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Mira Awad
Sep 7, 20172 min read
Ben Gurion airport
"Where are you coming from?" "Tel-Aviv", I say. But something in her face tells me she is not satisfied with the answer. She rummages...
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Mira Awad
Jul 18, 20177 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20161 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20145 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20132 min read
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, 20134 min read
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, 20132 min read
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, 20134 min read
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 23, 20134 min read
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, 20135 min read
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, 20132 min read
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, 20132 min read
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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