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Go topSOURCE: MIDDLE EAST MONITOR The late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish has been chosen as the symbol of Arab culture in 2018, Safa news agency reported on Friday. The decision was made by the Permanent Committee for Arab Culture, which convened in the Moroccan city of Casablanca to set out the vision for Arab cultural activities. The Deputy … Continued
SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST MONITOR Israel is planning to block its Arab citizens from living in almost 1,000 neighbourhoods and villages under the pretext that they were built for Jews only, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. According to a report in Haaretz, the Knesset (Israeli parliament) is set to discuss a law to build Jew-only areas in the country. … Continued
By: Kameron Dreher/Arab America Contributing Writer Gigi and Bella Hadid are probably two of the most popular supermodels on the scene right now. Garnering more than 52.1 million followers on Instagram and over 8 million on Twitter combined, the sisters have made their mark in the fashion/social media world. However, it seems few are aware … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: ANSHEL PFEFFER In 2015 a BBC2 documentary, Children of the Gaza War, brought a flurry of complaints. One of the Palestinian children interviewed said in Arabic that “the Jews” are killing Palestinians. However, the English subtitles translated this as “Israel is massacring us”. Many Jewish and Israel-supporting viewers accused the BBC of … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: RAED JARRAR My father, Azzam Jarrar, died last month. He was a proud Palestinian, a refugee, a civil engineer, a farmer and an entrepreneur. He was also my friend and mentor. He taught me the multiplication tables on our way to school in Saudi Arabia. He taught me how … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, Minnesota House Representative Betty McCollum introduced a bill to Congress- that seeks to prohibit the funding from the United States that enables human rights violations that affect Palestinian children in the West Bank. The bill is called Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the documentary, “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” by Michael Solomonov, a renowned Israeli chef explores the complexity and diversity that has contributed to Israel’s favorite foods. “Yemenite, Palestinian, Iraqi, Moroccan, Russian, Turkish… I don’t even know- how many countries are represented in one place” says Solomonov as he points to … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: PHILIP FARAH Recently, the Kansas Commission of Education barred a math teacher from a program for training other teachers because she refused to sign a pledge certifying that she is “not engaged in boycotting Israel.” The teacher happens to be a Mennonite, and she supports a resolution passed by her church denomination opposing the Israeli occupation … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/ Arab America Contributing Writer On October 31, 2017, Amnesty International released a report detailing that an Amnesty International employee, Raed Jarrar, had been denied entry into Palestine by Israeli officials at the border due to his work with Amnesty International, (a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize). Amnesty International is a world-renowned … Continued
SOURCE: COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE BY: GEORGE P. SMITH On Nov 2, 1917, as British forces were about to capture Palestine from the Ottoman Empire, Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued a declaration: “His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: MAHMOUD ABBAS Many British people will not know of Sir Arthur James Balfour, an early 20th century foreign secretary. For 12 million Palestinians, his name is all too familiar. On the 100th anniversary of the Balfour declaration, the British government should take the opportunity to make things right. At his desk in … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer On November 2nd, tomorrow, the world will recognize 100 years since the Balfour Declaration. This declaration would set the world on its edge in the many years to come and change millions of lives in the process. The Balfour declaration was a letter written by the British Foreign Secretary … Continued
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