Of Occupation, Resistance and Women
Guest contribution by Roqayah Chamseddine Despite the establishment of stale orientalist campaigns, created in the name of women’s liberation in the Middle East and North Africa, the existence of...
View ArticleOptimism and cynicism surrounding Egypt’s first elected leader
Mohammed Mursi, a Muslim Brotherhood “mediocrity” (as Robert Fisk so nonchalantly puts it), was declared Egypt’s first ever democratically-elected President this Sunday in a dramatic conclusion to an...
View ArticleProfile: Khalil Kishawi, earning a Master’s at a taxi stand
‘Palestinian Profiles in America’ is a project committed to exploring and documenting the personal histories of Palestinian Americans from all walks of life. In order to best examine the Palestinian...
View ArticleGoodbyes are never easy
“One Occupied Gazan Summer” is a three-part personal narrative by Mariam I. who explores her thoughts and retraces her steps during her most recent visit to the Gaza Strip. Read part one here and part...
View ArticleTIME selects 2012 Best Photographer for his work in Egypt, Palestine, Syria
TIME’s Photo Department faces a daunting task every year as it shuffles through millions of powerful photographs to determine the best and most dynamic photographer on the wires. This year, they honor...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Bloody tolls of the Six-Day War
Photo credit: Unknown Date taken: June 1967 Location: Jerusalem, West Bank, Palestine Blood leaks down a road from the body of a Palestinian civilian slain by Israeli soldiers as Israeli military...
View ArticleA thing or two about “terror tunnels”
When I visited family in Gaza City in 2011, they reluctantly agreed to take me to see some of the tunnels that had been constructed in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. At the time, there were an...
View ArticleList of Middle East governments critical of Israeli human rights abuses in Gaza
What did you expect? Since the beginning of Israel’s latest military offensive against the Gaza Strip on July 8, at least 1,962 Palestinians have been killed, including 459 children. Sixty-seven...
View ArticleIsrael’s historical fear of the Palestinian mind witnessed in Gaza today
Israel’s occupation is deliberate and intentionally extensive. It is designed to inflict maximum damage on Palestinians while shirking as much
View ArticleWhat do the NHL, Israel, and the Six-Day War have in common?
June 5, 1967 — a very important day for hockey fans. And for people who know their history. Today’s most popular post on the Hockey “subreddit” page on Reddit celebrates the 48th birthday of six...
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