Tagged: palestinian

Palestine and why music matters

I have been promoting the Palestinian cause through my music since the last of months of the year 2000, with the project that I call the ‘Musical Intifada’. Throughout these years this campaign has seen ups and downs, but overall there has been a steady increase in followers and supporters. There can only be one reason why I have kept...

Al-Awda Stands By Yarmouk Camp, Through Thick and Thin

It is with deep sorrow and concern that we witness the injustice and tragedy befalling the Palestinian refugees in Syria. Displaced from their homeland, our courageous people continue to face the horrors of violence, siege, famine, and indiscriminate targeting. We believe it is our duty to support them, as we believe it is our duty to support all innocent civilians...

Asmaa Seba

Gaza Seen By Its Children: Asmaa Seba’s amazing photography project

Imagine a traumatized child, whose spirit has been damaged by the horrors of war. Many such children exist in Gaza, especially after the 2008-2009 massive military onslaught upon the people by the Zionist state, which poured out bombs, white phosphorous and depleted uranium over a civilian population. A child that has seen the unimaginable happening right in front of his...

Samer Issawi

Issawi will breathe freedom tomorrow, victorious over his jailers

Ramallah – It has been decided that Jerusalemite political prisoner Samer Issawi, the man who waged the longest hunger strike ever, will be released tomorrow. This hunger strike, a victory over his jailers, enabled him to gain his freedom through the strength of his will. On this occasion, the Prisoners Club has released a report about the most remarkable predicaments...