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Palestinian Christians celebrate identity in Easter rituals

April 12, 2016 by alexrezashams

Palestinian worshipers across Holy Land mark ‘Saturday of Fire’, an Orthodox celebration and yearly revival of community pride

Reporting

US Muslims shaken by ‘execution-style’ murders amid rising hostility

March 5, 2016 by alexrezashams

Whether or not Islamophobic motives are found, the reaction underscores feelings of an existential threat gripping some US Muslims

Reporting

The Young Turks of Prizren

January 9, 2016 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Road and Kingdoms. Less than 20 years ago, the streets of the southern Kosovo town of Prizren were filled with military checkpoints and paths muddied by the

Palestine Reporting

En Palestine, les chrétiens syriaques gardent espoir malgré la peur de Daech

December 24, 2015 by alexrezashams

Les syriaques de la vieille ville de Jérusalem ont été systématiquement expulsés par Israël depuis 1967, mais la communauté possède encore une forte identité

Palestine Reporting

Syriac Christians in Palestine keep hope alive amid IS fears

December 21, 2015 by alexrezashams

The Syriacs of Jerusalem’s Old City have been systematically expelled by Israel since 1967, but the community still has a strong identity

Palestine Reporting

Why do Palestinians burn Jewish holy sites?: The fraught history of Joseph’s Tomb

November 12, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published in Mondoweiss. Joseph’s Tomb (Photo: Alex Shams)  On October 16th, a large crowd of Palestinians near the northern West Bank city of Nablus surrounded the religious site

Palestine Reporting

Concrete tent embodies contradictions of Palestine refugee life

September 22, 2015 by alexrezashams

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

Palestine Reporting

Gaza university suspends classes amid student dispute

September 15, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on September 15, 2015. Members of the Hamas-affiliated student bloc in Birzeit university. GAZA (Ma’an) — The al-Quds Open University in the Gaza Strip

Reporting

Les conducteurs palestiniens font les frais des patrouilles de la police israélienne en Cisjordanie

September 14, 2015 by alexrezashams

Pour parcourir le trajet d’une heure de Ramallah à Bethléem, les conducteurs palestiniens doivent passer par cinq autorités de régulation différentes

Palestine Reporting

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

August 18, 2015 by alexrezashams

The city of Bethlehem wants the world to know it’s more than a Biblical theme park.

Reporting

Palestinian Christians celebrate identity in Easter rituals

US Muslims shaken by ‘execution-style’ murders amid rising hostility

The Young Turks of Prizren

En Palestine, les chrétiens syriaques gardent espoir malgré la peur de Daech

Syriac Christians in Palestine keep hope alive amid IS fears

Why do Palestinians burn Jewish holy sites?: The fraught history of Joseph’s Tomb

Concrete tent embodies contradictions of Palestine refugee life

Gaza university suspends classes amid student dispute

Les conducteurs palestiniens font les frais des patrouilles de la police israélienne en Cisjordanie

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

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