Category: Palestine

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+ gaza, immigration, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Palestine, The History of Jerusalem, The Olive Tree

“If we must live we must rise:” Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity Through History in “The Olive Tree”

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Vincent Lemire, Christophe Gaultier, and Marie Galpoin frame The History Of Jerusalem: An Illustrated Story of 4,000 Years around the narration of “Zeitoun or Olivia, whichever you prefer,” a 4,000 year-old olive tree overlooking Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives. Zeitoun begins welcoming the reader to the history of Jerusalem by telling us, “Hello! Shalom! Salam!” By opening the narration in this manner, Zeitoun highlights the … Read More “If we must live we must rise:” Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity Through History in “The Olive Tree”

+ Belfast, gaza, kneecap, Northern Ireland, Palestine

Two Nations, One Struggle: Irish and Palestinian Solidarity

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When preparing students for our trip to Belfast, I told them to pay close attention to the murals, graffiti, stickers, and the language that they would encounter during our walks through the cities. Specifically, I told them to pay particular attention to the ways that republicans present solidarity with global struggles around the world, specifically with the Palestinian struggle. So, before we even arrived … Read More Two Nations, One Struggle: Irish and Palestinian Solidarity

+ Belfast, gaza, hip hop, John Conroy, kneecap, Northern Ireland, Palestine, rap

The Ways that the Past Impacts the Present: Personas and Identity

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As I prepared to teach my study travel course on identity in Belfast and before I arrived, I had a preconceived notion, of course, about the places I would visit and what I would encounter. Most of these impressions, apart from the things that my daughter told me about her time in Belfast, came from either academics, novelists, or popular culture, music being a big part … Read More The Ways that the Past Impacts the Present: Personas and Identity

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+ claude mckay, lillian e smith, Palestine, rashid khalidi, reading, the stone face, william gardner smith

How Do You Choose What to Read?

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Each semester, I inevitably share my musical tastes with students. This may arise when I play background music while students do some in class writing, or it may arise when we discuss a specific topic and that topic reminds me a song. This semester, I shared with students some of my musical tastes, specifically my love for punk, hardcore, and metal. Their initial reaction, … Read More How Do You Choose What to Read?

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+ Noor Hindi, omar el akkad, Palestine, politics, Rasha Abdulhadi

We Must Speak Out Now, Not When It Becomes Acceptable

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A few weeks ago, I was on a flight back to Atlanta from a trip to Mexico. Right before we landed, a storm popped up over the Atlanta airport, causing us to go into a holding pattern, and then another holding pattern, and eventually, since the storm did not let up, to make a detour to Savannah, about an hour away by air. The … Read More We Must Speak Out Now, Not When It Becomes Acceptable

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