Edward Said Public Libraries in Gaza!
Students visit the Edward Said Public Library on a field trip Two branches of the Edward Said Public Library (ESPL) are now open in Gaza - one in Beit Lahia and one in [...]
Beituniya Educational Garden and Playground
Boys from the neighborhood enjoy the new swing set! In September, I had the pleasure of joining MECA partner Riwaq, the Beituniya Municipality, the Beituniya girls school, and the Indian Embassy to celebrate [...]
A Request for my 91st Birthday – from Noam Chomsky
Make a donation to MECA by December 7 for my birthday Dear Friend of MECA, On Saturday, December 7, I’ll be turning ninety-one. Back in 1969, when I wrote my first article about the Middle [...]
Gaza Emergency
Fadi Fahd/Flash90. Palestinians evacuate the wounded from Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on November 12, 2019 People in Gaza are in need of your urgent support! The health services in Gaza are [...]
Because you are from Gaza…
The rubble from a home in the street in front of Shajaia Elementary School when I visited on Saturday. Because you are from Gaza, you can't live as a human, you can't drink [...]
Under Fire in Gaza
Everything here in Gaza is in danger of disappearing in just one moment. People are always scared and hesitant to have a family and children, build a house, plant a tree or even make simple [...]
MECA receives 4-star rating from Charity Navigator – Again!
We're excited to announce we received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator which means we are accountable, transparent, and financially healthy. This is the highest rating available. Check out our profile on Charity Navigator to [...]
Teach Palestine Project Takes K-12 Educators to Palestine
The Teacher Trip to Palestine delegation meets with youth and staff at Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, East Jerusalem CREDIT: Alvin Rosales This trip, this experience, was essential to my lens of justice. [...]
Raising Resistance
Um Hasan speaks to the MECA Teachers’ delegation in her greenhouse, which helps provide healthy food for 400 children at the school in Masara Village. Credit: Alvin Rosales Palestinians want peace. —Um Hasan [...]
Jelld Leather: Where community and beauty are brought together
Three friends with some extra free time is not always a bad thing, Ashraf, Ala, and Suhaib are proof of that. The three twenty-something young men from Hebron started a craft initiative that’s turning into [...]