Bittar is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, writer and president of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, San Diego chapter, and Coordinator for California. She lives in North Park.
Haifa Khoury, a Palestinian, and Hiam Khaireddin, a Jordanian of Syrian descent, both mothers with three children, met in the 1990s at an Arab American social gathering. Eventually, they joined forces on the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) San Diego and served on the Social Engagement Committee. Their daughters, Farah and Jenna, were the same age at Poway Unified Middle School. The girls practically lived at each other’s homes. The girls also complained, “Why are we called nomads?” Their seventh grade social studies textbooks illustrated the prophet Mohammed as a warrior with a sword, contrary to historical accounts. The school district did not give Haifa and Hiam’s concerns attention, until they brought in ADC San Diego. The ADC made a presentation urging the
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How one particular charity is improving the lives of Gaza amputees April 14, 2021 at 12:57 pm | Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
Palestine Children s Relief Fund [PCRF] April 14, 2021 at 12:57 pm
Tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip have been wounded during Israel s military offensives and incursions. Many of them have been left with life-changing injuries.
For the two million Palestinians living in Gaza under an Israeli-led and Egyptian-backed siege, life is already difficult enough. With limited access to rehabilitation facilities and prosthetic limbs, life as a physically disabled person in the impoverished territory is especially bleak.
It is common to see Palestinians on the streets of Gaza with missing limbs. Official statistics reveal that there are around 49,000 people with disabilities in the Gaza Strip alone. They live in extremely difficult conditions. According to the president of the Palestine Children s Re