Mar 11

Mar 11 DJ Khaled signs with Jay Z, Roc Nation

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Last month, DJ Khaled announced on Instagram that businessman and rapper Jay Z is his new manager. Surprisingly, the Palestinian-American did not use Snapchat to announce the news.

Mar 10

Mar 10 Minnesota Student Association strikes divestment vote from agenda

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The UMN Divest resolution was scheduled to be voted on by the Minnesota Student Association earlier this week, but before the resolution even hit the senate floor, a senator motioned to strike both resolutions from the agenda.

Mar 10

Mar 10 Palestinian Youth Movement accepting applications for scholarship

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The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is accepting applications for the Ghassan Kanafani Writing Scholarship.

Mar 8

Mar 8 Reem Makhoul discusses ‘The Girl Who Lost Her Imagination’

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Journalists Reem Makhoul and her husband Stephen Farrell have covered Palestine and other issues in the Middle East, but most recently the two co-authored a children’s book that reflected the life of Sheherazade, their daughter, titled “The Girl Who Lost Her Imagination.”

Mar 8

Mar 8 Divestment resolution at University of Minnesota faces uphill battle prior to vote

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The divestment resolution, which was presented to the University of Minnesota Student Association (MSA) last week, will be voted on tonight.

Mar 4

Mar 4 Memoirs of a Stolen Land: The Resilience of Palestinian Women

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Palestinian and Jordanian American Amani Al-Khatahbeh’s life has been sculpted by both her and her ancestor’s experiences.

Mar 3

Mar 3 JVP protests Hebron Fund as part of Open Shuhada Street Campaign

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Last month, Jewish Voice for Peace Columbia/Barnard held a protest outside the office of the Hebron Fund, a Brooklyn based organization that provides financial assistance to Jewish settlers in the Palestinian city of Hebron.

Mar 2

Mar 2 WATCH: Safi G releases visuals for ‘Freedom Anthem’

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Palestinian-American rapper Safi G released a music video for his latest single “Freedom Anthem.” The video features visuals of Palestinians, Syrians and African Americans, who have been treated unjustly. There are also shots of Safi G and others in Chicago rocking out to the anthem.

Mar 2

Mar 2 Palestine in America needs your help!

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Palestine in America (PiA) is growing thanks to many dedicated individuals, but as the organization grows, so does the need for your help.

Mar 1

Mar 1 Stories of ethnically cleansed Palestinian villages translated in US

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The English translation of Noga Kadman’s “Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated Palestinian Villages of 1948”, recently translated in the U.S. and published by the Indiana University Press, is the latest contribution to a growing body of works analyzing the Nakba and its ongoing aftermath.

Feb 29

Feb 29 Mohammed Assaf tours US to raise money for Palestine

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Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf—who gained fame after winningthe second season of Arab Idol—performed at Chicago’s Copernicus Center in the first stop of his eight-city tour of the United States.

Feb 27

Feb 27 Judge Gershwin Drain to revisit Rasmea Odeh’s case

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U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin Drain, who convicted and sentenced Palestinian activist and icon Rasmea Odeh, is being forced to revisit her case after an appeal’s court remanded her case.

Feb 26

Feb 26 LA Times runs same ‘Skip the Trip’ ad Variety Magazine censored

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An advertisement calling on Oscar nominees to “Skip the Trip” to Israel—which is being offered in gift bags to be passed out at the Academy Awards show on Sunday—was censored and denied print by Variety Magazine.

Feb 26

Feb 26 Al Mirsa Collective uses Tatreez to celebrate Palestinian culture

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Cross-stitching is a form of art that has been practiced in many cultures for hundreds of years. It is a language of expression and in many ways it serves as a tool to preserve and pass on traditions from generation to generation.

Feb 24

Feb 24 Bassem Eid’s visit to Chicago interrupted by valid questions

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Bassem Eid, an unpopular Palestinian figure among Palestine activists, intended to speak at three universities in the Chicagoland area last week, but cut his plans short when Palestinian members and their allies grilled him on his criticism of Palestine.

Feb 24

Feb 24 Students at University of Minnesota launch divest campaign

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Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at University of Minnesota, along with 30 other student organizations have launched a divestment campaign in support of the international call made by Palestine civil society to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian human rights.

Feb 24

Feb 24 Palestinian quarterback discusses decision to continue football career in Turkey

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Omar Kharroub wanted to continue playing football professionally after his collegiate career, so when the Boğaziçi Sultans’ head coach Bora Karsak contacted him, he was willing and ready to move across the globe to continue chasing his dreams.

Feb 20

Feb 20 Reza Aslan, colonial erasure in discussion of Islamophobia at Northwestern University

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On February 18, the Northwestern Community gathered to attend Reza Aslan’s talk entitled “Fear Inc.: The Industrialization of Islamophobia.” What ensued was a delicate dance of fallacies, faulty analogies, and criminal omissions, revolving around a weak interpretation of the title and concluding itself in the naïve thesis that Islamophobia ultimately solely exists because its perpetrators have not yet met enough Muslims.

Feb 18

Feb 18 Law firm withdraws donation from Harvard after Justice for Palestine uses money to order pizza

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The Milbank Tweed Student Conference Fund was created by Milbank Tweed LLC for student organizations at Harvard Law School (HLS) to use for events.

Feb 17

Feb 17 Chicago Palestine Film Fest will showcase ‘Surprising Palestinians’

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The Chicago Palestine Film Festival held a fundraiser at Masada restaurant in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood on Feb. 12. The event was sold out and was a “huge success” because it attracted newcomers, according to Jameeleh Shelo, Executive Director of the festival.