Education for Deaf Children in Memory of David Halaby
A student and teacher at Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children communicate in Arabic Sign Language In September 2017, Joining Hands, a group of Bay Area women who support projects for women and children [...]
The Freedom Theatre Made History with its Ten-Day Run of The Siege in New York
“We never brought a tank into the stage. We brought a play. This is why art is important; to open the way for people to agree or disagree, negotiate, talk.” -- Playwright Nabil Al-Raee [...]
Thank You & Happy New Year!
Girls in Gaza sprinting during the afterschool "Cycling and Sports" project Thanks to your generosity and hundreds of supporters from California to Australia to Kuwait, we raised enough for our $50,000 match and [...]
We can do even more—your gift matched by Dec 31!
There are just 2 days left for you to make a year-end gift to the Middle East Children’s Alliance that will be DOUBLED dollar-for-dollar. Your support of MECA is one important way you show how [...]
You are part of our team
Girls in Jabalia Refugee Camp learning to ride bikes as part of a MECA-funded sports project We are three women working for MECA in Gaza, but we are just a part of the [...]
Jerusalem, Children Arrested: Interview on UpFront Radio
"Every night tens of people arrested, including children." Listen to MECA's Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch on KPFA talking about Jerusalem, protests in Palestine and around the world, and the injuries and arrests of Palestinians. Zeiad starts [...]
Generous supporters will DOUBLE your year-end gift to MECA
Donate to our $50,000 Match Challenge to help children and families MATCH MY GIFT I am very pleased to tell you that two generous MECA supporters have offered to match your year-end contribution to MECA! [...]
‘Trump’s Position is a Matter of Style’: Dr. Mona El-Farra on the Palestinian Struggle
Here is an excerpt from my recent interview in The Progressive: Q: What are your thoughts on Trump’s unilateral designation of a city beloved by Jews, Christians, and Muslims as Israel’s new capital city? Mona [...]
Close to Home: Gaza knows suffering too well
Child passing rubble from Israeli attacks on Gaza. July 2014. This op-ed was originally published in The Press Democrat When I read about the destruction caused by recent hurricanes and fires in the [...]
The Lives You Changed
Help change the lives of Palestinian children and refugees from Syria DONATE I want to tell you about a few of the young lives you changed with your support of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. [...]