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Episode VI from the webdocumentary Notes from Palestine. Visit the site: www.notesfrompalestine.org Home is missed the most when it is denied from us. Palestinians are a nation without a country. Allthough Palestine is today widely recognized as a state, its people lack the rights that citizens of a state should have. The question of the over four million Palestinian refugees in the world remains unanswered. Yet, millions of people in Palestine…
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Episode V from the web documentary Notes from Palestine See the website: www.notesfrompalestine.org Moving from one place to another is extremely difficult in Palestinian territories. Some of the Palestinian roads are in bad condition and cut by Israeli checkpoints. Thousands of Palestinians spend hours every day waiting to get through these checkpoints. It is common not to get a permission to pass through. Wasim, Joseph and their colleague John…
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Episode IV from web documentary Notes from Palestine Visit the website: notesfrompalestine.org Palestinian musicians usually can't support themselves by music. Therefore Joseph and Wasim can be considered lucky: They work at Sabreen, an association aiming to develop the musical education in Palestine. Part of their job is having musical performances in schools around West Bank. The idea is "Music for Everyone". The message is that everyone can…
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Episode III from web documentary Notes from Palestine Visit the site: www.notesfrompalestine.org Jadal is an active group of Palestinian musicians. When Victor, Wasim and Joseph have freetime from their daily routine, they rearrange old songs and compose new material. The music of Jadal has no words, but it holds a clear message. Only through dialogue different cultures can meet. Music can be a powerful tool in bringing people together. The occupation…
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Episode II from the web documentary, Notes from Palestine Visit the site: www.notesfrompalestine.org Victor, Wasim and Joseph were lucky when they were little. Their families had the will and the possibility to support them on their musical studies. Not all the families in West Bank have this possibility. War and occupation of Palestine has a bad effect on the areas economy. Unemployment rates are high. Hobbies such as music are not the top priority…
Notes from Palestine
Notes from Palestine is a web documentary about Palestinian music. All the videos were filmed in Bethlehem, West Bank during fall 2009.
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