On assignment, I tracked down Palestinian New Yorker Cherein Dabis, director of Amreeka, via email. The emails rapidly led to a phone convo. She’s gregarious, talkative and has positive energy I could feel reverberating all along the transatlantic wires linking us. Amreeka debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. It deals with cultural [...]
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A few words with Cherien Dabis of “Amreeka” fame
Posted: 16/03/2011 in Arts and Culture, Life & Style, Sociopolitical piff paffTags: Amreeka, Cherien Dabis, New York, Palestine, Sundance
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Dubai – Ideas worth spreading (KT, Aug 5th 2010)
Posted: 06/08/2010 in Sociopolitical piff paffTags: Dubai, Innovation, Palestine, TEDx, TEDx Ramallah, UAE
Dubai trades in inspiration and produces ideas worth spreading Hisham Wyne 5 August 2010 The article can be found on the KT website here: A key issue with established discourse is that marginalises details. Such is the nature of the human mind that not only does it dislike randomness, but absolutely adores a narrative. This [...]
