Solidarity shows held on call of Palestinian group
Ajoka Theatre recently performed at India’s Hamsaya Theatre Festival, opening to standing ovations from the audience. PHOTO: FILE
Ajoka Theatre organised dramatic readings of testimonies of young Gazan victims of Israeli bombings and brutality to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the people of Palestine.
Similar events were organised all over the world by theatre groups in solidarity with the Palestinian artists and victims of Israeli brutality in Gaza.
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The well-curated show presented in Alhamra Hall included monologues written by teenagers of Gaza, music videos and poetry.
Neelam Ahmad Bashir and Sophia Humayun recited their poems on Palestine. Naseem Abbas, Aniqa Malik and Usman Chaudhry presented Urdu translations by Faiz Ahmad Faiz of Palestinian poet Mehmoud Darwesh.
The event was organised on the call of a Palestinian theatre group, Ashtar.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 1st, 2023.