Making a Sow’s Ear from Palestinian Protest
The recent decision by the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) to place a pig’s head in what was assumed to be the kosher section of Woolworths, and then, in fact, turned out to be the halal section, could be written off as a mere “fail of the week.” But it is indicative of a […]
Stories From the Strip: Episode 10
Victoria Schneider & Ilham Rawoot This episode in The Con’s Stories from the Strip series is written by Mohammed Alshaikh Yousef. Yousef is 26 and was born and raised in Gaza. He left the Strip after the last war in 2012 and now lives in Doha where he is studying towards an MA. As […]
Beauty in a Time of Conflict
This series of articles on Marlon Brando has been some of the easiest writing I’ve ever done. The words have just tumbled out. But this third instalment was a difficult piece to write. Finding the energy and inspiration to write amid the horror unfolding in Gaza has not been easy. Writing about an actor […]
Oscar Pistorius: Judgment Day
As we await the verdict in the Oscar Pistorius trial, Percy Mabandu looks at the Blade Runner’s primal features and takes a stab at what they say about us all In a world that has lost touch with visceral or primordial reality, Oscar Pistorius has come to represent both a return to all things primal […]