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Ahmad Aljazara, 53, spent more than 35 years of his life fighting for human rights in Palestine and the United States before passing away on Jan. 8 in his hometown in Palestine.
“Memoirs of a Stolen Land: Identity” is the sixth episode of the powerful film series. It features Aneesa Johnson an African and Palestinian American Northwestern University student who speaks about her identity and how that relates to the work she currently does for Palestine.
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), signed several international conventions in an attempt to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) on December 31 and the United States believes the move is counterproductive.
Palestinian public speaker, Mohammed Zeyara, is featured in the fifth episode of “Memoirs of a Stolen Land: Indiscriminate Violence.” In this video, Zeyara tells two stories that end with the death of innocent civilians—murdered by the Israeli Defense Force.
Campus activism in the United States has played a huge role in bringing attention to the plight of the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
Ruba Assaf, a Palestinian-American student and current co-president of Students for Justice in Palestine at Northwestern University, speaks about her experience as a second generation Palestinian-American in the third episode of “Memoirs of a Stolen Land: The Growing Diaspora.”
Ghada Ouiess, an Al-Jazeera anchorwoman, opened up about her experiences as a journalist in Palestine and as an anchorwoman in the second episode of “Memoirs of a Stolen Land.”
“Memoirs of a Stolen Land” is a video series that highlights how the occupation of Palestine has affected people from all walks of life.
The sounds of explosions shook the air around me. People ran frantically in my direction. Unfortunately this is what I was expecting on my trip to Jerusalem.
Odeh was in a Port Huron, Michigan, jail for 5 weeks, the last two in solitary confinement, after she was convicted of one count of unlawful procurement of naturalization. Yesterday the government’s attempt to delay her return to her friends and family failed.
I don’t look like a traditional Arab—the one cultivated by the US media and Hollywood. You know, a woman with a unibrow hiding behind a full-faced veil.
Rasmea Odeh, a Palestinian icon, has been in solitary confinement for the past 12 days at the St. Clair County Jail in Port Huron, Michigan.
Rehab sat on a beige sofa in her house, hands intertwined loosely in her lap on a fall Sunday afternoon. Her face appeared smooth with a slight cheekbone flush and her hair was pulled back from her neck in a simple bridal bun creating an ideal position to rest her mesh veil.
Judge Gershwin A. Drain’s courtroom was filled to capacity with anxious supporters as Rasmea Odeh, a Palestinian-American icon and community leader, was found guilty on one count of unlawful procurement of naturalization.
The Cleveland Cavaliers opened up pre-season play against an Israeli team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, on Oct. 5 while several dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside Quicken Loans Arena to protest the team’s first year head coach, David Blatt, who supported and attempted to justify Israel’s 51-day assault on Gaza this past summer, which killed 500 Palestinian children.
Odeh was accused of lying on her immigration forms in 2013 by failing to disclose a criminal conviction meted out by an Israeli military court in 1969. The original judge on the case proved to have Israeli ties and finally stepped down and allowed a less bias judge to be randomly appointed, the Electronic Intifada reported.
This past weekend, Aug. 22—24, the Watani Chicago Festival brought the Arab culture to Bridgeview, the south west suburb just outside of Chicago. It also brought well deserved awareness to the crisis throughout Palestine, primarily in Gaza.
Some people who came to watch the glorification of war machines stopped by the demonstration and watched. Organizers said, initially Chicago police officers who were on the scene, told the protestors they had to leave, but in the end the officers did not force the demonstrators to leave.
People spoke for the flag and against it but in the end the Human Relations Commission voted to keep the flags that hang during August for Diversity Month in tact. Those who asked for the flag to be removed gave reasons such as: “Palestine isn’t a recognized state by the United States.” While those who were for the Palestinian flag mentioned how the Palestinian-Americans who live and work in Lincolnwood have contributed greatly to society.
