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South Africa-Palestinian academic Haidar Eid has written the following letter to Chief Justice Dr Mogoeng Mogoeng following his participation in a webinar organised by the right wing Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post

A new song celebrates the mood of collective Palestinian defiance in 2021, and pays tribute to all those who have fallen.

Israel announced the completion of an underground wall and maritime barrier surrounding the besieged Gaza Strip. Not a single mainstream media outlet used the term “concentration camp” to report on it but they should have.

Haidar Eid is Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Postmodern Literature at Gaza's al-Aqsa University. He has written widely on the Arab-Israeli conflict…

Haidar Eid is Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Postmodern Literature at Gaza's al-Aqsa University. He has written widely on the (...)

“The bigotry and hate we witness today are the legacy of brutal injustices of the past,” says “Facing History,” a nonprofit resource for teachers that is Progressive Except Palestine by functioning as though it is possible to be both anti-racist and Zionist.

Why SA civil society groups are pressing ahead with charging Israeli leaders with war crimes Share While a ceasefire is in place between Israel and Hamas as of 2am Friday morning, the effects of the bombardment of civilians will be felt for years to come, and the destruction of peoples’ lives, homes, the murder of family members, many of them children, will írreversibly scare the next generation of Palestinians living in Gaza. The psychological effects on Palestinian children is overwhelmin...

Artist Fatima Gabru uses calligraphy to express the connection between social justice and Islam. (Photograph by Ihsaan Haffejee) Fatima Gabru is one of a growing number of Muslims who have turned to the calligraphy pen to express the connection between social justice and Islam. Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the meaning, spirituality and activism of their craft and how they use it to practice faith and everyday compassion. Below the art is explored.  After year...

Maimas is a newly formed band based in the besieged Gaza Strip. Palestinian activist, singer and intellectual Haidar Eid says “songs are an organizing tool in the arduous work of overthrowing occupation and apartheid. We hope that our songs will document the Palestinian desire to be free from the ravages of colonialism.” The band is currently raising money to record their first album. Newsletters

BDS Group That Backs Murder of Israelis Wed Mar 3, 2021 Something to remember while Google, Apple, Amazon, and the rest of the Big Tech monopolies move to deplatform sites and people.  Questioning the 2020 election will get you deplatformed. So will serving as a platform for people questioning the election. But its perfectly fine for ActBlue, the key Democrat fundraising platform to enable the worst bigots around. As long as theyre the right kind of bigots. ActBlue, an onli...