Rafeef Ziadah
Rafeef Ziadah | |
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Ziadah in 2012 | |
| Native name | رفيف زيادة |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | York University |
Rafeef Ziadah (Arabic: رفيف زيادة) (born 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Palestinian-Canadian[1] poet and human rights activist who lives in London, England.[2] She released the spoken word album, Hadeel.
Early life and education
Ziadah was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Palestinian refugee parents.[3][4] She began writing at a young age.[5] She grew up in Tunisia[3] and attended York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[5]
Career and activism
In 2004, she gave her first public performance after she was motivated by her experience of racism to write a poem.[5]
In 2009 Ziadah released her first spoken word album, Hadeel.[6] Ziadah produced Hadeel with a grant from the Ontario Arts Council within their Word of Mouth program in 2008.[7] Ziadah has traveled to countries all over the world to perform and conduct poetry workshops.[6] In 2011, Ziadah performed with Palestinian-American poet, Remi Kanazi in London, UK as part of the tour for his book, Poetic Injustice.[8] In 2012, Ziadah was chosen to represent Palestine at the South Bank Center Poets Olympiad.[6] In the same year, she performed at the World Village Festival in Helsinki.[9] 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.[10] On November 14, 2014 Ziadah performed at a benefit concert for Palestine with Palestinian Hip hop group, DAM-Palestine sponsored by Manchester Palestine Action.[11] Rafeef Ziadah is well known for her poems "Shades of Anger"[12] and "We teach life, sir".[2] Ziadah's poem "We teach life, sir" became the inspiration for a photography show for display inside the Scottish Parliament.[13] The exhibit was titled, "We Teach Life: The Children of the Occupation."[13]
Publications
- Bhandar, Brenna; Ziadah, Rafeef, eds. (2020). Revolutionary Feminisms: Conversations on Collective Action and Radical Thought. London: Verso. ISBN 9781788737760.
- Hanieh, Adam; Knox, Robert; Ziadah, Rafeef (2025). Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine. Verso. ISBN 9781836740759.
References
- ^ 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]. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Ramadan, Maryam (20 March 2016). "Rafeef Ziadah: 'Make a pariah state of Israel'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ a b "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". Evening Standard. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Barat, Frank (9 March 2016). "We Teach Life: Palestinian poet Rafeef Ziadah launches new album". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Farooq, Aisha (14 May 2012). "An interview with Palestinian poet, Rafeef Ziadah". Women's Views on News. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "About". rafeefziadah.net. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Annual Report and Grants Listing". Ontario Arts Council. 2008–2009. p. 39. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Barrows-Friedman, Nora (14 November 2011). "WATCH: Palestinian poets Remi Kanazi and Rafeef Ziadah — 'We teach life, sir'". The Electronic Intifada. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Programme: Rafeef Ziadah (PLE)". Maailma kylässä. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017.
- ^ Ziadah, Rafeef (28 July 2014). "As the Gaza crisis deepens, boycotts can raise the price of Israel's impunity". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "DAM, Katibeh 5 and Rafeef Ziadah, Manchester Concert at Kraak". Manchester Palestine Action. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 Jun 2015.
- ^ "Rafeef Ziadah - 'Shades of anger', London, 12.11.11". Stern Chen Productions. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Pycott, Lauren (8 January 2013). "Palestinian children's photography showcased in Scottish Parliament". The Electronic Intifada. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.