Begin forwarded message:
From: Rochelle Davis
Date: October 6, 2010 3:37:12 PM PDT
To: Nehad Khader
Cc: Dan Walsh
Subject: Re: yes?
it isn't uprooted, it is rooted.
So, a non-literal translation would read:
"The towering [man] rooted in the homeland cannot be made powerless by cutting off his legs"
or ""The towering [man] rooted in the land is powerful despite having his legs cut off"
This is Bassam al-Shak`a whose legs were blown off in 1976 or so by the Jewish terrorist
group that tried to assassinate the elected WB mayors ...
It makes sense when you know the context. And is not quite so creepy.
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Nehad Khader wrote:
This doesn't quite make sense to me... aside from it being a creepy image in general.
Rochelle?
http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/the-lofty-uprooted-tree
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Dan Walsh wrote:
http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/the-lofty-uprooted-tree
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Rochelle Davis
Assistant Professor, Culture and Society
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
http://ccas.georgetown.edu
Begin forwarded message:
From: steven wachlin
Date: October 4, 2010 4:39:42 PM EDT
To: Dan Walsh
Subject: Re: what is this?
this is Bassam Shaka after the assasination attempt when he lost his legs
1980 or 1981
small sized poster, 23x29 cm.
will try to get a micro of the signature when its light but it is very unclear on the original. No publisher mentioned. They were distributed at Najah Univ. when I was teaching there in 1980/81.
SW
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Dan Walsh wrote:
http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/the-lofty-uprooted-tree
a poster?
the back of a magazine?
from a calendar?
please take a macro of the signature
got date?
who published?
dw