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Tarek al-Ghoussein (Palestine), Untitled 9 from the series Self Portrait, 2002. On 11 January, Adila Hassim, an advocate of the High Court of South Africa, stood before the judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and said: "Genocides are never declared in advance. But this court has the benefit of the past 13 weeks
Palestinian-born musician Clarissa Bitar is an award-winning player of the oud, a fretless pear-shaped stringed instrument. Bitar, who was raised in the US, speaks to Meklit Hadero, of the podcast "Movement," about learning the oud, the role of music in maintaining a connection to their culture and the war in Gaza.
For Palestinians in the diaspora, staying connected to their ancestral home and making sense of the politics in the region has long been a challenge. Meklit Hadero, host of “Movement,” a series on music and migration, spoke with Clarissa Bitar, a Palestinian American who found that a musical instrument could bridge history and great distance.
Dozens of guest artists are coming to the Stanford campus this quarter to entertain, delight, provoke, and shed light on global issues.
Meklit's MOVEMENT Live performance centered around music's role in bringing one's culture to a new home, writes Grace Zhou.