Reporting

American Studies Association endorses academic boycott of Israel

December 4, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on December 4, 2013. A top body of the largest scholarly association dedicated to American Studies voted unanimously in a landmark decision on Wednesday

Reporting

Bethlehem man detained over anti-USAID Christmas tree decorations

December 4, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on December 4, 2013. A Bethlehem man was detained on Tuesday by Palestinian police for helping decorate a tree with used American-made tear gas

Reporting USA

Are Iranians People of Color? Persian, Muslim, and Model Minority Race Politics

December 3, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on December 3, 2013. In the lead up to the 2010 US National Census, campaigns emerged across the country calling for Iranian-Americans to stand

Palestine Reporting

Video round-up: Thousands rally in anti-Prawer ‘Day of Rage’ protests

December 1, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on December 1, 2013. A global “Day of Rage” against the Prawer Plan took place in nearly 30 cities worldwide on Saturday, Nov. 30.,

Israel Reporting

Tel Aviv ‘Nakba’ film festival keeps alive memories of 1948 in Israel

December 1, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on Dec. 1, 2013. TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — The first-ever International Film Festival on Nakba and Return took place on Nov. 28-30 in Tel

Palestine Reporting

Reviving the Palestine pound to strengthen Palestinian independence

November 26, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on Nov. 26, 2013. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In markets across historic Palestine, tourists can buy coins and bills emblazoned with the phrase “Palestine pound.” The

Palestine Reporting

Sewage floods Gaza streets as lack of fuel plunges strip into darkness

November 15, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on November 15, 2013. Sewage has flooded the streets of a central Gaza City neighborhood as an ongoing fuel shortage and the shutdown of

Palestine Reporting

Global Palestinian ‘Right to Education Week’ kicks off at Birzeit

November 12, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on November 12, 2013. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A week of events focusing on the Palestinian Right to Education kicked off Monday afternoon at Birzeit

Palestine Reporting

Women-only cafes offer new visions of Palestinian public space

November 2, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on November 2, 2013. Discreetly located at the foot of a staircase, the cafe offers a familiar scene: shisha pipes are stacked neatly on

Palestine Reporting

World Bank: Israel control of Area C costs Palestine $3.4 bln annually

October 8, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on October 8, 2013. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s control over the largest part of the occupied West Bank deprives the Palestinian economy of an

American Studies Association endorses academic boycott of Israel

Bethlehem man detained over anti-USAID Christmas tree decorations

Are Iranians People of Color? Persian, Muslim, and Model Minority Race Politics

Video round-up: Thousands rally in anti-Prawer ‘Day of Rage’ protests

Tel Aviv ‘Nakba’ film festival keeps alive memories of 1948 in Israel

Reviving the Palestine pound to strengthen Palestinian independence

Sewage floods Gaza streets as lack of fuel plunges strip into darkness

Global Palestinian ‘Right to Education Week’ kicks off at Birzeit

Women-only cafes offer new visions of Palestinian public space

World Bank: Israel control of Area C costs Palestine $3.4 bln annually

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