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History teaches us that in every period of increasing oppression, spineless people emerge attempting to crawl into the halls of power....

መልካም የስግድ በዓል! Sigd, meaning "prostration" in Ge'ez, is a unique Ethiopian Jewish holiday of renewal, unity, and reflection on faith.

Women’s rights remain fragile as violence, inequality, and systemic misogyny persist. The fight for safety and equality is far from over.

Bedouin communities in the Negev fight for land rights and recognition amid threats of home demolitions and displacement.

I stood in solidarity in the Jordan Valley, witnessing the strength and vulnerability of Palestinian communities facing nightly threats.

For the fourth time in its history, Israeli troops are invading Lebanon, once again under the pretext of "defending the north of Israel."...

To our community of learners at This Is Not An Ulpan, As we look back on a year filled with unimaginable loss, devastation, war, and...

In February 2024, Fakhri Abu Diab's home in Silwan was demolished. This post explores the impact of demolitions in East Jerusalem and local

To our community of learners at This Is Not An Ulpan, The war in Gaza rages on as the Israeli government refuses to accept any deal on...

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel Since the Gaza war began, the Israeli police have intensified repression of dissent,...

Our longtime partners from the Akevot Institute, alongside the brilliant Einat Weizman, have created a special production that brings to...

*Hebrew below Gal is teaching at the Open University of Israel and his research focuses on issues of ethnicity, citizenship education,...

Columbia? You Should Really Watch Israeli Universities As Israelis decry protests in American and European universities as antisemitic,...

March of Return Challenges Status Quo Every year on May 15th, Palestinians around the world observe Nakba Day, mourning the catastrophe...

Originating in Moroccan Jewish culture,The magic of Mimouna lies in its open doors and open hearts. On the night of Mimouna, homes across...

Remembering Walid Daqqa (RIP) Walid Daqqa, a Palestinian native of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, spent an astonishing 38 years incarcerated in an...

TINAU's Arabic Transliteration System Learning Hebrew and Arabic with their original scripts, rather than relying on transliteration, is...

Life for Palestinian shepherd communities in the West Bank is becoming increasingly untenable. Many Palestinians have been killed since...

FROM A HEAD OF A MILITIA TO HEAD OF THE COUNTRY Twenty years ago, the people of Darfur rose against the oppression inflicted by Sudan's...

Todays’ Lesson - How To be Rhinos In 1959, Eugène Ionesco wrote the play “Rhinoceros”, about a small french town whose residents all turn...