By Yousef M. Aljamal* All photos by Abdallah Aljamal In early May 1948, Zionist gangs launched an offensive against the village of Aqer, to the south-east of Ramle, where my …
UN’s New York conference looks at 50 years of Israeli occupation
Many notable supporters of Palestinian rights from around the world gathered in New York on June 29, for the first day of a UN-sponsored, two-day conference held to discuss Israel’s …
Gaza, Refugees, and Resistance
On June 19, the government of Israel reduced the supply of electricity it sends to the two million Palestinian residents of the occupied Gaza Strip to a level that allows …
Miko Peled critiques Zionism on PBS’s Tavis Smiley Show
On February 2, PBS’s Tavis Smiley Show featured a very intelligent and calm, 13-minute discussion between the host and Miko Peled, the Israeli-American author of The General’s Son: Journey of …
Responding to ISIS: An engaged Iraqi aid worker speaks
Dr. Sarah Ahmed knows the effects of the brutality meted out by ISIS– also known as “Da’esh”, or “the Islamic State”– better than most people. As Director of Operations for …
A young Iraqi refugee– making a difference!
What is it like to be a refugee, forced out of one’s homeland by intense conflict? What does the future hold for young people facing this fate? In late May, …
Refugees, arms transfers, militarization: Some resources
A few weeks ago, we saw on Twitter a powerful cartoon showing rich northern nations exporting arms to poorer southern nations, and people from the southern nations flowing back to …
Kubasak and Huck inspire, inform at launch of their book on Damascus!
At two New York City events in early June, two amazing educators and humanitarians, Theresa Kubasak and Gabe Huck, launched Never Can I Write of Damascus: When Syria Became Our …