Volunteer Corner: Nawal Tamimi

Sep 18, 2019
By Nawal Tamimi, Volunteer Coordinator As the Volunteer Coordinator for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, it always does my heart good to see people give their time to help the...
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Generous supporters will DOUBLE your year-end gift to MECA

Dec 15, 2017
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...
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VIDEO: The Walk to School in Occupied Hebron

May 31, 2016
This video offers a glimpse into daily life for children in Hebron, a major Palestinian city in the south of the occupied West Bank. This video offers a glimpse into daily life...
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The Fakhoury Family of Hebron: Making Pottery under Occupation

Jan 13, 2016
The Fakhoury Family in Hebron, Palestine has been making pottery for generations. In fact, the name Fakhoury even means “potter” in Arabic. MECA staff and delegation members have been visiting...
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Education under occupation in Hebron: interview with Cordoba school teacher

Sep 06, 2014
From EAPPI blog From EAPPI blog “I teach all the children at the school to keep their dignity.” ~Samia, Teacher, Cordoba School Samia Al-Jaberi, Teacher, Cordoba School, Hebron. Photo EAPPI/T....
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15-year-old boy shot dead as Israeli forces raid West Bank

Jun 20, 2014
Mohammad Dudeen, 15, was killed by a single live bullet after dozens of Israeli soldiers descended on his home village of Dura.   Mohammad Dudeen, 15, was killed by a...
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Children of the occupation: growing up in Palestine

Feb 12, 2014
By Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian Nawal Jabarin, 12, and her brothers, two-month-old Issa and two-year-old Jibril, in their West Bank home. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum for the Guardian By Harriet Sherwood,...
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Aged eight, wearing a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt, and placed in Israeli custody

Mar 30, 2013
By Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, Haaretz By Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, Haaretz Ahmed Abu Rimaileh. The 8-year-old admits he cried when he was arrested.We couldn't help ourselves: The...
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