“Nothing hinders us. When we revolt against injustice, nobody can stand in our way.” Wafa Aludaini Gaza, Palestine – Since March 30, Palestinians have held weekly protests each Friday, now joined with maritime protests …
13-year-old Gaza artist shot by Israeli soldiers while “calling for our basic right to live a decent life”
“Living under occupation and siege, imposed since I was born, inspired me and affected my paintings.” Wafa Aludaini* Gaza, Palestine – Majd al-Madhoun, a young, 13-year old Palestinian artist, was …
Sabaaneh’s busy week in NYC and DC!
On November 13, Mohammad Sabaaneh entered another super-busy phase of his U.S. tour, which by the time he finishes on the evening of Nov. 19 will have seen him do …
Sabaaneh’s tour heading for New York after great start in NC, WA
Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh hit the ground running in Chapel Hill, NC on November 6, when he launched his current US speaking tour with a public event at the University …
Cartoonist Sabaaneh brings art, witness to US, starting in NC, Nov 6!
The “Triangle” area of N. Carolina will see the launch, November 6, of Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh‘s new U.S. tour “Picture This! Life and Art in Palestine.” The whole tour …
Palestine: what’s working, what’s not
Katie Miranda I’ve been involved in Palestine activism for the last 13 years. I’ve seen some successes, some failures, and I’ve seen a lot of goodhearted, well-meaning people put time, …
At New York’s Guggenheim, Samia Halaby dedicates lifetime of art “to benefit Palestinian children”
Even those of us who came to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s celebration of legendary Palestinian abstractionist Samia Halaby on Tuesday for the politics may have found ourselves blown away …
Inside the “burning tire unit” at Gaza’s Great Return March
by Wafa Aludaini* Palestinians have a long history of popular resistance using different methods. The most prominent are burning tires and throwing stones at the occupation forces. This was was …
“Palestinians are protesting for their right to live”: Basman Elashi of Gaza’s El-Wafa hospital on the Great Return March
Today the Great March of Return by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip enters its 30th week. Over the first 29, Israeli military fire into Gaza not only killed 217 Palestinians, …
The #GreatReturnMarch, week 29: a deadly Friday in Tweets
Israeli soldiers killed at least seven Palestinians and injured 252 more, Palestinian ministry of health spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said, in one of the two deadliest Friday protests since the Great …