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Hamas student list victorious in Birzeit University elections

Posted on April 22, 2015 by alexrezashams

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

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Birzeit students rally as thousands turn out to vote

Posted on April 22, 2015 by alexrezashams

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

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Freedom Theater play takes new look at Nativity Church siege

Posted on April 19, 2015 by alexrezashams

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

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Kale Project challenges Israeli control over Palestinian agriculture

Posted on April 8, 2015 by alexrezashams

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, a

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In photos: Thousands run the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem

Posted on March 27, 2015 by alexrezashams

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

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Pro-Palestinian ad campaign takes over walls of US cities

Posted on March 20, 2015 by alexrezashams

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

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Israeli filmmaker explores life through the eyes of Palestinian teen

Posted on March 11, 2015 by alexrezashams

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

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Palestinian village imprisoned in holy shrine of Nabi Samuel

Posted on February 12, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on February 12, 2015. NABI SAMUEL (Ma’an) — The tomb of the Biblical prophet Samuel is blessed with a stunning view over Jerusalem from

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After police killings, anger simmers in Negev Bedouin villages

Posted on February 5, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on Feb. 5, 2015. BEERSHEBA (Ma’an) — The killing of two Bedouin youths in southern Israel by police over the last week has shocked the

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2 years after youth shot by soldiers, friends honor him with mural

Posted on January 15, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on January 15, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As the second anniversary of the death of a young Palestinian boy from Bethlehem approaches, his friends

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