Category Archives: Middle East Eye
At US universities, free speech isn’t free for pro-Palestine activists
Students have faced accusations of antisemitism and been targeted for speaking out against Israeli occupation since the latest war beganAmerican universities claim to be places where ideas meet and unconventional views are challenged. But most pro-Palestine students and faculty staff would likely say otherwise. Read more » »
Pro-Israel groups call on law firms to divest from conference honoring UN’s Navi Pillay
Several pro-Israel Jewish groups have urged law firms to rescind their sponsorship of a conference next month over the presence of a former UN high commissioner for human rights at the event. Read more » »
‘A chilling effect’: Muslim charities fall prey to Canada’s double standards
In March 2017, ISNA Islamic Services of Canada, a Muslim charity that operated in Ontario, was sent a notice that its charitable status was being revoked, and that in 30 days it would be shut down without any other recourse. Read more » »
YA Arab American novels: Bringing Palestine into our fictional world
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In praise of Mohammad Bakri: 10 movies that made the Palestinian an icon
Israel’s ban of his 2002 documentary Jenin, Jenin threatened to make the Palestinian actor-director a pariah, but his decades-long career pays a rich homage to Palestinian life Bakri’s 2002 documentary, Jenin, Jenin, is still the subject of legal Read more » »
