Beloved Student Muhammad Shot in West Bank
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 Israeli forces on 10 [...]
URGENT! Children in Gaza are facing starvation
My name is Wafaa El-Derawi and you may know that I’m the MECA Nutrition Coordinator in Gaza. There are no “normal times” in Gaza but usually my work is focused on getting healthy meals to [...]
“I am haunted by what I saw. I will never forget the children I met.”
You may remember 15 years ago this week, when the 2008-9 Israeli bombing of Gaza began. It was when more people than ever woke up to the realities of life in Gaza. Maybe you [...]
Two simple things you can do for Gaza today
The situation here is so much worse than you are seeing. We never know if we will live through the night. That’s something Wafaa, my MECA co-worker in Gaza, said to me on the phone [...]
Gaza Diaries: Wafaa’s Words of Agony, Pain & Resilience
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, I did not receive these [...]
Recording: Conversation with Mosab Abu Toha
Thanks to the hundreds of individuals who joined us last Wednesday to listen to the words of Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha. We are pleased to share a recording of the event with you [...]
Gaza Diaries: The Questions We Ask in Gaza
“We Palestinians teach life to those who do not know what life is worth.” I’ve heard this saying for as long as I can remember. However, I have not known the full meaning behind [...]
A few glimpses of life in Gaza…
After weeks without internet in Gaza I got a voicemail message from my MECA colleague Wafaa and I had an actual conversation with my friend and MECA partner Iyad. I want to share their [...]
MECA remembers colleague and friend Doaa Al-Masri
Doaa receives a group of schoolgirls at the Edward Said Library in Gaza Israel's genocidal attacks on Gaza continue and each day more precious lives are lost. We are sad and enraged by [...]
Visiting Gaza in 1989, Protesting in 2023
85 year old Osha Neumann, a MECA board member, chained to the Federal building in solidarity with Palestine by Osha Neumann, MECA board member In April 1989, the 14th months of the [...]