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When it comes to peace, how would you describe yourself?: I am a born activist

What do you believe are the 'burning issues' today?: War, Hunger, Poverty, Education, Violence, Human Rights

More about me: I am a London-based writer/photographer specialising in the Middle East, human rights and collaborative arts. I lead the Jaffa Photography Project in Israel, visiting several times a year to work with Arab and Jewish teenagers on photography and narratives about their lives. If you'd like to support us, please message me for more info - for an audio-visual piece on the project, visit www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/interactive/2009/jan/15/jaffa-photo...

I have just written a short film exploring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which I will co-direct with Palestinian film-maker Saeed Farouky. The film is drawn from our experience of interrogation by Israeli security services (Farouky for his Palestinian Arab identity, and me for my Arabic forename and activism). 'Leila', invites us to view war and intimacy as reverse sides of the same coin, through a series of interactions between Arab and Jewish lovers in Jerusalem. The fractured political landscape in which they exist is transposed to intimate territory, where no one is safe, rules are broken and power abused. We are seeking funding - any ideas are welcome.

At 1:57am on April 14, 2009, Michael C. Dewey said…: (Hey I'm over my 100 ning friend request so I hope you add me.)

Keep the Faith,
Michael -#9 from the Beatles song lol.

At 10:37pm on April 13, 2009, Rashad said…: it's good to know you God bless.

At 9:23pm on April 13, 2009, Heimo Grimm said…: Hello Leila! A warm welcome to the community of IPeace and thank you for adding me as friend. I am very pleased to be one of your first friends on your page - nice to see you and your lovely smile here among my friends from all over the world. I wish you all the love, peace and light you can imagine. May the sun always shine brightly in your heart and may our common dream of worldwide peace become true. I am sure you will soon have many like minded friends here and hope you will enjoy sharing with all these wonderful people. Blessings, all good wishes and a welcome hug coming to you to Israel with this little dove as an ambassador of peace from your new friend Heimo from Austria. Interesting task you have!

At 9:01pm on April 12, 2009, chaim said…: Hello Leila!

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