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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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, [...]
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 [...]
A New Generation of Returnees: The Challenges in Memory Projects with Refugee Youth in Lebanon
“What use is it to remember now?” These were the words of some Palestinian elders, as a response to our field team questions regarding the recalling of the expulsions of 1948, a project that AL-JANA undertook in the year 1998, the 50th since the “Uprooting”. “Nobody teaches us history” This is the comment made by [...]
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