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Killings reveal link between homophobia, anti-Arab racism

August 15, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on the Washington Blade on Aug. 15, 2015. Shira Banki, a 16-year-old girl who was stabbed during a Jerusalem Pride march, succumbed to her injuries on Aug. 2,

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Bethlehem centre revives iconic Palestinian Christian craft

July 30, 2015 by Alex Shams

Icon school creates opening for local artists to tap into ancient skills and challenge cheap tourist-targeting imports

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City of the Moon

July 21, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on The New Inquiry. In Jericho, Palestinians find a resort from their occupations At the edge of the Judean Hills, after the mountains of Palestine have calmed themselves

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Concrete tent embodies contradictions of Palestine refugee life

June 28, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on June 28, 2015. A newly constructed concrete tent in the Duheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. (MaanImages/Alex Shams) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an)

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Zionist tour for Muslim-Americans sparks anger in Palestine

June 25, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally Published by Ma’an News Agency on June 25, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An all-expenses paid trip to Israel organized for Muslim-American leaders by a Duke University-based imam has set

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Palestinian drivers pay the price as Israeli police patrol West Bank

June 19, 2015 by Alex Shams

To travel the one-hour trip from Ramallah to Bethlehem, drivers have to pass through a total of five different regulating authorities

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Seattle mayor’s Israel trip highlights dangers of ‘pinkwashing’

June 12, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on the Washington Blade. Ed Murray (Photo by Ryan Georgi; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) On Monday, Seattle mayor Ed Murray touched down in Israel as part of a

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Amid repression, Palestine student politics revive democratic hopes

June 2, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on June 2, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — It has been nine years since Palestine’s second and last parliamentary elections in 2006, and although hopes were

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Armenians in Palestine face uncertain future

April 24, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Al Jazeera. The community is under threat, residents say, amid problems with Israeli policy and economic malaise. Church officials say the number of Armenians in Palestine has

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Armenians in Palestine mark 100 years since Genocide

April 23, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 23, 2015. JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Armenian community of the Holy Land this week marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of

Killings reveal link between homophobia, anti-Arab racism

Bethlehem centre revives iconic Palestinian Christian craft

City of the Moon

Concrete tent embodies contradictions of Palestine refugee life

Zionist tour for Muslim-Americans sparks anger in Palestine

Palestinian drivers pay the price as Israeli police patrol West Bank

Seattle mayor’s Israel trip highlights dangers of ‘pinkwashing’

Amid repression, Palestine student politics revive democratic hopes

Armenians in Palestine face uncertain future

Armenians in Palestine mark 100 years since Genocide

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