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Shahd Haj Khalil

Palestinian university student studying Journalism at City university, London.

 

Items by Shahd Haj Khalil

  • Jordan strikes back against protesting teachers 

    Streets in Jordan have been blocked as teachers launched a strike demanding the government follow through with a 2014 agreement to increase their salaries. In response to the mass strikes, the government has deployed a heavy security presence across the capital Amman. Tear gas was used to disperse crowds during...

  • Did Egypt authorities kill Abdullah Morsi?

    Egyptian authorities are to blame for the death of the youngest son of the late President Mohamed Morsi, social media users have said. Twenty-four-year-old Abdullah died of an alleged heart attack while driving with a friend in Cairo on Wednesday. Abdullah’s father was the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood; he was...

  • Netanyahu has turned Hebron into a ‘Zionist occupation military outpost’ 

    Palestinian residents and social media users have taken their disapproval of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s planned visit to the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to Twitter. An increased Israeli occupation force presence has been felt in the area today with a number of Palestinian stores forced to close. In the first event...

  • Honour killings in the spotlight after Palestinian woman is brutally killed

    Palestinian Israa Ghrayeb was purportedly murdered last week at the hands of her brothers after she reportedly posted a picture with her fiancé, in what has been labelled an “honour killing”. Israa was hospitalised after sustaining severe injuries to her back as a result of the beating. Her brothers returned...