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People in Community are the Solution

People in Community are the Solution By: Munir Fasheh We learn from the Palestinian experience- whether in the West Bank or Gaza or in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon- that the most profound solutions to problems are those that stem from efforts of the people themselves, while institutions are dysfunctional and weak.   I began to [...]

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Diary of a Palestinian Exile’ in Cape Town: Reflections and Connections

Diary of a Palestinian Exile’ in Cape Town: Reflections and Connections   Bradly, while driving me from the airport to Cape Town said: “Don’t believe everything you see, the truth is buried much deeper” His words prepared me for what was to come.   “The first thing that you have to experience here is the [...]

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“Healing from the Inside” The Power of the Creative Arts

This Film captures the work & experiences of participants engaged in an experiential workshop utilizing the creative arts within a therapeutic context. The workshop made use of projective techniques to explore the inner worlds of the participants. Key to the work was the process itself, a process that focused on creating a safe space to [...]

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Away from Home again book

“Away from Home Again” is a learning & creative expression odyssey by displaced young Palestinian refugees from Nahr El-Bared camp, Lebanon. A photo-voice chronicle of the trials & tribulations of refugee children at a time of war & displacement; their efforts to express & transform their precarious lives, & their participation in their community’s efforts [...]

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