Rafeef Ziadah Explained

Rafeef Ziadah (Arabic: رفيف زيادة) (born 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Palestinian-Canadian[1] poet and human rights activist who currently lives in London. She released the spoken word album, Hadeel.

Biography

Ziadah was born in Beirut, Lebanon to Palestinian refugee parents[2] and began writing at a young age.[3] She grew up in Tunisia. She attended York University in Toronto. In 2004, she gave her first public performance after she was motivated by her experience of racism to write a poem.

In 2009 Ziadah released her first spoken word album, Hadeel.[4] Ziadah produced Hadeel with a grant from the Ontario Arts Council within their Word of Mouth program in 2008.[5] Ziadah has traveled to countries all over the world to perform and conduct poetry workshops.[4] In 2011, Ziadah performed with Palestinian-American poet, Remi Kanazi in London, UK as part of the tour for his book, Poetic Injustice.[6] In 2012, Ziadah was chosen to represent Palestine at the South Bank Center Poets Olympiad.[4] In the same year, she performed at the World Village Festival in Helsinki.[7] During the summer of 2014, Ziadah contributed an opinion piece for The Guardian regarding the 2014 Gaza War and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.[8] On November 14, 2014 Ziadah performed at a benefit concert for Palestine with Palestinian Hip hop group, DAM-Palestine sponsored by Manchester Palestine Action.[9] Rafeef Ziadah is well known-for her poems "Shades of Anger" [10] and "We teach life, sir".[11] Ziadah's poem "We teach life, sir" became the inspiration for a photography show for display inside the Scottish Parliament.[12] The exhibit was titled, "We Teach Life: The Children of the Occupation."[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grugeon . Bart . 13 June 2019 . Nadie es ilegal y nadie quiere morir en el Mediterráneo . No one is illegal and no one wants to die in the Mediterranean . live . https://archive.today/20240319010152/https://www.uoc.edu/es/news/2019/020-rafeef-ziadah . 19 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . . es.
  2. Web site: 2 July 2012 . The pick of the world's poetry in London: The Southbank Centre hosts the largest gathering of international poets ever in the UK for the Olympics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119045132/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-pick-of-the-worlds-poetry-in-london-7899296.html . 19 November 2023 . 30 April 2016 . . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Farooq . Aisha . 14 May 2012 . An interview with Palestinian poet, Rafeef Ziadah . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630054900/http://www.womensviewsonnews.org/2012/05/an-interview-with-palestinian-poet-rafeef-ziadah/ . 30 June 2023 . 30 April 2016 . Women's Views on News.
  4. Web site: About . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240311042250/http://www.rafeefziadah.net/about/ . 11 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . rafeefziadah.net.
  5. Web site: 2008–2009 . Annual Report and Grants Listing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090239/http://www.arts.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=5231 . 4 March 2016 . . 39.
  6. Web site: Barrows-Friedman . Nora . 14 November 2011 . WATCH: Palestinian poets Remi Kanazi and Rafeef Ziadah — 'We teach life, sir' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104213609/https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/watch-palestinian-poets-remi-kanazi-and-rafeef-ziadah-we-teach-life-sir . 4 November 2023 . 18 March 2024 . The Electronic Intifada.
  7. Web site: 2012 . Programme: Rafeef Ziadah (PLE) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211105115/http://www.maailmakylassa.fi/english/program/asiaohjelma_ja_kirjallisuus/10224 . 11 December 2017 . Maailma kylässä.
  8. Web site: Ziadah . Rafeef . 28 July 2014 . As the Gaza crisis deepens, boycotts can raise the price of Israel's impunity . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104075753/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/28/gaza-crisis-boycotts-israel-impunity-apartheid . 4 November 2023 . 18 March 2024 . The Guardian.
  9. Web site: 14 November 2014 . DAM, Katibeh 5 and Rafeef Ziadah, Manchester Concert at Kraak . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626130149/http://www.manchesterpalestineaction.org/events/dam-katibeh-5-and-rafeef-ziadah-manchester-concert-at-kraak . 26 Jun 2015 . Manchester Palestine Action.
  10. Web site: 15 November 2011 . Rafeef Ziadah - 'Shades of anger', London, 12.11.11 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240319020154/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2vFJE93LTI . 19 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . Stern Chen Productions . YouTube.
  11. Web site: 13 November 2011 . Rafeef Ziadah - 'We teach life, sir', London, 12.11.11 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240319021050/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKucPh9xHtM . 19 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . Stern Chen Productions . YouTube.
  12. Web site: Pycott . Lauren . 8 January 2013 . Palestinian children's photography showcased in Scottish Parliament . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005212811/http://electronicintifada.net/content/palestinian-childrens-photography-showcased-scottish-parliament/12067 . 5 October 2022 . 18 March 2024 . The Electronic Intifada.

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