Rocking the boat...
This is a letter I received from the management of an Israeli festival scheduled to happen sometime next year, somewhere in the world....
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Mira Awad
- Jun 13, 2017
- 2 min
I sing on...
Those of you who have been following this week's events know that I faced a media tsunami following (yet more) statements by Israeli...
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Mira Awad
- Sep 11, 2016
- 1 min
The PEACE collection
A while ago, at my ceramics studio, I carved the word PEACE in Arabic on a ceramic plate, and suddenly had the idea to try and manipulate...
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Mira Awad
- Aug 1, 2015
- 1 min
Gente - People
July 26, 2015. I had the great pleasure of meeting two musicians I adore: Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, who were here in Israel for a...
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Mira Awad
- May 8, 2014
- 5 min
My TEDx talk
"I'm walking on a tight rope , my arms are stretched to the sides, like an acrobat , with no safety net. I'm suspended between heaven and...
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Mira Awad
- Apr 14, 2014
- 2 min
Write down I am an Arab.
"Write down I am an Arab", a documentary by filmmaker Ibtisam Mara'ana about the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. Mahmoud Darwish,...
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Mira Awad
- Dec 11, 2013
- 1 min
Nelson Mandela - a great inspiration
One of my dreams was to meet Nelson Mandela, unfortunately, I will never get the chance to do so now, but his image and inspiration will...
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Mira Awad
- Nov 13, 2013
- 2 min
Bulgaria-Palestine
Being half Palestinian and half Bulgarian (full bio), I grew up hearing a whole mixture of music styles, in a whole range of languages. I...
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Mira Awad
- Nov 3, 2013
- 4 min
The speech I gave in Women's Hyde park event in Tel-Aviv
Mira Awad speech transcript: Good evening, "I'm walking on a tight rope , arms stretched to the sides, like an acrobat , without a safety...
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Mira Awad
- Oct 25, 2013
- 2 min
Goodbye Africa!!
Last day in Mwanza. I'm leaving this afternoon, starting the long journey home, and I have mixed feeling about it. On the one hand I...
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Mira Awad
- Oct 24, 2013
- 4 min
African routine...
I'll start with some good news: All the children that were operated are fine and doing well, most of them are also awake and responding...
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Mira Awad
- Oct 24, 2013
- 4 min
Saving Hearts in the dark...
It's my third morning here in Mwanza, waking up at 5am, and as I turn the alarm clock off, I hear the local Muazin. The first morning...
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Mira Awad
- Oct 22, 2013
- 5 min
Saving a child's heart in African reality.
It took me two days just to decide how I will tackle this blog post. Not because I don't have anything to say, but exactly the opposite!...
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Mira Awad
- Oct 3, 2013
- 2 min
Flying to Tanzania with Save A Child's Heart (SACH)
This October I'm flying to Tanzania, to accompany doctors from Save a Child's Heart organization (SACH) that I've been working with for...
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Mira Awad
- Sep 20, 2013
- 2 min
The theatre play Eyes
Last summer I had the honor to be asked to do the music for the theatre play Eyes, based on the writings of the late Palestinian poet...
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