12 August 2011
Sawsan Qaoud documents how the idea for a Palestinian women’s football team was brought to life — and recounts the difficulties the players face on a regular basis just to play — in Women in the Stadium. Read more about Film review: women footballers struggle to play (and win)
11 August 2011
Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for Egypt’s promise to ease the closure of Rafah crossing to materialize. Read more about Frustration simmers over Egypt-Gaza border closure
Nabi Saleh 11 August 2011
I asked a few Nabi Saleh children why they throw rocks. Their responses were simple: We don’t want the army here. Read more about Throwing rocks at the occupation -- and Western prejudice too
Ramallah 11 August 2011
The conditions for Palestinians held without charge under administrative detention are harsh, just as they are for all political prisoners. Read more about Israel uses "primitive, racist" policies against Palestinian prisoners
Gaza City 10 August 2011
Palestinian families in Gaza are keen for a change and some leisure activity in their lives encaged and under siege. Read more about Sources of fun dwindle for Gaza's children
Ramallah 8 August 2011
Ida Audeh interviews grassroots activist Jamal Juma’ about the dearth of popular resistance in areas of the West Bank under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction, the UN statehood bid and the role of the Palestinian diaspora in national liberation. Read more about Jamal Juma': PA "killing popular resistance"
Melbourne 9 August 2011
Nineteen Melbourne activists are facing fines of up to $32,000 for participating in an action in support of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. Read more about Australia's repression of BDS movement coordinated with Israel
8 August 2011
Magid Shihade’s new book Not Just a Soccer Game is a thorough exploration of internecine conflict among Palestinian citizens of Israel. Read more about Israel's manipulation of soccer violence dissected in new book
5 August 2011
The new, high-quality anthology Threat: Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israel focuses on different aspects of Israel’s system of political prisons. Read more about New book exposes brutal treatment of Palestinian prisoners
3 August 2011
A series of six short films from Palestine and Syria screened in London last month were produced over a period spanning four decades and contend with the effects of political and industrial change, the importance and fragility of memory, home and belonging. Read more about Arab wounds exposed in "Vanishing Spaces" film series