There is an intoxicating allure to allowing oneself to drink from the cup of fatalism as bombs drop—once again—on Gaza. What can we Americans—some of us with our hyphenated allegiances stretching across 13 thousand miles of land and sea—do that hasn’t already been done again and again for the last sixty-six years of Israel’s occupation […]
Author: Zaha Hassan
Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer, activist and author of the forthcoming novel, “Die Standing Like Trees”.
American “Minerva Initiative” a danger to activist freedom
The place where many of us got our activist legs, learned how to stencil a protest sign, or contemplated the appropriate color paper for leafleting, was on a college campus. Academic institutions have often lead the way on issues of justice and social responsibility, particularly on matters of anti-discrimination and civil/human rights. And it hasn’t […]
Unity must mean all of us, including women
The quintessential symbol of Palestinian culture and identity is—of course—the olive tree, with its roots that run deep (safe from the trampling feet of invading armies and occupying forces), a strong body capable of withstanding even the harshest environments, rich fruit to sustain generations, and its ability to come back—and flourish—even after suffering what ought […]