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Palestine Reporting

Jerusalem family fights against all odds to prevent eviction

April 22, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on April 22, 2015. JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — On a small alley in Jerusalem’s Old City, a Palestinian family is fighting both Israeli government and Jewish

Palestine Reporting

Hamas student list victorious in Birzeit University elections

April 22, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 22, 2015. RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A student list affiliated with Hamas on Wednesday came out on top in the closely-watched student elections

Palestine Reporting

Birzeit students rally as thousands turn out to vote

April 22, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on April 22, 2015. RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Thousands of students at Birzeit University in the central West Bank went to the polls on Wednesday, bringing

Palestine Reporting

Freedom Theater play takes new look at Nativity Church siege

April 19, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 19, 2015. JENIN (Ma’an) — In a small alley hidden among the hardscrabble streets of Jenin refugee camp, memories of the bloody

India Reporting

Parsi Mumbai: The Legacy of Zoroastrianism in India’s Urban Fabric

April 14, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on April 14, 2015. An Iranian visitor can’t help but notice the Zoroastrian symbols that dominate old Mumbai. In the historic Fort District toward

Palestine Reporting

Kale Project challenges Israeli control over Palestinian agriculture

April 8, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on April 8, 2015. BEIT QAD (Ma’an) — Up a small, bumpy road on a hill overlooking the northern West Bank town of Jenin,

Palestine Reporting

In photos: Thousands run the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem

March 27, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on March 27, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — More than 3,000 people took to the streets of Bethlehem Friday to participate in the third annual

Palestine Reporting USA

Pro-Palestinian ad campaign takes over walls of US cities

March 20, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on March 20, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Commuters in cities across the United States were surprised this month to find their daily trips to

Israel Palestine Reporting

Israeli filmmaker explores life through the eyes of Palestinian teen

March 11, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally Published by Ma’an News Agency on March 11, 2015. JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The short documentary “Khelil Helwa (Hebron is Beautiful)” follows a young boy from Hebron’s Tel Rumeida neighborhood as

Academic Work Iran Reporting

Urban Space and the Production of Gender in Modern Iran

February 23, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on Feb. 23, 2015 and again in Women in Islam journal on Sept. 9, 2019. What does an Islamic urban space look like? This question