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An interview with Hakima Hasan Motlaq on positive resistance and women’s empowerment in the village of Asira al-Qibliya
6th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Asira al-Qibliya, Occupied Palestine Could you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Hakima Hasan Motlaq and I am from Asira al-Qibliya where I have always lived. It is south of Nablus and I’m 35 years old and I am married. I am the head of the village’s women and children’s resource centre, Retaj. This is a voluntary role. Our main aim is the empowerment of women…
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Photos: Palestinian fishermen and activists sail to protest Israel’s siege of Gaza
4th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday, 2nd December 2013, 200-250 Palestinians, foreign activists and journalists, many from international media, gathered in the Gaza seaport for a joint action to alert the world about the siege and its consequences for fishermen pursuing their profession. The action resulted from long negotiations between the event’s initiators, the Intifada Youth Coalition, and the General Union of Fishermen. The stumbling block has been…
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Photos: Palestinians rally in Gaza Red Cross against Israel’s detentions and Italy ties
3rd December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Marco Varasio | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Like every Monday morning, relatives and friends, as well as local and international activists, gathered at the International Committee of the Red Cross in solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners. The rally started with the protesters chanting slogans, especially about their homeland Palestine and the political prisoner Marwan Barghouti. Wives and mothers of the detainees stood in the middle of the tent holding pictures…
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