Maya Abuali

Maya Abuali is a Palestinian honours Classics student at McGill University and a Managing Editor at the McGill Tribune in Montreal. Having lived in Hong Kong and Jordan, she speaks English, Arabic, and Mandarin and reads Latin and Ancient Greek. Maya has interned as a writer and editor for Athens Insider magazine and USAID Jordan and currently manages the News and Arts & Entertainment sections for a Montreal-based newspaper.

Items by Maya Abuali

- August 11, 2021 Maya Abuali
Israel’s siege is halving Gaza patients’ survival rates, it’s time to act

Lacking in 60 per cent of appropriate medicine and treatment protocols as a result of the siege, Gaza’s already deficient cancer care is slipping further into chaos as restrictions grow harsher...
- August 2, 2021 Maya Abuali
Outrage as Saudi Arabia judoka faces Israel opponent, then fails to score

Algerian and Sudanese judokas pulled out of the Olympics because they refused to ‘sportswash’ Israel’s war crimes, but a Saudi national faced her Israeli opponent and then failed to score...
- July 26, 2021 Maya Abuali
Tlaib slams tax status of entities supporting illegal settlements

US House Representative Rashida Tlaib has caused a stir after pointing out on Twitter that illegal Israeli settlements currently receive tax-exempt status in America, a contravention of international law. In an open letter, she called on US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to examine the legitimacy of the status of...
- July 22, 2021 Maya Abuali
Enabling Gaza's economic potential is the key to political stability

In recent years, the Gaza Strip has known only three periodic orders: destroy, rebuild, repeat. Yet the enclave once had a thriving export-oriented economy with assets that continue to offer the potential for prosperity. Boasting natural resources, both inland and offshore, Gaza lies at the crossroads between Asia, Europe...
- July 8, 2021 Maya Abuali
AIPAC calls out Palestinian Authority’s abuse of journalists but neglects Israel’s attacks

Users took to Twitter to highlight AIPAC’s hypocrisy in calling out the PA for detaining and intimidating journalists...
- June 21, 2021 Maya Abuali
Catalan TV presenter condemns ‘whitewashing’ of Israel crimes during Olympic Trial event

As Israel’s swimming team took fourth place at the Olympic Trial event, a commentator reminded her audience of Israel’s ‘genocide’ against Palestinians...
- June 14, 2021 Maya Abuali
Calls to boycott Zara after head designer attacks Palestinian model

Zara under fire as Head Designer Vanessa Perilman attacks Palestinian model Qaher Harhash on Instagram...