by Samaah Jaffer in Vancouver “Near the old Jewish quarter of Baghdad, at Al Rasheed Street, there is a meandering alley named after the Iraqi…
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Tag: Hadani Ditmars
Robert Lepage’s 887 Transcends 1960s Quebec
by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver When a last minute e-mail alerted me to a change in curtain time for the opening night of Robert Lepage’s…
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by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia As the Palm Springs International Film Festival wraps up and Thursday’s Oscar nominations loom, I remember the words of my…
View More Invisible Screens And New Horizons in Palm SpringsWinter Solstice Rituals Break New Ground
by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia As a Vancouverite, I have always been particularly obsessed with winter solstice. I blame this on Seasonal Affective Disorder and the fact…
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Commentary by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia Donald Trump is the bogeyman. I get it. He’s also the Grinch, Darth Vader and Hitler. In fact, he…
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by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia A woman moves her hand in a delicate arabesque, as a Spanish guitar plays distinctive chords that can only…
View More Saving Vancouver from Silo CultureSyrian Sea Change in Election Campaign
by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia As I walked along a Vancouver beach near my home this morning, I reflected on the extraordinary sea…
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by Hadani Ditmars (@HadaniDitmars) in Vancouver, British Columbia What would Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, make of the current migrant crisis? Might I suggest my…
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Folk Fest Magic: An Eid to Remember
by Hadani Ditmars (@HadaniDitmars) in Vancouver, British Columbia A special three-day ritual unfolds every year in my hometown. It’s called the Vancouver Folk Music Festival…
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From Lebanon to Canada: Meeting Foreign Minister Bassil
by Hadani Ditmars (@HadaniDitmars) in Vancouver, British Columbia It’s a long way from Lebanon to Vancouver. I contemplate this as I wait to meet the…
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