Nabil Anani

 In pursuit of utopia, one might never arrive at the destination, although one could get close to it. The perfect place keeps running away further ahead like a shadow running from its owner. Utopia might be an impossible imaginary situation that will not necessarily materialize fully, yet it stays central to dreaming since our utopian thinking fuels the pursuit of our dreams that keeps us alive with motives to realize them. The word utopia comes with a certain criticality as it can voice dissatisfaction with the status quo and/or holds a vision of the future that differs in at least some aspects from the present. It is in this sense that Nabil Anani sees Palestine: a prosperous thriving place free from occupation; a land that takes pride in its nature and parades it jubilantly; a dream worth pursuing.