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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

Palestine Reporting

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

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

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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

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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

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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

Amid repression, Palestine student politics revive democratic hopes

Armenians in Palestine face uncertain future

Armenians in Palestine mark 100 years since Genocide

Jerusalem family fights against all odds to prevent eviction

Hamas student list victorious in Birzeit University elections

Birzeit students rally as thousands turn out to vote

Freedom Theater play takes new look at Nativity Church siege

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

Kale Project challenges Israeli control over Palestinian agriculture

In photos: Thousands run the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem

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