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Women’s liberation mustn’t stop at either side of the Gaza fence
Feminist principles compel us to stand with both the Palestinian women being slaughtered in Gaza and the Israeli women testifying about sexual violence.
By
Samah Salaime
December 22, 2023
The Palestinian group building power through youth
Baladna head Nidaa Nassar explains how the Haifa-based NGO is raising a generation of Palestinians to overcome their fragmentation and erasure.
By
Vera Sajrawi
June 21, 2023
The Palestinian ecovillage putting grassroots democracy into action
In the West Bank community of Farkha, a young communist leadership is championing feminism, sustainability, and care for elders.
By
Fatima AbdulKarim
January 10, 2023
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Thousands of Arab women on Facebook are sharing, with heart-wrenching honesty, stories of female heroism that don’t always make headlines. Is a new Arab feminism emerging? And what about the new Arab man? A week ago one of my Facebook friends added me to a group for Arab women. Oh no, I thought. Not another…
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Meet the women shaking up Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community
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Famed feminist British historian refuses prestigious Israeli award
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