Permission To Narrate

– Edward Said

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.

Invisibly Present/Visibly Absent By Sam Husseini

Invisibly Present/Visibly Absent, at Gallery Al-Quds.  Wednesday September 2 at 3 pm EST. Sam Husseini is an artist and writer who makes connections between art and politics, seeing “layers of lies” in the political realm and “layers of beauty” in art and nature. His complex artwork incorporates leaves, flowers and even  actual snowflakes, along with … Read more

The Middle East: No Longer As Important as it Used to Be?

Several factors have combined to diminish its importance, at the elite and public level, including the disastrous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new definition of homeland security in which the threat of virus is much greater than Jihadi or white nationalist terror, the diminishing importance of Arab hydrocarbons; a renewed focus on China; and above all the importance of fixing America’s broken house.

A Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the Palestine Diabetes Institute!

  Palestine Champions – $25,000+ Drs. Subhi & Maysoon Ali ($26,000)   Jerusalem Circle – $10,000-$24,999 Mr. Bassam Yusuf ($20,000) Ahmed, Hamdi, Muntasir, & Maysar Shalabi, in memory of their martyred father Enad and their sister Kifah ($20,000) Dr. & Mrs. Eid & Saba Mustafa ($15,000) Dr. & Mrs. Tawfik & Siham Ramadan ($15,000) Mr. … Read more

The 2020 Palestine Center Annual Conference: The Future of Palestine 

The Palestine Center Presents: The Future of Palestine  (November 7, 2020) [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”4″ sortorder=”55,54,60,59,58,57,56″ display=”basic_slideshow”] Panel 1 – Palestine After Annexation & Normalization Speakers include: Dr. Ilan Pappé, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Nour Odeh and moderated by Said Arikat Panel 2 – Solidarity & Activism Beyond 2020   Speakers include: Ariel Gold, Rebecca Vilkomerson and … Read more