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More than 700 qualified Saudi pilots who have not been hired by Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) have set up a group on Facebook titled “Let Us Fly” through which they hope to make their voices heard, local Arabic daily Al-Watan reported... Read more
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The Egyptian army is trying to prevent the Gaza march, which had been planned by Egyptian grassroot organisations. The activistis were not allowed to cross the Suez channel. One day before is start the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior had... Read more
Caricature
Sectarian Strife in Egypt by Palestinian cartoonist Majed Badra Majed Badra is a Gaza based Palestinian cartoonist, working as a free lance cartoonist for various news and media outlets. He was presented with many achievement awards by... Read more
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The 9th Palestinians in Europe Conference was successfully conducted in the German city of Wuppertal on Saturday, 7th March 2011. The conference was convened under the title, “The Return Generation Knows the Path”
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Events and Activities
Back in 2002, James Longley’s brilliant and then groundbreaking documentary Gaza Strip was screened to overflow crowds at the first Chicago Palestine Film Festival. I recall that the festival planners even added a second, unscheduled... Read more
Art and Culture
It’s curfew in Palestine. “The Army surrounds our neighbourhood. I sit on my bed writing a poem, the tank outside my window is probably reading this over my shoulder, I keep writing…” says a poet from Tulkarm. For many... Read more
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A new fatwa by the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia: sit-ins and demonstrations are forbidden since they are acts of disorder and violation of the sanctity of property
Read moreDr Joseph Nunoo-Mensah told he could face six months in jail if found guilty; hearing set for June 20
Read moreBy Lawrence Davidson 12 May 2011 Lawrence Davidson views the roots of the pro-democracy protests in Bahrain, and argues that the double standards embodied in the US response to the Bahraini regime’s violent suppression of the peaceful... Read more