Palestinian-British author Mara Mansour has written one of the most talked about debut novels of 2026 — a love story told with honesty, restraint, and rare emotional depth. There are books that arrive loudly, carried by big marketing campaigns and bold promises. And then there are books like After The Lake. They travel quietly, passing from one
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
U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff makes a number of eyebrow-raising statements in an in-depth interview with Tucker Carlson The genocidal Palestinian jihadists of Hamas are not as intractable “as they’re often portrayed,” U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said in an in-depth interview published on Friday. “We need to understand what Hamas wants and
“Israeli” warplanes launched an airstrike on Saturday evening, targeting the outskirts of Saksakiyeh in southern Lebanon, as border tensions continue to rise. Additionally, the Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed that a “Israeli” airstrike on Tyre resulted in one death and seven injuries of varying severity. Meanwhile, “Israeli” airstrikes have intensified across southern Lebanon. According to
PUTRAJAYA: Amerika Syarikat disifatkan sebagai penjenayah terbesar dalam konflik Palestin-Israel dan perlu dihadapkan ke mahkamah keadilan antarabangsa (ICJ) atas sokongannya terhadap Israel. Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata, rejim Zionis tidak akan mampu melakukan serangan kejam terhadap penduduk Gaza seperti yang berlaku sekarang tanpa bantuan daripada Washington. “Penjenayah yang terbesar ialah Amerika. Tanpa
GENEVA, March 20 (Reuters) – Five staff members of the United Nations Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, have been killed in the past few days, the agency’s Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Thursday. “In the past few days another five UNRWA staff have been confirmed killed, bringing the death toll to 284. They were teachers, doctors
US President Donald Trump “fully supports” Israel’s deadly resumption of air and ground operations in Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, blaming Hamas for the violence. “He fully supports Israel and the IDF and the actions that they’ve taken in recent days,” Leavitt told reporters when asked if Trump was trying to get
The remarks come after a British national was wounded in an Israeli strike on a UN compound in Gaza UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has condemned Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz for threatening Palestinians in Gaza with “total devastation” in remarks widely seen as inciting genocide. Katz said in a video message aimed towards residents of Gaza on Wednesday: “The first Sinwar
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services. But the number of civilians killed has also soared, fueling fears that these tools are contributing to the deaths
Following a fresh assessment, the IDF says it has raised its level of alert and readiness in the Gaza border area. Currently, there are no changes to guidelines for civilians, the military adds. Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-raises-its-readiness-level-along-the-gaza-border-area/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIpDAlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQNmWlzI9lkItTJcv6W-00b_LCoK7BfL9D6LLOW613J76CVrKT1srH-bKQ_aem_NvAdst1-pfKLDIJ28XctfA
Netanyahu has demanded the ‘full demilitarisation’ of southern Syria, where Israel has illegally expanded its forces. Israel will not allow the new Syrian government’s military forces to operate in territory south of Syria’s capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned. Addressing a military ceremony in Israel on Sunday, Netanyahu demanded the “full demilitarisation