Author: Reem Kelani

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"Those who show mercy, will be blessed by the Merciful", design in honour of Barg ou Ra'd and his cats by Saudi graphic designer and illustrator, Heba Salahuddine (© Heba Salahuddine)

Farewell to a Saudi animal rights activist

"You see me in the eyes of cats, and I see you"

In late August, Twitter was awash with grief and disbelief at the gut-wrenching news of the passing of a man known only by the pseudonym Barg ou Ra'd ("Lightning & Thunder"). Reem Kelani says farewell to a popular Saudi animal rights activist whose identity was revealed only after his passingMore

Interview with writer Kathleen Göbel : Symbols of human strength and weaknessAnimal rights in Morocco: Stay of execution for straysPhoto gallery: Stop Lebanon′s illegal animal trade
Axel Salvatori Sinz, 1982 - 2018 (source: Twitter)

Remembering the French film-maker Axel Salvatori-Sinz

This is Yarmouk!

French film-maker and activist Axel Salvatori-Sinz, whose documentary "The Shebabs of Yarmouk" (2013) earned him international acclaim, died tragically from cancer at the beginning of 2018, aged just 36. Palestinian singer Reem Kelani, who worked on the music for the film, penned this obituary for Qantara.deMore

Interview with Palestinian film maker Hanna Atallah: "Culture is our best bet"Palestinians in purgatory: Eternally displacedAlbum review: Reem Kelani′s ″Live at the Tabernacle″: Cultivating fusion
Kuwaiti actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha (photo: Wikimedia)

Obituary

Actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha: The fourth tower of Kuwait

Much-loved Kuwaiti actor and entertainer Abdulhussain Abdulredha, known across the Arab world for his charisma and comic flair passed away on 11 August 2017. Reem Kelani looks back fondly on his careerMore

Much-loved Kuwaiti actor Abdulredha dies at 78Book review: "The Bamboo Stalk" by Saud Alsanousi: A life uprooted and replanted