In the autumn of 2011 Philosophy Football met Honey Thalijeh, then captain of the Palestine Women’s Football team. Inspired by what she told us about what football meant to her country we promised that when Euro 2013 opened in Israel [...]
Rafeef Ziadah reports from the World Social Forum on Palestine held at the end of last year: The first World Social Forum (WSF-FP) designated specifically for the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and equality was held in Porto Allegre, Brazil [...]
Despite all of the convoluted arguments from Israel’s propagandists, the truth about Israel’s onslaught on Gaza is patently clear to everyone ? yet another murderous attack on civilians living in desperate poverty under siege in the world’s most densely-populated region [...]
Monday 19th November Sheffield- 4.45pm- Shoreham Street- Protest against the BBC London-6.30pm- Sadler’s Wells- Protest against Batsheva London- 5pm- London School of Economics Campus- http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/524881480856600 Coventry- 6.00pm- Steps of Coventry Cathedral Ruins- Silent Candlelight vigil Bristol- 5.00pm- Opposite the Hippodrome- [...]
Rafeef Ziadah wrote this poem as a response to an earlier attack on Gaza. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits. Today, my body [...]
The 95th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration has led to a number of statements and press articles pointing out the arrogance and hypocrisy of Britain giving away land which it didn’t own to people who didn’t live there, against the [...]
Terry Conway explains how pinkwashing fits into the strategy of the Israeli state: Pinkwashing is a strategic campaign by the Israeli state to rebrand itself as a “safe haven” of tolerance for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and queers. [...]
John Nicholson explains why our readers should take action against the Jewish National Fund The Jewish National Fund was set up in London over a hundred years ago explicitly in order to settle Jewish people in homes in Palestine. It [...]
On February 24, 2012, a 24-year old Palestinian American, Fadi Quran, was assaulted and arrested by Israeli security forces during a non-violent protest in the West Bank for allegedly pushing an Israeli soldier. Video footage strongly indicates that Fadi was [...]
Sanum Ghafoor’s latest film for Philosophy Football records a celebration of protest music, verse, street art and football in the year of the Arab Spring. Featuring Reem Kelani, Grace Petrie, Robb Johnson, David J, Palestinian footballer Honey Thaljieh plus contributions [...]
Mohammed Saleh (Aruri) is the Head of the International relations Department off the Federation of Independent Unions Palestine as well as the representative of Arura village in its twinning with Faringdon in Oxfordshire Mohammed visited Britain in November and Tony [...]
Sounds Like Freedom is this year’s Philosophy Football Christmas Party. The evening is a celebration of protest song, verse, street art and football in the year of the Arab Spring. Featuring the brilliant poetry of Lemn Sissay songs from Grace [...]
If you are looking for a good cause in terms of buying your Christmas cards this year, look no further! The Twin Jenin Campaign (now known as the Tower Hamlets & Jenin Friendship Association) has a wonderful card for sale, [...]
Socialist Resistance supporter Tony Richardson has travelled to Palestine many times over recent years in particular to build links with independent Palestinian trade unions and to support and develop various twinning initiatives. Here we publish some of his diary from his most recent trip
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