http://bordertalksblog.com/2008/04/24/slingshots-and-checkpoints/ BorderTalksBlog: An Arts & Cultural Forum Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:26:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bordertalksblog.com/2008/04/24/slingshots-and-checkpoints/#comment-55 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:18:12 +0000 http://bordertalks.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-55 Wow! What an amazing story—and what an amazing movie. Salloum draws us into a fascinating creative community within the narrow confines of the Gaza Strip. These young rappers have developed a voice despite (or because of?) the geopolitical circumstances that rule their daily lives. The impasse between the Palestinians and the Israelis has created a walled-in, claustrophobic, pressure-cooker territory where people live in poverty, with little hope of seeing a better future. Yet here they are—singing, rapping, protesting—shining in their youth and optimism. I hope that optimism prevails.

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