Jacob BurnsFace to Face with Pasolini’s “The Gospel According to Matthew”The face signifies in the fact of summoning… in its nudity or its destitution, in everything that is precarious in questioning, in all the…6 min read·Jan 27, 2018----
Jacob BurnsOne Year, No Answers: The Killing of Abu al-EzzThey found him in the house on the edge of Nablus at night, and arrested him with his brothers. It was 23 August 2016, five days after four…10 min read·Oct 1, 2017----
Jacob BurnsRaw History, Uncertain Future, Uneven PresentI think it’s fair to say that most, if not all, Palestinians in Jordan are waiting to return. The hope of that happening may differ amongst…4 min read·May 30, 2017----
Jacob BurnsThree Tattooed MenThere is a form of politeness in the Arab world that I find curiously British. Its expression is found in that no matter who you are…7 min read·May 19, 2017----
Jacob BurnsA Sinai StoryThe night ferry from Aqaba to Nuweiba is a reminder that travel’s penchant for pleasure is a relatively new thing. Most of the ship’s…4 min read·May 16, 2017----
Jacob BurnsNew beginningsI arrived very early yesterday morning in Amman. It was strange to fly over the West Bank, after having taken so many flights to Ben Gurion…2 min read·Feb 4, 2017----
Jacob BurnsReading Benjamin and this popped out at me…The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the “state of emergency” in which we live is not the exception but the rule. We must attain…2 min read·Jan 31, 2017----
Jacob BurnsNegev killing will shine light on police’s investigations of themselvesThe Israel police killed Yaqoub al-Qeean, 50, on the morning of 18 January in Umm al-Hiran, a Bedouin village in the Negev/Naqab desert in…5 min read·Jan 29, 2017----
