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Matt Beynon Rees

http://mattbeynonrees.blogspot.com

Matt Beynon Rees is the author of a forthcoming series of crime novels about Palestinian sleuth Omar Yussef. He records his research and ideas for the series, as well as a diary of the publication process. It's a forum for writing on the Palestinian people, mystery novels and the Middle East.

• Added on: Dec 15th, 2006
• Country: Israel
• Language: English

• Listed in: Books Writing Journalists
• Tags: Israel Middle East palestinians plo matt beynon rees omar yussef

Recent Posts

• Best Mystery Books of Year

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 08:20 in blogs, awards, james ellroy, crime fiction, the samaritan's secret

  The Samaritan's Secret, the third of my Palestinian crime novels, was named one of the Best Mystery Books of the Year for 2009 by Deadly Pleasures, the crime fiction magazine with the best read on websites and what fans like. The cover you see here i...

• Ass-backwards on Gays

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 07:55 in Israel, gay, blogs, Middle East, Islam, palestinians, nablus, omar yussef, crime fiction, the samaritan's secret, international crime writers reality check

  When it comes to homosexuals, Palestinians have it all ass-backwards.That led me to introduce homosexuality as a theme of THE SAMARITAN’S SECRET, my most recent Palestinian crime novel. I wanted to show how negative attitudes toward homosexuals fun...

• In Bethlehem, the Third Intifada approaches

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 07:30 in jesus, Israel, Bible, Middle East, journalism, intifada, palestinians, fatah, bethlehem, the collaborator of bethlehem, omar yussef, crime fiction

  Rain on the streets of Bethlehem can't cool simmering tension. By Matt Beynon Rees - GlobalPostBETHLEHEM, West Bank — A writer seeks the surprise of a “man bites dog” story. The most violent times of the Second Intifada, which took place under ...

• Scene of the Crime

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 07:57 in Israel, blogs, Middle East, jerusalem, jews, palestinians, fatah, bethlehem, the collaborator of bethlehem, omar yussef, crime fiction, the bethlehem murders

  I went back to the spot where I killed my first man yesterday. I killed him four years ago. I return every few months. Each time I arrive, it’s so peaceful I can’t believe anyone really died. But, even though I’m a writer of crime fiction, some...

• Where BBC radio producers get their ideas

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 04:58 in Israel, Middle East, journalism, bbc, palestine, interviews, Quentin Tarantino, palestinians, nazis, mozart, crime fiction, inglourious basterds

  I was invited to appear on a BBC World Service programme last weekend. If you’ve ever wondered how radio producers feed their on-air people interesting information about their guests (thus enabling them to create a breezy “chemistry” and to rel...

• Why Israelis pick Tarantino over Spielberg

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 07:15 in Israel, Film, Middle East, journalism, Germany, jews, Quentin Tarantino, Holocaust, nazis, crime fiction, inglourious basterds, global post

  Latent shame over the Jews' failure to stand up to the Nazis is cited as a reason for the success of "Inglourious Basterds."By Matt Beynon Rees - GlobalPostJERUSALEM, Israel — Quentin Tarantino’s "Inglourious Basterds" is the definitive Israeli m...

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