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The Palestine Entries: Everyday people4 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 6 months ago: // Entry #39 Although under occupation, siege, and the steady threat of invasion, Palestinians in th … more →

Tags: Photo Post, Khan Younis, Gaza City, health, Refugee camp, Nafha, palmera

The Palestine Entries: Letters to Gaza with love4 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 8 months ago: // Entry #38 Towards the end of my stay in Gaza, I was granted permission to tour the Qattan Centre … more →

Tags: Photo Post, Solidarity, Us Boat to Gaza, Qattan Center

The Palestine Entries: Photos of fire, stoves, and food in Gaza2 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 9 months ago: // Entry #37 Food plays a big role in Palestinian culture and identity. Even though the Gaza Strip f … more →

Tags: Photo Post, palmera, Al-Thailandi, As-Sousie, Falafel, Food

The Palestine Entries: Marrying in Gaza4 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #36 The summer is marriage season in Palestine, and Gaza City has a lot to show for it. It … more →

Tags: Palestine, Gaza City, Marriage

The Palestine Entries: Escaping Rafah, a border story

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #35 I use the word ‘escaping’ because that’s exactly what it felt like. L … more →

Tags: Personal, cairo, Egypt, hamas, Israeli Air Force, rafah, Rafah border crossing

The Palestine Entries: Shooting the messenger, a tribute to Palestinian journalist Fadel Shana'a

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #34 A tribute to Fadel Shana’a, Reuters journalist 1984/85 to 2008 Fadel Shana’ … more →

Tags: Personal, Journalism, Gaza City, fadel shanaa, Reuters, Israeli Military, Mitsubishi, press, TV

The Palestine Entries: Gazan home converted into Israeli hospital, playpen1 comment

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #33 Homes damaged during Israel's air and land assault on the Gaza Strip The G. family … more →

Tags: hamas, Israeli army, White Flag, hospitals, euros

The Palestine Entries: Photos of Gaza City's Mina and Flotilla memorial2 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #32 The Mina is one of the Gaza Strip’s most beautiful coastal stretches, featuring G … more →

Tags: media, Photo Post, Flotilla, Gaza City, turkey, Mina, mavi marmara

The Palestine Entries: Footage of Israeli Navy relentlessly attacking activists on sinking boat

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #31 After thirty posts in thirty days, I’m writing from Chicago again. My adventures … more →

Tags: media, Chicago, Gaza City, Israeli navy

The Palestine Entries: What it means to heal when there's nothing to heal with

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #30 The current healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is notorious for its limitations in res … more →

Tags: health, al shifa hospital

The Palestine Entries: Fishing boats and bullet holes1 comment

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #29 On the evening of 24 June 2011, I interviewed a fisherman about his experiences attempt … more →

Tags: Photo Post, Gaza City, Literacy, Mina

The Palestine Entries: Photos of Gaza's Beachfront, Part 2

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #28 View Part 1 here Gaza’s colorful beaches are beautiful, yes, but so are the peopl … more →

Tags: media, Photo Post, Beachfront

The Palestine Entries: Photos of Gaza's Beachfront, Part 1

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #27 The beautiful beaches and calm Mediterranean waters of the Gaza Strip are capable of tr … more →

Tags: media, Photo Post, Gaza Strip, Mediterranean, Beachfront

The Palestine Entries: Touching blood without gloves in al-Shifa Hospital5 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #26 We live just blocks from al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City’s largest hospital and medi … more →

Tags: united states, al shifa hospital, mads gilbert, Norway

The Palestine Entries: The inconveniences of living in the Strip2 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #25 Before setting off to the Gaza Strip, I wondered how soon it would be before I write ab … more →

Tags: Arabs, Generators

The Palestine Entries: Into the tunnels we go3 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #24 There are an estimated 1,200 tunnels running underneath the border between Egypt and th … more →

Tags: Photo Post, tunnels

The Palestine Entries: 99-year prison term for being Palestinian1 comment

Sami Kishawi wrote 10 months ago: // Entry #23 His mother remembers the exact date: April 28, 2002. He was only 20 years old when Isra … more →

Tags: palestinian authority, Ramallah, Erez, Gaza City, Nafha, Prison, Birthday, Red Cross, Gilad Shalit

The Palestine Entries: 'There's more to Gaza than broken slabs of concrete' published on Electronic Intifada2 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 11 months ago: // Entry #22 My impression of Palestine has changed tremendously since coming here just two weeks ag … more →

Tags: Opinion, Personal, Electronic Intifada

The Palestine Entries: The story of a Palestinian resistance fighter9 comments

Sami Kishawi wrote 11 months ago: // Entry #21 Zuhdee was only 21 years when a missile struck his position and detached his right leg. … more →

Tags: Israel, al shifa hospital, International Aid


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