Alex Shams

Palestine Reporting

Bethlehem centre revives iconic Palestinian Christian craft

July 30, 2015 by Alex Shams

Icon school creates opening for local artists to tap into ancient skills and challenge cheap tourist-targeting imports

Palestine Reporting

City of the Moon

July 21, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on The New Inquiry. In Jericho, Palestinians find a resort from their occupations At the edge of the Judean Hills, after the mountains of Palestine have calmed themselves

Palestine Reporting

Concrete tent embodies contradictions of Palestine refugee life

June 28, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on June 28, 2015. A newly constructed concrete tent in the Duheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. (MaanImages/Alex Shams) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an)

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Nablus is Nablus

June 25, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Mashallah News and PalTrips. Nablus conjures up many images in the minds of those who know this city well. For some, this “Little Damascus” is defined by

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

Israel Palestine Reporting

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

India Reporting

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

Palestine Reporting

Palestinian village imprisoned in holy shrine of Nabi Samuel

February 12, 2015 by Alex Shams

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

Israel Palestine Reporting

After police killings, anger simmers in Negev Bedouin villages

February 5, 2015 by Alex Shams

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

Academic Work Palestine Reporting

Palestinian Shared Worlds of Meaning, between George and Reuben

September 29, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on September 29, 2014. Ajam Media Collective recently worked with THE STATE, a Dubai-based publishing practice, to make a ‘zine. We provided the words and

Bethlehem centre revives iconic Palestinian Christian craft

City of the Moon

Concrete tent embodies contradictions of Palestine refugee life

Nablus is Nablus

Armenians in Palestine face uncertain future

Armenians in Palestine mark 100 years since Genocide

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

Palestinian village imprisoned in holy shrine of Nabi Samuel

After police killings, anger simmers in Negev Bedouin villages

Palestinian Shared Worlds of Meaning, between George and Reuben

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