Tarek and Noor: A Look Back
In the summer of 2009, I studied at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. This particular trip inspired myself and a few others to start Aware! As we begin a new year, I’ve been inspired to look back on those things that brought me to where I am today.
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
My name’s Ryan, and I’m a Christmas Song-aholic. It doesn’t really even matter what kind of Christmas song; Mariah Carey, Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey covering Frank Sinatra, it’s all the same to me. Music has the distinct ability to set the mood,
Why the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Needs Religion
My first experience of the Middle East was in the Fall of 2005. Though I met with countless numbers of people during the 3 month study abroad program, the interactions that stuck with me most
Evicted: East Jerusalem and Middle East Democracy
I was awoken at 6:30am on August 2nd, with a text that said, “Sheikh Jarrah families have been evicted by Israeli forces. Await further updates.” Unfortunately, the news was not unexpected. But it was still shocking.
Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian, or Pro-MidEast?
In an article this past week, Bradley Burston discussed the “way forward” for the Israeli-Palestinian peace movement in the U.S.
“There is no such thing as victory here. Neither does death solve a single thing.
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