Yousef M. Aljamal* Growing up in Gaza, I developed a special relationship with street vendors. I used to enjoy the chants they used– mostly self-invented lyrics– to entice children to …
US peace activists retrace steps to Vietnam, 50 years later
Last month, five longtime peace activists from the United States retraced steps to Vietnam that four of them first trod back during the US-Vietnam War. Led by “Ong” (grandfather) Frank …
High School Results Out in Palestine: Ululation, Fireworks, and Memories
By Yousef M. Aljamal* On July 18, 2019 the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Palestine announced the results of the General Certificate of High School Examination in Palestine, …
Remembering Ayah: Gaza-Palestinian woman leaves powerful legacy of art, bravery, and joy
by Yousef M. Aljamal* On July 2, 2019, Gaza artist and community activist Ayah Abdelrahman lost her 10-year-long battle with cancer. Ayah was well known in Gaza (and beyond) for …
Discussing Algeria, on a historic day for the country
Just World Educational is pleased to continue its focus on the remarkable events in Algeria by publishing this very recent exchange of letters between William Quandt, a political scientist who …
U.S.antiwar activists launch Vietnamese-language version of memoir… in Hanoi!
Editors and contributors of The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement will formally launch the Vietnamese edition of their book in Hanoi this month. The Gioi …
Algeria: Popular movement reaching turning point?
For 19 weeks now, every Friday has seen massive demonstrations filling the streets of cities across the large North African country of Algeria. These protests have been overwhelmingly nonviolent, with …
Palestinian rights activist Yousef Aljamal touring US in October
Just World Educational is delighted to announce that for the last two weeks of October 2019 (specifically, Oct. 13-29) we will be hosting Palestinian rights activist Yousef Aljamal on a …
Algerian popular movement stays strong, united!
This past Friday (June 21) saw the 18th week of massive, peaceful protests filling the streets of cities all across Algeria. Midweek, the country’s much-criticized strongman Gen. Gaid Salah, had …
What does it mean to grow up as a Palestinian refugee in Gaza?
by Yousef M. Aljamal (This was written to mark World Refugee Day, observed June 20.) The year 1948 saw the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their towns and villages at …