Leila Khaled

The Month in Pictures: December 2012

4 January 2013

A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Leila Khaled in lipstick: women-focused art show tours West Bank

Daryl Meador
28 September 2012
Feminist take on Palestinian history offered by art show touring West Bank universities.

Bio shows why Leila Khaled remains an icon of resistance

Asa Winstanley
23 May 2012
Leila Khaled, an icon of the Palestinian resistance struggle, is the subject of a recommended new biography.

Interview: Launch of Leila Khaled biography by EI contributor canceled after Zionist pressure

The cancelation of the Manchester launch of Leila Khaled: Icon of Palestinian Liberation has only brought the book broader publicity, says author and Electronic Intifada contributor Sarah Irving.

Violence or nonviolence? Two documentaries reviewed

Maureen Clare Murphy
9 April 2007

When she hijacked two planes over thirty years ago, refugee Leila Khaled helped put the Palestinian struggle on the international radar. A generation later, however, the realization of Palestinians’ rights is elusive as ever and the tactics of their resistance are increasingly scrutinized. The limits of resistance are examined in Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha’s documentary Encounter Point as well as Lina Makboul’s Leila Khaled, Hijacker.

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