Features

Thousand bombs

Centring on a friendship that is first consolidated then emboldened by Lebanon’s civil war, Rawi Hage’s DeNiro’s Game is a fearless novel about adolescence and loss

Pimp action

Snoop Dogg has survived gangsta rap, charmed Hollywood and won over soccer moms

Wall Of Sound

Taking protest singing to its ultimate conclusion, songwriter Michael Franti took his latest collection of anti-war songs where he felt it was needed most – Iraq

Recycle City

In his latest documentary, Mahmoud al-Massad explores the poverty, piety and politics of his hometown of Zarqa.

Street language and experience

Fierce, feisty and fresh, Ramallah Underground are a rap collective that literally span the globe – but they all call Palestine home.