Olive trees have a very special place in Palestinian culture: it is a vital source of income, it is a part of daily meal, it is symbol of peace, hope and prosperity. Many of the olive trees were witnesses to historical events as some of them count around 2000-3000 years. At the time of Israeli [...]
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Culture of resistance: Olive trees
Posted: December 16, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: culture, occupation, olive trees, Palestine, resistance, terrorism
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Mission (Im?)possible: Palestine
Posted: November 30, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Israel, Palestine, travel
Since the beginning of our M.A.D.ventures we have been anticipating to get to Palestine. We were excited to go there and collect information about artistic expressions of Palestinians, so we can talk about it as part of our educational tour in Europe, and we were also worried, as we expected our travel to Palestine not [...]
From Holocaust to Naqba
Posted: November 29, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: humanity, Palestine, terrorism
This text was written by Kamal just a month before the bombing of Gaza on 27th of December 2008. Today, three years later, it is still relevant, as the oppression of Palestinians goes on. During my time in Jerusalem, I visited the Holocaust Museum located at the foot of Mount Herzl. From that impressive building, people [...]
Following an article about popular islamic music, here is the video of all female group – Al Amanah. The wind was strong that day, so the sound is a bit distorted, but nevertheless – very enjoyable!
Bali and tourism: between tradition and modernity
Posted: August 19, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Bali, Bog Bog, cartoon, Indonesia, religion, terrorism, tourism, tradition
Situated between Java and Lombok, Bali is one of the 17 000 islands, representing only 0,29% of the largest archipelago in the world: the Republic of Indonesia. Bali’s population keeps increasing due to the constant migration from other islands such as Java and Lombok, reaching more than 3 000 000 inhabitants. Throughout the year temperature varies from 20 [...]
the M.A.D.ventures map
Posted: July 12, 2011 in The MAD Project, UncategorizedTags: M.A.D.ventures, map, south east asia, travel
Starting our M.A.D.ventures in islamic majority countries in pursue of art and artists for our cultural understanding initiative, we created a little map-plan for how our trip will unfold. We started our trip in Bali, one of other possibly 17000 Indonesian islands, special because of hosting a minority Hindu community here. After being in Bali, [...]
M.A.D. goes MUD or our first week in Bali
Posted: June 28, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Bali, earth building, Ecological living, fundraising, Indonesia, Making a Difference, sustainability, ZUF
So here we are in Bali! If you have ever heard of it then the image that will most likely come to your mind is that of Hindu temples, rice fields, turquoise water and sand beaches – an ultimate destination for your honeymoon, they say. And all of that is true, but let’s add some [...]
