Gaza has been under siege since mid-2006, depriving 1.6 million people of their liberty and basic human rights.  Although the siege has been condemned by the United Nations, the Red Cross, and many national governments, little has been done to ease the plight of these civilians. Civil society has had to act where governments would […]

Vittorio Arrigoni (4 February 1975 – 15 April 2011) was an Italian reporter, writer, pacifist and activist.[1][2] Arrigoni worked with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in the Gaza Strip, from 2008 until his death. Arrigoni maintained a website, Guerrilla Radio, and published a book of his experiences in Gaza during the 2008–09 Gaza War between Hamas and Israel. He was killed by suspected members of a Palestinian Salafist group in Gaza. The killing was condemned by various Palestinian factions.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/18/palestinian.refugees.fashion/index.html By Catriona Davies, for CNN May 18, 2011 11:54 a.m. EDT STORY HIGHLIGHTS Palestyle and Inaash both sell traditional embroidery made by women in refugee camps 27-year-old Zeina Abou Chaaban started Palestyle as a social business two years ago It sells in high-end department stores and boutiques (CNN) — Women living in refugee camps […]

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