Category: Journals

  • Raw memories of war

    Raw memories of war

    by Yousef M. Aljamal 27 December 2011 | Center for Political and Development Studies Simply put, I hate war. I love peace, for I don’t live peacefully just like others. My youngest sister hates war too. She could never forget the sounds of American-made F16s raiding Gaza’s only Power Plant, burning it to ashes, which…

  • Merry Christmas from Gaza

    Merry Christmas from Gaza

    by Shahd Abusalama 25 December 2011 | Palestine from My Eyes When I was a very young girl, I used to climb the window and stretch my arm out, trying to collect some rain in my small hand, then sip it, believing that it was the purest ever. I remembered this as I was listening…

  • Drones in the shower, F-16s on the street: On leaving Gaza

    Drones in the shower, F-16s on the street: On leaving Gaza

    by Radhika Sainath 20 December 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade I made the long journey out of Gaza last week.  I must say, though I will miss the dozens of people who invited me into their homes, shared their stories, cooked me lunch, put up with my bad Arabic, boiled me countless glasses…