Mirna is a Palestinian amateur artist, born in Jerusalem on February 1985. Mirna had a God given talent from childhood, her art teacher encouraged her to improve her talent at an early age. Mirna worked with pencil sketches till the age of 16 after that her practical life took place, she chose to proceed her
75 years between Deir Yassin and Al Maamadani massacres of the Palestinian people. By Bisan Khalaf In 1948, half a million Palestinians were displaced and had to leave their homes due to fear of persecution from the Israeli occupation. They left their homeland with a big hope of returning one day, but they could not
By Arwa A Abusrour If I were not a radical Palestinian, I would have liked to be a Palestinian at heart. It was not a favorable idea to be born among the olive fields, and the land usurped, as any Arab dream to wake up to the voice of Allah Akbar, church bells, the smell
AKRAT BREIF Akrat, a luxury jewelry brand that takes its inspiration from the Eastern civilization, calligraphy designs highlighting poetry and love expressions. This brand designed by the jewelry designer, Enas Younis. Enas won the award “the best Arab jewelry designer for the year 2020” where the ceremony was held in London in December 2020. Akrat
By Shahd Mahnavi Is it fair? Tell me now, is it fair? With all the advancements in technology and evolving mentality, laws claiming to uplift humanity, yet my people remain trapped in the year 1948, when the occupation began, stuck in a broken Time Machine, constantly traveling back to oppression and injustice. Tell me, how
I am what I am, my roots, the truth, I proudly stand. Arabic flows from my tongue,I am who I am, my identity unsung. I cannot conceal my mother tongue,I learnt different ones. English, Farsi I speak. In my veins, Palestine runs deep, accept me as I am, let prejudice sleep. My name is Shahd,
Is it the ember of time that’s forcibly melted in us? or the trick of mirrors between reality and imagination? With my both hands I feel your absence… exactly the same I feel my body You once said “I will vanish behind the curtains of dreams” At that time…we didn’ believe you.. and we mocked you
Chief Editor, Kaied Ghiyatha – London UK; Sunday 14th July 2019, Noor Alswaitti, Taekwondo champion of Palestinian/ Portuguese origin continue to excel and won another Gold medal today at the British International Open Taekwondo Competition. Noor displayed an excellent performance during this competition. He finished at the top for his age group and won a
Chief Editor, Kaied Ghiyatha – London UK Saturday 29th June 2019, Noor Alswaitti, Taekwondo champion who is British from a Palestinian origin participated in the London Kixstar Open Taekwondo Competition and gave an excellent display. Noor played for his club, Superiors Taekwondo club and fought a number of players. He qualified and reached the final.
By Kaied Omar Ghiyatha, Cheif Editor. Shady understands the way horses communicate and what they need from a human, and he uses this knowledge to train horses and solve problems. Shady’s dream is to help humans have a better understanding of horses and to give them the skills and knowledge needed to build a better
Dear reader, Do you want to see a smile on the children of Gaza? I am sure your answer is Yes. To achieve this, the Magazine would like support the initiative of Eid gift aid to 100 children and their families (more or less) depending on the funding being available. We are working with people
A young Palestinian hero is born every day. This time, we will take you to the United States of America. A young Palestinian called Suhieb Abuawad who is just 12 years old and lives with his family in New Jersey State is interested in Motorbike Racing. Suhieb participated in the New Jersey minigp one hour
Cheif Editor Report by Kaied Ghiyatha I am pleased to share with you that our Palestinian Hero Noor Alswaitti participated in the Wales Taekwondo International Championship last Sunday 05th May 2019 in Cardiff, Wales – UK. Noor gave an excellent performance during the tournament. He qualified to the finals. He won every games he played.
Edited by Kaied Ghiyatha Dr. Hanan Saca-Hazboun was born Bethlehem and she graduated from the Christian Brothers Secondary School (high school) in 1981. Some of her hobbies growing up were playing the piano, basketball, and learning different languages. Dr Sca-Hazboun’s interest in chemistry, biology and in nursing led her to Bethlehem University, which was a
Rawan Anani is a Palestinian artist who was born in Jerusalem in 1978, she is a member of the Palestinian Artists Union since 2015. Rawan said: I was inspired to paint by my father. I spent much of my childhood watching him paint in his studio. In my paintings, the Palestinian heritage is always present
Noor Alswaitti, Palestinian born in London UK, participated in the Taekwondo UTF National Championship held in London yesterday, Sunday 28th April 2019 as a member of the Superiors Taekwondo Club based in London UK. Noor played very well. He won every game within his group of young people under the 31 kg weights. Noor reached
By Melissa Scott, who stated: On the first night I arrived In Gaza, it was heavily bombed through the night. Of course, everyone knows that the chances of this happening on a stay in Gaza are extremely high. The following morning, I was told by friends that I would have to stay in the apartment
Leila told our Editor Faten Shelbayah that she is Palestinian by birth, her life has includes lots of experiences. She spent her childhood in diaspora. She returned to Palestine following the peace accords with Israel and she has participated actively in the construction of Palestine. She studied French language then worked for the Palestinian foreign
Abdul Latif al-Qanoua, Hamas’s spokesperson, said that Hamas does not oppose the establishment of a committee to oversee Gaza’s administration. The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement is willing to step aside from governing the war-torn Gaza Strip, provided that a technocratic government is formed to manage the coastal enclave’s affairs, according to an official at the movement. Speaking to The
‘If there were more Israels in the Middle East, then the world would be a safer and a better place,” Marco Rubio says at joint press conference with Israeli Premier Netanyahu After US President Donald Trump’s disputable proposal for a Gaza “takeover,” which has already been rejected by major Western powers, Arab nations, and other
The Israeli military launched a wide-scale operation last month against militants in several cities in the West Bank. Now, roughly 40,000 Palestinians have fled their homes — the highest since Israel occupied the territory nearly six decades ago, according to researchers. A weekslong Israeli military operation across several West Bank cities has displaced roughly 40,000
US secretary of state endorses Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip during meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the future of the shaky ceasefire into further doubt. Rubio met with Israeli Prime
The Israeli occupation government has advanced two bills that would curb activities aimed at documenting human rights violations and war crimes committed by Israel. The Ministerial Committee on Legislation yesterday approved the first bill which prevents sharing information with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and punishes violators with up to five years
Far-right Israeli minister says displacement could start slow but will accelerate with time Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said US President Donald Trump’s plan to forcibly transfer Palestinians from Gaza could start within weeks. Speaking at a meeting with journalists on Saturday, the far-right minister confirmed that discussions with US teams have begun to implement the mass displacement plan.
Israeli forces strapped explosives around the neck of an elderly Palestinian who used a walking stick and forced him to inspect areas used by Hamas before killing him and his wife Israeli forces strapped explosives around the neck of an elderly Palestinian man in Gaza and forced him to act as a human shield before killing him and
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to take on the Palestinian militants. “We have a common strategy, and we can’t always share the details of this strategy with the public, including when
Trump said regarding the Gaza plan that it was “up to Israel” to decide what to do next “in consultation with me.” US President Donald Trump presented the only plan for the Gaza issue that can work, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations on Sunday. Trump’s “bold new vision” was
Jerry Seinfeld swiftly shut down an activist in a video published Sunday, telling him he doesn’t “care about Palestine.” In the clip, posted by Instagram provocateur and ambush interview specialist Subway DJ, the internet personality can be seen going up to the comedian and asking if he wanted to take a selfie. It appears that the