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An image of Darin J Sallam, director of Farha

Darin J Sallam on what shaped her creative life, her film Farha and the controversy it sparked from the Middle East to Bristol

Sallam’s film has been praised for its bravery in choosing to tackle the events of the Nakba – one of very few films to do so – but was also heavily criticised by Israeli authorities and prompted a boycott campaign

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Reports

Protesters in Bristol's Arnolfini following its decision to cancel a screening of Farha

‘Silence is complicity’: director of landmark Palestinian film slams Arnolfini for cancelling screening

In a move that sparked outrage and protest, the Bristol gallery claimed hosting the showing of Farha would risk breaking charity rules on political activity.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Features

75 years since the Israeli occupation, three Palestinian women speak out about their struggle

Back in March, the Cable met three women from Palestine who visited Bristol to talk about life in the occupied West Bank. Two months later, we catch up on the 75th anniversary of the Nakba.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Bristol and Beyond

Jews in Bristol protest Israel’s violence and oppression in Palestine

British Jews have gathered across the country to call for justice for Palestinians.

Adam Cantwell-Corn Aphra Evans
Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Reports

Palestine to Bristol: Football, freedom and feminism

“We live surrounded by a wall, but through football we can break it down”: the Palestinian women using sport to resist oppression.

Koel Mukherjee
Koel Mukherjee

Bristol and Beyond

Freedom through football

Against a backdrop of escalating violence in Palestine and Israel, in October a football team organised by Bristol’s Easton Cowboys embarked on a week long tour of the West Bank.

Tom Burnett

Edition 1

Breaking a glass ceiling: young Somali women reflect on their political activism

An interview by Kevin Boylan, an Irish writer, performance artist and film director based in Bristol since 1998. With Joanne Ball  and Dan Hughes. (Illustration: Sharon...

Kevin Boylan
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