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The late Palestinian scholar, Edward Said, remarked that Palestinians had been denied permission to narrate their history and speak of the day-to-day experiences of life in the margins. Here, we reclaim that permission to narrate our own stories.
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Dr. Morad Elsana will discuss the implications of the Prawer Plan in depth, focusing on the impact of the plan’s goals on the thousands of Palestinian Bedouin living in the Naqab.
by Yousef Munayyer
Nabila Hilmi was one of the most distinguished Palestinian artists
living in the United States. Gallery Al-Quds is privileged to exhibit
a retrospective of her work.
UNRWA (17 January 2014) – How much longer must children suffer from hunger? How much longer must women die in childbirth for lack of medical care? How much longer must we be barred from the besieged Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus and the many thousands of desperate and vulnerable civilians caught up in Syria’s conflict? How much longer will we allow such unimaginable civilian suffering?
by Yousef Munayyer
It was inevitable, I suppose. The legacy of Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli Prime Minister who died recently after years in a coma, was the subject of much debate and conversation in the Israel/Palestine discourse this week. Some mainstream American media outlets did a particularly poor job, however, in characterizing the life of the man.
By Yousef Munayyer
There are few individuals in the modern history of Israel/Palestine whose actions have been as consistently destructive as those of Ariel Sharon. Sharon, who died on January 11, had been involved in Israel’s war machine as early as 1948. He was known for his cut-throat attitude on the battlefield, often with wanton disregard for civilian lives. Time and again, Sharon left some of the bloodiest marks on the history of Palestine.
Yousef Munayyer: In a historic decision this week, the American Studies Association voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions, endorsing Palestinian civil society’s call for boycotts, divestments and sanctions against Israel until it complies with international law and ends abuses against Palestinian human rights.
In Co-Sponsorship with the DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. EST The Jerusalem Fund What does it mean to be a photographer rooted in community, especially when that community is a Palestinian refugee camp? Mohammad Al-Azza, who teaches youth about photography and documentary production in the … Read more
Mohammad Al-Azza, who teaches youth about photography and documentary production in the Lajee Center will discuss the challenges journalists face in the midst of demonstrations and clashes. He will present photographs from three different exhibits he produced in Aida Camp, one of which is his arrest and facial injury.
Through educational events, humanitarian support, and cultural preservation, the Jerusalem Fund is helping build the movement for Palestinian liberation.
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