Nadia, Physical Therapy Student
Nadia is a 22-year-old, divorced mother with one small child. She is working toward a degree in physical therapy at Al-Azhar University. Despite living in difficult conditions with her extended family, she aims high in [...]
“Joining Hands” with Women in Palestine
The late Alice Nashishibi at the first Palestinian Bazaar 2003, in one small room in Berkeley Friends Meetinghouse
Mashi or stuffed vegetables made in a cooking class
By Cathy Shields and Mona Halaby
The Long, Hard Road Out of Gaza
By Safaa El-Derawi, MECA Water Engineer and Gaza Project Coordinator
The Greatest Was a Black Man who Supported Palestinians
Muhammad Ali visiting a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon in the 1970s
By Susan Abulhawa
I watched and listened, often with tears, as Muhammad Ali was eulogized. I cried when the service opened with a reading from the Quran, because it was the first time in the history of the United States that a recitation of the Quran was read and heard in reverence on major national American television networks. I thought, even in death, he is a revolutionary.
Palestinian City Parched After Israel Cuts Water Supply
Nizar Rayan with his ad-hoc collection of water containers for his plant nursery, in the West Bank village of Qarawat Bani Hassan. Credit:Emil Salman
By Amira Haas, Haaretz
Dalia, Art Student
Dalia is a second year art student at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. Her father died four years ago and it hit Dalia very hard. In many ways, she and her family are still grieving. He [...]
Children’s Rights Activists Rebuffed at Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation While Urging Him to Cancel Tel Aviv Concert
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Ilan Pappe on “Why Palestine Is Still the Issue”
Ilan Pappe with MECA Director Barbara Lubin and supporter Hassan Fouda
The Middle East Children's Alliance recently hosted an event with Israeli anti-Zionist scholar and activist Ilan Pappe. He spoke about “Why Palestine is Still the Issue,” Here are excerpts from his talk.
New Preschool in Gaza
Last year, at the request of the Sanabel Women's Association, MECA helped start a preschool/kindergarten for the community