An interview with Khaled Jarrar: Stamping Palestine into passports

An interview with Khaled Jarrar: Stamping Palestine into passports

by Alistair George
21 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Khaled Jarrar is a Palestinian artist and photographer from Jenin, currently based in Ramallah.  In addition to photographing and documenting the Israeli occupation, he has designed a ‘State of Palestine’  postage and passport stamp.  This week in an interview with Alistair George of International Solidarity Movement, Jarrar  explains the idea behind his stamp, past and future plans, and the extent to which art influences political resistance.

ISM: What’s the idea behind the ‘State of Palestine’ passport stamp?
Jarrar: I had my idea three years ago.  I … Continue reading