Son[i]a #433. Tareq Khalaf
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Assumptions of the pre, post and ongoing apartheid
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We dig up some unreleased fragments of our conversation with filmmaker and urbanist Tareq Khalaf. He reflects on life between Palestine, the US, Uganda, and South Africa, and what these journeys reveal about colonial legacies and liberation. Tareq speaks about South Africa as a mirror for Palestine, the wisdom of rooted figures like his great-aunt Azziza, and how land, memory, and struggle connect across contexts, raising vital questions of exile, belonging, and the shared pursuit of justice and freedom.
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Conversation: pantea and Anna Ramos. Sound production: Albert Tarrats and Roc Jiménez de Cisneros.
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