A partial victory – and much more to do
The US Friends of The Freedom Theatre sends this update to supporters of the theatre: NABIL AL RAEE RELEASED; ZAKARIA ZUBEIDI STILL IMPRISONED Thanks to a worldwide outcry and pressure on Israeli authorities, Nabil Al-Raee, the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, was released on July 7, 2012. He must return for another court hearing […]
Nabil Al-Raee released on bail
Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, has today been released on bail after more than one month in Israeli detention. He has another court hearing at the end of the month but at the moment he is finally home with his family. – It was very, very hard but now I’m home with […]
Annual Report 2011 online
The Freedom Theatre’s Annual Report 2011 can be read and downloaded here: http://thefreedomtheatre.org/press/TFT_Annual_Report_2011.pdf To order one or more printed copies of the Annual Report, send us an email: info@thefreedomtheatre.org The Freedom Theatre’s Annual Report 2011 looks back on a devastating year for the theatre. In April, Juliano Mer Khamis, co-founder of The Freedom […]
New information about Nabil and Zakaria
Recent testimony and access to previously disclosed investigative material shed new light on the arrests of the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, Nabil Al-Raee, and the co-founder of the theatre, Zakaria Zubeidi. Nabil Al-Raee’s lawyer, Smadar Ben-Natan has obtained investigative material previously withheld by the Israeli Security, while Zakaria Zubeidi for the first […]
A step into tomorrow
From July 7th – 17th, Youth from The Freedom Theatre will participate in the ASHTAR International Youth Festival “A Step into Tomorrow”. The Festival will bring students and young theatre people from around the world to join the ASHTAR Theatre team and students to learn from each other and create a dynamic international event accessible […]
Call for Action
Press Release from The Freedom Theatre, Jenin, Occupied Palestine July 5th, 2012 Zakaria and Nabil on hunger strike – The Freedom Theatre calls for urgent action Today Nabil Al-Raee, the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre was accused in an Israeli military court of possessing guns, helping a wanted person (Zakaria Zubeidi) […]
Zakaria on hunger strike, Nabil’s detention extended
Artistic Director enters one month in Israeli jail and Zakaria Zubeidi starts a hunger strike Press Release from The Freedom Theatre, Jenin, Occupied Palestine July 3rd, 2012 Zakaria Zubeidi, co-founder of The Freedom Theatre who has been incarcerated in Jericho prison by the Palestinian Authority since the 13th of May, has initiated a […]
The 99
The world’s first superheroes based on Islamic teachings and the 99 attributes of Allah are coming to The Freedom Theatre! The origin of the story reaches back to the 13th century when Mongol forces raided Baghdad. In their malicious desire to eradicate an entire culture’s hope for the future, they targeted Baghdad’s greatest […]
Scottish cultural figures support The Freedom Theatre
A Statement By The Theatre Community of Scotland It has come to our attention that on June 6, 2012, Nabil Al Raee, Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, located in Jenin, on the West Bank in Palestine, was arrested at gunpoint at 3:15am by the Israeli Defense Forces at his home there. This arrest […]
New partner: Middle East Children’s Alliance
The Freedom Theatre is proud to announce a new partnership with MECA, The Middle East Children’s Alliance. MECA is a non-profit organization based in the US that is working for the rights of children in the Middle East. The Freedom Theatre becoming a partner with MECA enables individuals to make secure, tax-deductible online donations that […]