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Faith Fashion Fusion exhibition at The Powerhouse Museum
Photo: Sotha BournCourtesy: Powerhouse Museum Archive friends may recall our traveling exhibition "Portraits without names: Palestinian costume" was displayed at The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney for...
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Great article on Faith Fashion Fusion exhibition
Zulfiye Tufa, Reem Hakem and Toltu Tufa are part of the My Dress, My Image, My Choice fashion show at Northcote next week. Photo: Simon Schluter Courtesy: The Age website: Fabric interwoven with...
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Sharing a Styrofoam cup of Iraqi tea
We have a label / category on this blog for posts about "people we'd like to invite to morning tea". For this particular post, it's less about who we'd like to invite to morning tea and more about who...
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"Beyond the Last Sky" soon to open at the Australian Centre for Photography
Image © Larissa Sansourstill from A Space Exodus 2009.Courtesy the artist andAustralian Centre for PhotographyBeyond The Last Sky pageA new Palestinian photography and video exhibition is about to open...
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Palestinian Film Festival Australia 8 Nov- 2 Dec 2012
It's our favorite film festival time again. A huge thank you to Cultural Media and Palace Cinemas for making it happen :)"Cultural Media is proud to present the 4th Palestinian Film Festival. This...
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First Lady Al Sheikha Mozah Visits Atfaluna, Gaza - October 23, 2012
All photos courtesy Atfaluna Atfaluna in Gaza being dear to our heart (it seems ages since we visited) we were delighted to read about Qatar's First Lady Al Sheikha Mozah's visit there on October 23,...
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The 6 Flowers - keeping Palestinian traditions alive in Gaza
Some of the Six Flowers’ work courtesy: Rami Almeghari / The Electronic IntifadaWe've been so focused on other aspects of Gaza that we missed this Electronic Intifada story last month by journalist and...
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Palestinian Film Festival, Brisbane - opening night
From Director Jeni:We nearly didn't make it to the Brisbane opening of the Palestinian Film Festival. The freeway was closed due to dreadful crash in which at least one person died (details here)....
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New acquisition - Sinai bedu thob c.1960s
Bedu thob - Sinai Desert, Egyptc. late 1960s-1970sPalestine Costume Archive collectionAcquired Dec 2012The former Canadian owner of this Sinai Desert bedu thob acquired it at a Sothebys' costume and...
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