Isabella Hammad’s Novel of Art and Exile in Palestine Isabella Hammad’s Novel of Art and Exile in Palestine
Enter the Ghost looks at a group of Palestinians who try to put on a production of Hamlet in the occupied West Bank.
Jan 25, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
Edward in Palestine Edward in Palestine
Reflections on Edward Said 20 years after his death.
Sep 27, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson
The Lost Worlds of Anton Shammas’s “Arabesques” The Lost Worlds of Anton Shammas’s “Arabesques”
A new translation of the 1988 novel documents not only the loss and exile created by the Nakba but also the loss and exile created by occupation.
May 30, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
Ami Ayalon’s Political Journey Ami Ayalon’s Political Journey
In Friendly Fire, the former Shin Bet director offers two narratives—one of the story that Israel tells the world, the other of the story Israel tries not to tell the world.
Mar 23, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
The Use and Abuse of International Law in the Occupied Territories The Use and Abuse of International Law in the Occupied Territories
Noura Erakat’s new book examines the legal arguments used to justify Israel's occupation—and the legal arguments that might have been used to counter it.
Jul 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
The Palestinian Patient The Palestinian Patient
Gate of the Sun follows the odyssey of Palestinians driven to refugee camps in Lebanon by Israeli forces in 1948.
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
Ramallah Diary Ramallah Diary
"This road was as doomed as the Palestinian Authority itself."
Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Raja Shehadeh
Bird on a Wire Bird on a Wire
I didn't have to wait long for Ziad, the plumber, to come to my house. It had been a year since the current Palestinian intifada broke out in September 2000, and unemployment w...
May 1, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh