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Palestine Is a Story Away: A Tribute to Refaat Alareer
A tribute to Palestinian writer and activist Refaat Alareer by poet and scholar Mosab Abu Toha.
Mosab Abu TohaJan 2, 2024
Viral Occupation: Palestine and the Video Revolution
Rebecca L. Stein on the new virality of protest in Palestine.
Rebecca L. SteinJan 21, 2022
- Politics
Margins of History: On Shay Hazkani’s “Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War”
David N. Myers finds that “Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War” by Shay Hazkani upends received wisdom.
David N. MyersNov 24, 2021
- History
Speaking of Palestine
Two books about Palestinian academia take different paths.
Tom SperlingerNov 10, 2021
- Politics
Blind Spot on Palestine and Palestinians at UCLA: An Open Letter
Saree MakdisiJun 2, 2021
Palestine Twenty Times in a Sentence
Fady Joudah, Maya Abu-AlhayyatMay 12, 2021
Dispatches from an Unoccupied Future: Reflections on the Palestine Writes Festival
Attendees, participants, and organizers joined together to weave ourselves toward wholeness and repair.
Fargo TbakhiFeb 5, 2021
A Sidelined People: On the Crisis in Palestine
Two new books examine the consequences of the failed bid for Palestinian statehood.
Sam RisakNov 21, 2018
Learning, and Not Caring: On the MLA’s Palestine Resolution
When professional mastery equals political quietism.
David Palumbo-LiuFeb 18, 2018
- Politics
Laying a Groundwork for Hope in Israel-Palestine Through Grassroots Efforts
Dr. Elisha Waldman contends that supporting terminally ill children is a good starting point for establishing trust in Israel-Palestine.
Elisha WaldmanNov 22, 2017
LSD and Palestine in the Same Season: An Interview with Ayelet Waldman
Leah Mirakhor interviews Ayelet Waldman about her 30-day stretch of microdosing LSD as well as the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
Leah MirakhorJun 26, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
Siegfried Sassoon and Palestine
When Siegfried Sassoon, the great World War I poet, was posted in Palestine.
Nina MartyrisAug 19, 2014
- Poetry
He Said, She Said: Najla Said’s “Looking for Palestine”
A memoir by Edward Said’s daughter, about growing up with a famous father.
Nasia AnamMar 31, 2014
Debating Israel and Palestine at the Modern Language Association Convention
Ruth StarkmanJan 21, 2014
Women and the Middle East Part I: Palestine — Gender, Education, and Life in the West Bank
Mya GuarnieriJan 20, 2013
- Education
The Ongoing Present: On Teresa Aranguren and Sandra Barrilaro’s “Against Erasure”
Tal Frieden reviews “Against Erasure: A Photographic Memory of Palestine Before the Nakba” by Teresa Aranguren and Sandra Barrilaro.
Tal FriedenMay 20, 2024