Significant domestic challenges for BDS and the Palestinian movement arose in 2020.
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Significant domestic challenges for BDS and the Palestinian movement arose in 2020.
The Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC) is a group of Palestinian and Arab women and feminists committed to the liberation of Palestine and all its people from all systems of oppression.
In this issue, we have the honor of showcasing the world of advocacy, grassroots organizing, and political activism of so many Palestinians on the forefront of decolonial work. These people continue to dedicate their lives to the diaspora, put their bodies on the line for the movement, and be unwavering in their fight for freedom. Welcome to PIA’s UNBOUGHT Politics Edition.
A Palestinian you should know: Lara Kiswani
Community organizer and membership coordinator for the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Mohammed Khader is the policy advisor for Jeramy Anderson, who is running for mayor of Moss Point, Mississippi.
When Iman Jodeh was elected to Colorado’s House of Representatives in 2020 she became the state’s first Muslim lawmaker.
Serving her second term representing the 13th District of Michigan
Palestinian America Salaam “Sam” Rasoul is running for lieutenant governor of Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 11. He took office in 2014, and his term ends in January 2022.
Tahanie Aboushi is in the middle of the race to become Manhattan’s next district attorney.
In February of 2020, the United Nations published a list of companies violating Palestinian rights like facilitating the construction, expansion or maintenance of Israeli settlements or the demolition of Palestinian housing and property. The United Nations named General Mills, a Minnesota-based corporation, as one of seven United States businesses violating international law by operating on occupied Palestinian territories.
Two years ago, Naseem Nimer walked into his cousin’s birthday party and was surprised when he was met with the guests wearing ugly Christmas sweaters even though none of them celebrated Christmas. He knew that they were wearing them because it’s a fun tradition and is normalized in America no matter what religion you follow, but it made him think ‘why don’t we have anything like this?’
Thanks to major contributions by Sama’an Ashrawi, Shirien, and Yasmeen Sheikah Palestine in America will publish its second Music Edition this August.