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kan ya makan…
kan ya makan… once upon a time… i remember long ago as a child, working out for myself that ‘time’ (as we knew it) was something ‘made up’ by humans, to divide and to count… ‘kan ya makan…’ is actually not part of my own childhood. although my father did tell me ongoing stories about […]
evidence … no traces
3arabi-mapping… mapping? i have always tracked my footsteps, walking around blocks. always lived internal lives, making mind maps (long before virtual realities of blogs and second lives). always made lists on bits of paper, kept books to write things in. now, cool people do this electronically in their pockets (including cross-referencing!) some friends have laughed […]
…sound…
on speaking. and not… on hearing. and not… :: sounds :: taghreed. sound of birdsong khareer. sound of running water hadeel. sound of doves raneem. sound of fish, deep under water things i don’t hear very well. or not at all but i have a feeling for taghreed and khareer, hadeel and raneem. sometimes if i […]
paula on ‘the politics of bellydancing’…
“… well it just goes to demonstrate that you can resurrect cultural work from the early nineties and still be relevant! 14 years ago a group of arab women produced a performance work (with mostly sold out nights in both sydney and canberra) called the politics of belly dancing. in this piece, issues around cultural […]
ateeq’oun al afeeya…
i remember july 2006 ateeq’oun al afeeya… all strength to you… read my article in seesomething_newspaper_web.pdf sec 1:8 in ifyouseesomethingsaysomething.net/
3arabi Mapping 
significant cultural processes and productions that come to mind for you?
The other day I found some old papers (as you do). Three years ago I had emailed a number of people (see below), attempting a small random ‘survey’ (very Sydney-centred, I admit) to prepare for a presentation at UTS called: “Facing Fear: Community Anti-Racism after September 11, 2001”. ::———-:: 16 Nov 2004 dear friends i […]