Post Tagged with: "Palestine"

13Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Hiding my Arab and Muslim Identity

Al-Talib interviews Bayan Abusneineh, a third year Political Science major at UCLA, about how she and her family dealt with their Muslim and Arab identity in the US after 9/11.

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9May
2011

Al-Talib Exclusive: Palestine & Israel in Crisis with Noam Chomsky

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27Jan
2011

SJP at UCLA – Teachin for Palestine Awareness Week 2011

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20Sep
2010

My Experiences and Reflections of Palestine Part 5

Reposted with permission. Part 5 of a 5 part series. We often forget that the faces on the other side of the television screen have thoughts and feelings just like our own. We forget to think about the common threads of humanity between all living beings. I’m obviously no expert on the subject, having only spent several months in the Middle East and studying the situation now for four years. But the following contains different sorts of observations, analysis and [...]

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16Sep
2010

My Experiences and Reflections of Palestine Part 4

Reposted with permission. Part 4 of a 5 part series. We often forget that the faces on the other side of the television screen have thoughts and feelings just like our own. We forget to think about the common threads of humanity between all living beings. I’m obviously no expert on the subject, having only spent several months in the Middle East and studying the situation now for four years. But the following contains different sorts of observations, analysis and [...]

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11Sep
2010

My Experiences and Reflections of Palestine Part 3

Reposted with permission. Part 3 of a 5 part series. We often forget that the faces on the other side of the television screen have thoughts and feelings just like our own. We forget to think about the common threads of humanity between all living beings. I’m obviously no expert on the subject, having only spent several months in the Middle East and studying the situation now for four years. But the following contains different sorts of observations, analysis and [...]

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7Sep
2010

My Experiences and Reflections of Palestine Part 2

Reposted with permission. Part 2 of a 5 part series. We often forget that the faces on the other side of the television screen have thoughts and feelings just like our own. We forget to think about the common threads of humanity between all living beings. I’m obviously no expert on the subject, having only spent several months in the Middle East and studying the situation now for four years. But the following contains different sorts of observations, analysis and [...]

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6Sep
2010

My Experiences and Reflections of Palestine Part 1

Reposted with permission. Part 1 of a 5 part series. We often forget that the faces on the other side of the television screen have thoughts and feelings just like our own. We forget to think about the common threads of humanity between all living beings. I’m obviously no expert on the subject, having only spent several months in the Middle East and studying the situation now for four years. But the following contains different sorts of observations, analysis and [...]

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20Aug
2010

New Polls show U.S. support for Israel is Decreasing

In August of 2009, 63% of Americans polled said that the U.S. does need to support Israel. In June of this year, 58% of respondents shared the same view; by July only 51% of respondents said the U.S. needed to support Israel. Only 19% of German respondents said they felt “warm” or “very warm” feelings toward Israel, while 50% responded they experienced “very cold” or unfavorable feelings toward Israel. In France, the data were a little better, but Israel did [...]

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1Jul
2010

Action Alert: CA Senator Introduces Bill Supporting Flotilla Attack

Original article can be found here. ACTION ALERT (BAY AREA 06/30/2010) –  Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 117, which declares California’s support of Israel’s deadly May 31 attack on the Freedom Flotilla. The bill also affirms the state’s support of Israel’s siege on Gaza and its “right to protect and defend itself.” The American Muslims for Palestine asks its supporters in California to call their sate senators and demand this bill be defeated in committee. The Freedom [...]

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