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A Palestinian journalist and activist has been detained for the fifth time by the Israeli authorities after being released earlier this year from an eight-month term of administrative detention,...

The 38-year-old daughter of Palestinian immigrants became a trained political scientist after earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Colorado Denver and then a Master’s degree in Public Policy.

Art communicates across every border and culture. Visual art is open and ambiguous, and allows imaginations to wander in time and space. Through London-based artist Alaa Alsaraji, they even...

China's decades-long abuse of Uyghurs Muslims is now well known, with satellite pictures of detention camps circulating along with the desperate testimonies of former inmates and their families, a...

Israel is the only country in the world to prosecute children routinely in military courts that lack basic safeguards for a fair trial

The infrastructure of the Israeli occupation of Palestine is designed to have a negative impact on the lives of Palestinians, and it does. The dire situation has been compounded...

The future that the US has planned for Palestine is already determined, no matter whether President Donald Trump is re-elected or Joe Biden replaces him in the White House...

Israel's peace deals with Gulf states did not come as a surprise to many, especially not pro-democracy Palestinian activist Iyad El-Baghdadi. "We knew they were going to try to...

Globally renowned superstar Rihanna has been criticised for using a song that contains a narration from an Islamic Hadith during her recent lingerie show. Released on Amazon Prime on...

Waves of internally displaced persons have increased the difficulties of everyday life for civilians in the north-west areas of Syria. Although a ceasefire was agreed in March, civilians in...

The Black Lives Matter protests have brought to the fore the issue of slavery upon which many British fortunes were built. This has led to calls for schools to...

The explosion in Beirut last month could not have come at a worse time for children and families. In a country that is already under enormous economic and social...

Born and raised in Australia, Arslan Hidayet visited East Turkestan every 3-4 years and eventually married there. He is the son-in-law of internationally renowned Uyghur comic Adil Mijit who was being detained by the Chinese authorities.

Yemen's economy and healthcare system have been devastated by five years of ongoing Saudi-led war, leaving the people of Yemen powerless and struggling to survive. "The most harmful damage...

American rapper Kanye West, who established his footwear line in 2009, is being accused of disrespecting Islam by naming two of the latest editions to his Yeezy Boost trainers...

A Muslim woman has become the first hijab-wearing journalist to anchor a report on Scottish TV news, after a ten-year career in journalism. Tasnim Nazeer, 34, made history following...

Action, rather than words, is desperately being called for by Palestine Action's Stewart Walker*. It is time to seek other means by which to convey to the UK, Israel...

Mass slaughter and widespread destruction are no laughing matter – and yet, it seems the comedy scene in Palestine is thriving. Palestinian-American activist and comedian Amer Zahr, the founder...

This is an important book with an ambitious theme: the blockade of Gaza and the Egyptian government’s significant role in perpetuating it.

People in Gaza suffer crushing mental pressures due to extreme economic deprivation, the ongoing siege and over-crowded living conditions. This is on top of having endured three brutal wars...

The hunger strike that Palestinian journalist Muhammad Al-Qeeq started in an Israeli detention centre lasted 94 days before he was released in May 2016

Iraqi journalist Muntadhar Al-Zaidi made headlines by hurling his shoes at then President George W Bush

In response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, people around the world have taken to the streets in huge numbers in solidarity with protesters in America. The...

With a third of the world's population on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is growing evidence that oceans, rivers and lakes are cleaner and once more full...

Based in the UK, the 50-year-old artist is known for tackling the Israeli occupation and looks at the hostility and racist attitudes between much of Israel’s Jewish majority and Arab minority in his work

'There's no limitation for innovation' not even the occupation can hold you back, that's the message Girls in Tech in Palestine want aspiring female entrepreneurs to hear' The world...

Last month, Israel elected its first hijab-wearing Arab member of the Knesset as part of the Joint List, the climax of a year of political instability

The Palestinian people have a long and complicated history. With it comes a rich cultural heritage, which is an essential part of their identity. It includes historical sites, cuisine,...

Offensive anti-Palestinian tweets have been found trending under the Arabic hashtag "Palestine is not my cause", which many believe was launched in response to a cartoon by a Palestinian...

Palestinian prisoners today are trapped fighting two fronts: one against the coronavirus pandemic, and the other against Israel's horrific jail conditions; they're dying trying to survive. Four Palestinian prisoners...

As the number of infections and deaths from COVID-19 multiply by the day, there have been increasing calls across the world for people to show solidarity and care for...

First-hand experience is a critical factor in the authority of official war art. Syrian artist Nour Zantah has plenty. Born in Homs in 1989, she watched the violation of...