Sawsan Zaher

Despite an Israeli high court ruling to open a high school in a Bedouin village, students remained deprived of basic educational facilities.

Bedouin communities not recognized by the Israeli government not only face frequent home demolitions and land confiscation, but limited access to clean water.

An Israeli law forbidding Palestinians gaining citizenship upon marrying an Israeli leaves thousands of families in limbo.

More than 70 percent of Bedouin girls drop out of school in Israel, where access to education is restricted.