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Widespread flooding in Gaza forces thousands to flee homes

December 13, 2013 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Gaza Strip was pounded by fierce winds and rain again on Friday as flooding reached dangerous levels in many areas,

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Bethlehem man detained over anti-USAID Christmas tree decorations

December 4, 2013 by alexrezashams

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

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

December 1, 2013 by alexrezashams

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

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Reviving the Palestine pound to strengthen Palestinian independence

November 26, 2013 by alexrezashams

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

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Israeli admits shooting at Palestinian children on TV game show

November 24, 2013 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli soldier admitted that she shot and killed unknown numbers of Palestinian people, including children, on a Ukrainian television program

Palestine Reporting

Tel Aviv conference plans for Palestinian return

October 4, 2013 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on Ocrober 4, 2013. TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — There are few topics that scare the Israeli public more than the potential realization of the

Iran Reporting

Welcome to Qom: City of Samosas and Mullah Factories

March 8, 2012 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 8, 2012. The first glimpses of Qom are always a let-down. The approach begins about an hour into the journey south on

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Qom: Land of samosas and talebe factories

August 31, 2011 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Mashallah News. The first glimpses of Qom are always a let-down. The approach begins about an hour into the journey south on the Tehran-Qom road, when, after

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Beirut’s revolutionary space: Martyr’s Square

May 14, 2011 by alexrezashams

Originally published in Mashallah News. “Think Lebanese, think secular” The Arab and global audience has borne witness in recent months to massive pitched battles in the central squares of the

Reporting

Widespread flooding in Gaza forces thousands to flee homes

Bethlehem man detained over anti-USAID Christmas tree decorations

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

Reviving the Palestine pound to strengthen Palestinian independence

Israeli admits shooting at Palestinian children on TV game show

Tel Aviv conference plans for Palestinian return

Welcome to Qom: City of Samosas and Mullah Factories

Qom: Land of samosas and talebe factories

Beirut’s revolutionary space: Martyr’s Square

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