The Boubasa Express: A poem for the martyr who started it all.

“Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive”.  Unfortunately, that line is taken when it comes to trying to express the feelings caused by seeing a whole people rise up, and attempt to forge a new way of living, struggling and fighting together.  Nevertheless, and especially in the light of the west looking for […]

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City of Sanctuary or City of Dreams? Conversations with Madani Younis and the events of Carthage.

I have been lucky enough over the past couple of weeks to be involved with the discussion going on at Freedom Studios around their new show The City of Dreams http://www.themill-cityofdreams.com/ Both Madani (Artistic Director) and Omar (Associate Director) have some sharp ideas, and a few sessions of throwing narrative ideas around have taught me […]

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