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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 form this [...]
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A Tale of two Camps Liberating Life

A TALE OF TWO CAMPS LIBERATING LIFE There are various and multiple ways which exemplify the forms of confiscating the role of the people as well as their spirit, ranging from direct (military) occupation, to “development” programs, agendas of donors, institutions and non-profit organizations, which all purport to represent the people. Against all of that, [...]
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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 District Six Museum,” was [...]
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AL-JANA Center is Seeking a Volunteer: “Ein El-Helwat: Stories of Empowerment and Social Transformation lived by the Women of Ein al-Hilweh 1982-1984″

AL-JANA center is seeking a volunteer /intern to help in the transcription, indexing, and digitalizing of its active memory archives of Palestinian oral history and culture in exile. “Ein El-Helwat: Stories of Empowerment and Social Transformation lived by the Women of Ein al-Hilweh 1982-1984″ “Our house was totally destroyed like the other homes of the camp and [...]
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