“My Land is the Freedom I will Never Compromise” 50th Anniversary of Palestinian Land Day
Mar 30, 2026
“My land is my soul, my identity, my home,” this was Umm Rafiq’s response, a farmer from Sinjil currently facing vicious settler violence and depopulation attempts, when we asked her...
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We Rise from the Ashes: Re-opening of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza
Feb 28, 2026
Last week, MECA staff in Gaza joined our partner in celebrating the re-opening of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza City, the library's team described it as "rising from...
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Beloved Student Muhammad Shot in West Bank
Jan 10, 2024
We are devastated and heartbroken to learn that a special student, Muhammed, who was one of the students who received MECA’s scholarship this year was killed in cold blood by...
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Gaza Diaries: Wafaa’s Words of Agony, Pain & Resilience
Dec 19, 2023
These are not my words. These are the words that my colleague Wafaa has shared with me over voice notes on whatsapp. Because of the intermittent and weak internet connection,...
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We won’t plead for you to recognize our humanity
Oct 15, 2023
"Coinciding with the Israeli aggression on Gaza, 16 Palestinian children have also been murdered by the occupying Israeli regime in the occupied West Bank since last week." October 11, 2023 ...
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“They will not destroy our safe spaces”
Sep 12, 2023
Between July 3 and July 4, Israeli occupation forces carried out an extensive and brutal attack on Jenin refugee camp with multiple drone strikes and over 1,000 ground troops. 13...
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Amira, Computer Engineering
Apr 16, 2023
Amira lives in Doha City near Bethlehem but her family are refugees originally from the village of Sufla near Jerusalem that was depopulated in 1948. Her father passed away when...
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Planting Trees and Nurturing Roots in Palestine
Feb 15, 2023
One of the few means available for Palestinians to make confiscation of their land more difficult is to ensure any possible stretch of land is cultivated and planted. —Stop the...
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