Then and Now – paintings by Mona El-Bayoumi
Paint flows from the mind and hands of Mona El-Bayoumi like a river. This exhibition of her work mid-career follows the currents of her thoughts about social justice, identity, beauty, and the role art plays in life’s progression. This exhibition features over 50 drawings and paintings in color and black and white.
How Israel is silently transferring Palestinians from East Jerusalem
It has become increasingly difficult for Palestinians to establish a family and live in East Jerusalem. According to the “temporary order” implemented in 2003, Palestinians from the West Bank who marry an Israeli citizen (including those from East Jerusalem), cannot obtain Israeli citizenship or residency. They can only receive “temporary permits” under extremely rigid criteria that must be renewed every year. Family unification permits were completely canceled for Jerusalemite-Gazan couples in 2008.
UN sends warning letters to firms that trade in occupied Palestinian territories
The UN human rights commissioner, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, has sent letters to an estimated 150 international and Israeli businesses warning them that they may be included in a UN database of companies involved with illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Palestine to seek Dahlan’s arrest through Interpol, officials say
Dahlan, the PA’s security chief in Gaza prior to Hamas gaining control of the strip in 2007, has been in exile in Dubai since 2010 and was suspended by Fatah because of his alleged involvement – denied by Dahlan – in a plot to overthrow Abbas.
On the 35th Anniversary of Sabra and Shatila: The Forgotten Refugees
But for me, painful questions need to be answered. Not why they died, but why were they massacred as refugees? After 69 years, has the world already forgotten? How can we allow a situation where a person’s only claim to humanity is a refugee identity card? These questions have haunted me and they have yet to receive answers.
The ‘Palestinian propaganda’ invading US schools? Bring it on
The Newton schools, it seems, crossed over long ago to the dark side. In 2007, for example, the Social Awareness Club at Newton South High School had the audacity to extend a speaking invitation to Noam Chomsky, who addressed “an estimated 140 students about the Iraq war”. At the time, Chomsky was employed at the little-known Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a hub of extremism not far from Newton.
