Israel Violating Geneva Conventions AGAIN!
15- year-old Palestinian boy, Ahmad, was arrested in the middle of the night, by Israeli soldiers. Nothing new, it always happens, I know, but the boy’s begging and his reasons for not going along on...
View ArticlePalestinian Raed Zidan Reaches The Top of The World
[Source: MondoWeiss] Raed Zidan, a PALESTINIAN- American, plants the Palestinian flag on top of Mount Everest, to be the first Palestinian to ever reach the summit of Everest. Zidan dedicated his...
View ArticlePalestine Did Not Cause The War On Gaza, Operation “Protective Edge” Is Pure...
Nothing gets my blood boiling more than reading the ongoing claims that Palestinians caused this vicious, horrible war Israel is waging on Gaza. Even news articles that are somehow moved by the...
View ArticleThere Once Was A Land Called Palestine… and then came the Zionists
Tomorrow, July 26th, 2014 marks the International Day of Al-Quds, a day supporting Palestine and its people, and opposing the Israeli occupation and apartheid. On this occasion, I would love to...
View ArticleChildren of Gaza Desperate for Protection
Very touching… Because there’s no one to protect them, Gaza children are trying to come up with ways to protect themselves. They made their own “journalist/ media vests” in hope of escaping the...
View ArticleHelp Warm Up Winter for Gazans
As if death, destruction and psychological trauma weren’t enough to scar them for life, Gazans have to deal with hunger and face long harsh winters all alone. Now that winter is already here, I really...
View ArticleIsrael Still Detaining CHILDREN… SOMEONE STOP THEM!
All Israeli war crimes aside, I can’t believe the world is turning a blind eye to the detention of children by the “democratic” state of Israel. This has to stop, this is insane, inhumane, intolerable,...
View ArticleGazans Got Talent
The other day I watched an episode of the latest season of “Arabs Got Talent”, and besides the fact that I feel so proud watching the many unique talents of the Arab world, this episode touched me the...
View ArticleSahlab is NOT Israeli
After attempts to label Falafel, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj and many other Arab dishes as Israeli, Israelis are now trying to represent Sahlab (also called Salep in Turkey, and Saloop in England) as an...
View Articleنواب برلمان كندا العرب ومهزلة التصويت ضد حركة البي دي إس
سبق وعبّرت عن استيائي وحزني الشديدين بخصوص نتيجة تصويت البرلمان الكندي الذي تم يوم الإثنين السابق. التصويت تداول حركة البي دي إس الفلسطينية، وهي حركة سلمية تهدف إلى التوعية بآثار الاحتلال الإسرائيلي...
View Articleتبّا لكم، اتركوها ترحل بسلام
لن أدّعي أنّي من متابعي ريم بنّا منذ بداياتها، فقد تعرّفت عليها منذ بضع سنوات فقط وبمحض الصدفة، عندما قامت إحدى صديقاتي على الفيسبوك بمشاركة أغنية لها، وعلى الفور أُعجبت بهذه الفنانة، أعجبت بصوتها...
View ArticleMy Heart… On a Plate
This year I got the most beautiful Mother’s Day treat ever: a bouquet of stunning Tulips, my absolute favorite, and a very yummy, freshly made breakfast. That would’ve been more than enough to make me...
View Article‘P Is for Palestine’ a Book for Children, About Children
UPDATE: I’d like to report that the Highland Park Library Board of Trustees decided to reinstate the reading of the children’s book P is for Palestine. Press release:https://bit.ly/2R9xrAp . Thanks and...
View Articleجائحة فيروس كورونا، أزمة عالمية أم مجرّد لعبة إعلامية؟
تنتشر هذه الأيام العديد من الآراء المتضاربة فيما يتعلّق بجائحة فيروس كورونا المستجدّ، فتجد مقالات طبية وصحفية وسياسية على صفحات الإنترنت ومنصّات التواصل الاجتماعي تدّعي أنّ الموضوع هو لعبة إعلامية...
View Articleورحل مُريد البرغوثي
قبل هجوم كورونا على العالم بأسابيع، كنت في إحدى المكتبات العامة أستعير بعض المراجع، وكالعادة ختمت زيارتي بالتوجه لركن الكتب المستعملة التي تعرضها المكتبة للبيع، والتي يذهب ريعها لتجديد موارد المكتبة...
View ArticleAhmad Manasra, the Captive Dove
In 2015 Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian 13 year old was run over by Israeli patrol, leaving him in a pool of blood without aid, while Israeli settlers verbally abused him. Minutes earlier, Ahmad’s cousin,...
View Article“UNPROVOKED”: A Poem for Palestine and Its Right to Resist
“UNPROVOKED” By Eman Abukhadra You started it… They said Wait and you shall see You’ll pay for What you’ve started! You should cheer For us As we light up your skies And dance with us To death songs...
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