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Violence against women within marriage is a major issue facing women in Palestine. According to a 2005 survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 23.3% of women who had ever been married reported that they had been subjected to physical violence, 61.7% to psychological violence, and 10% to sexual violence. [11]
To find her voice as a filmmaker, Paris-based documentarian Lina Soualem had to first look to the past. The daughter of French actor Zinedine Soualem and Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass — seen ...
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 was a collective social, economic, and political mobilisation led by women."
Janna Jihad Ayyad Al-Tamimi (Arabic: جنى جهاد عياد التميمي; [1] born April 6, 2006), also just Janna Tamimi, is a Palestinian youth activist and amateur journalist who blogs on Facebook and Twitter under the name or handle of "Janna Jihad".
One woman, Israa Hassan Ahmed al-Ashkar, said that for a whole week the group were trapped in the apartment building in Al-Rimal. The Israeli military “terrorized us and terrorized the children.
A young Palestinian couple in Jerusalem have produced a range of perfumes to embody the heritage of their people. Despite the horror of the war in Gaza, they hope their scents can still summon ...
Palestinian women artists refer to women artists who identify as Palestinian. Such artists may have lived in the historical region of Palestine, live in the current State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip), are members of the Palestinian diaspora. These artists channel their experiences with racial, sexual, and cultural oppression to ...
In a lengthy “New Rules” segment on Friday on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” the talkshow host laid into Chappell Roan, addressing an open letter to the singer and her political statements.