Going back to Rafah

Feb 13, 2025
MECA's Amal Abu Moaliqe writes about going back to Rafah during the temporary ceasefire to see what people need and how MECA can help. After her visit, we began sending...
Stories of Our Work

Remembering Rachel Corrie in Gaza

Mar 16, 2020
Today is the 17th anniversary of the killing of Rachel Corrie. Rachel is an iconic figure of solidarity with the Palestinian people during our struggle against the Israeli occupation. I...
News

Amputation Dreams

Feb 19, 2019
I am 28 years-old and I have lived my whole life in Gaza, Palestine. We have a lot of problems in our country but we try to adapt. One day...
News

The Big Ride 2017: Another World is Possible

Aug 09, 2017
Dr. Mona El-Farra with a group of cyclists for the Big Ride in Rafah, Gaza Here in Gaza, we organized our Big Ride rallies for peace and justice in Palestine...
Stories of Our Work

Beesan, English Literature Student

Sep 20, 2012
The following is excerpted from and interview by Danny Muller who traveled to Gaza with MECA Director Barbara Lubin in July 2012. Beesan receives a scholarship from one of MECA’s...
Scholarship Profiles

Rachel Corrie and the Rachel Corrie Center: There are Verdicts and There are Legacies

Aug 29, 2012
By Danny Muller By Danny Muller poster image by Jos SancesThis July, Barbara Lubin, Dr. Mona El Farra and I returned to the Rachel Corrie Children’s Center in Rafah, a...
Stories of Our Work