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June Millicent Jordan (July 9, 1936 – June 14, 2002) was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation.
The First Intifada (Arabic: الانتفاضة الأولى, romanized: al-Intifāḍa al-’Ūlā, lit. 'The First Uprising'), also known as the First Palestinian Intifada, [4] [6] was a sustained series of non-violent protests, acts of civil disobedience and riots carried out by Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and Israel.
As the First Intifada continued despite the Israeli government's use of force, and as the Intifada grew more violent, the Israeli government began to shift strategies, de-emphasising the use of force, reducing the number of soldiers deployed to the Palestinian Territories, and reducing the severity of the restrictions placed on Palestinians. [32]
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky is a 1995 "song play" with music composed by John Adams and a libretto by June Jordan. [1]The work is scored for three mezzo sopranos, high tenor, tenor and two baritones, accompanied by an ensemble comprising two reed players (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone), three keyboards (piano, keyboard samplers), acoustic and electric guitars ...
Palestinian protestor in December 1987. Palestinian women played significant roles in leading and organising the First Intifada, from 1987 to 1991. [1] Xanthe Scharff of Foreign Policy wrote that the First Intifada was a "largely nonviolent Palestinian struggle" that was "a collective social, economic, and political mobilisation led by women."
Yamila Hussein of the Radical Teacher has argued that "during the 1987 intifada, Palestinian education - formal and informal - effectively became illegal as Israel closed schools and universities indefinitely, and Israeli soldiers harassed and arrested students and teachers for participating in 'underground' classes or even for carrying books." [1]
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A video game version of this movie came out recently and it's not a one to one recreation, but it plays well. this article could do with an update. 2600:6C56:4F0:8590:D4E2:A1DA:FBA7:3444 ( talk ) 19:43, 3 December 2024 (UTC) [ reply ]