Stay Human
The Freedom Flotilla II: Stay Human will challenge the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza this week. There is, of course, much controversy surrounding this flotilla.
On My Year in Jerusalem…
In anthropology and human rights field work alike, it is usually in your favor to be considered as one among the community with which you are working.
A Time to Move Forward…
Like many of you, I’ve been keeping an obsessive watch on many of the events occurring in the Middle East. I was relieved, at least initially, to see the amount of attention focused on the protesters in Tunisia and Egypt
Two sides of unity and commemoration
For years and several attempted peace processes the negotiations, press conferences, pledges of good-faith gestures, etc. have all been undermined by the glaring, unpleasant reality
A Word on Anti-Semitism
I know I’m entering into a contentious arena by bringing up the issue of anti-Semitism. However, I think it is important to discuss the term and what it does and does not entail as we consider the rhetoric that surrounds the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Oscar Correia on A Word on Anti-Semitism
Hi Catherine Orsborn, Your article anti-semitism is very instructive, I did an interview with Emek Shaveh this month and see how...Asim Ghani on Ras al-Amud, a name I’m not “Supposed” to Know
On Facebook I often refer to myself as a "Global Palestinian." I must be a Palestinian in some way to...Asim Ghani on Stay Human
Thank you for the detailed explanation, Catherine. I'd always wondered what it meant. :)Ryan Linstrom on A Time to Move Forward…
Hey Rana! Thanks for the comment - you're totally right, this is a universal right that was established earlier in...Rana on A Time to Move Forward…
i think the RIght to Return was established under the UN Charter 1945, not in 1948, this is a UNiversal...