Mar 27

Mar 27 17-year-old baseball player killed by Israel

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, News, Palestine in America, sports

Ahmed Ali-Gharbawi, 13, a member of the U18 Palestine baseball team was killed by Israel.

Mar 26

Mar 26 The Warriors of Palestine defeat Iraq in epic fashion, World Cup hopes still alive

Bassil Mikdadi

sports, News, Blog, Palestine in America

Palestine registered an historic victory over Iraq on Tuesday night in World Cup qualification to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Israel killed my teammate. Why hasn’t any sports organization taken action against them?

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, obituary, sports, Palestine in America

Ashraf Murad is one of more than 700 athletes who have been killed by Israel since Oct.7, 2023. According to the Palestinian Sports Media Association, Israel’s genocidal tactics have killed 369 soccer players, 105 members of scouting organizations, and 234 athletes from various sports federations.

Mar 24

Mar 24 Irish musician taps Palestinian rapper for "Olive Trees" single

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Music, Palestine in America, Podcast

Irish singer Danny Groenland and Irish-based Palestinian rapper Talha Wise Wolf oined the Palestine in America podcast to discuss their craft, how they linked and what's in store for their future.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Palestine loses to Jordan in weird fashion, again

Bassil Mikdadi

Blog, Palestine in America, sports

To their credit, Palestine fought back and pulled back a goal when debutant Ahmed Taha’s cross found Tamer Seyam who slotted past the Jordanian goalkeeper.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Palestinian you should know: Dylan Ahmad

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Palestine in America, Podcast, sports, You Should Know

Dylan Ahmad etched his name into Palestine baseball history last November when he became the second player in team history to hit a home run.

Feb 25

Feb 25 How Palestine's Baseball & Softball Federation came to exist

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, News, Palestine in America, sports, You Should Know

Mahmoud Tafesh explains how he founded and established Palestine’s Baseball and Softball Federation.

Feb 15

Feb 15 Steven Mufareh pitches scoreless inning during Baseball United Debut

Nader Ihmoud

Palestine in America, sports, You Should Know, Blog, Podcast

Steven Mufareh, a starting pitcher for Palestine’s national team, was selected to compete in Baseball United’s UAE series as a member of the MidEast Falcons. Palestine in America caught up with Mufarah to discuss the experience, his performance and what he expects from Palestine’s national team in the near future.

Feb 12

Feb 12 4 Palestinian players selected for Baseball United UAE Series

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, sports, Palestine in America

Yunis Halim, who has been dubbed the Shohei Ohtani of Palestine’s national team by Taiwanese media members, will make his second Baseball United appearance, while Syam Lafi, Steven Mufareh and Dylan Ahmad will make their debut when the series begins on Valentine’s Day.

Dec 30

Dec 30 ‘My Hand Over Your Hand’: Finding Freedom in Teta’s Kitchen

Jude Taha

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

In 2016, as I prepared to leave for my bachelor’s degree in Washington, Pennsylvania — my first time living abroad — I asked my grandmother to teach me how to cook.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Managing famine in Gaza

Salama Al-Ladaa

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

As the war continues and the situation worsens in northern Gaza, it has become incredibly difficult to obtain food and basic necessities. Prices have skyrocketed, and things we once considered simple and accessible are now nearly impossible to get. With limited resources, people are surviving on whatever remains, but even those resources are no longer enough to meet their basic needs.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Food sovereignty during occupation, genocide

Fathi Nimer

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

As Indigenous people, Palestinians resist the colonization of their land, their souls, and their food. Sumood, resilience, is a core pillar of Palestinian refusal of colonization. Out of sumood, Palestinian food sovereignty arose.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Two recipes, one tradition: Making musakhan in Gaza before and after the genocide

Hamza N. Ibrahim

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

While Israel had maintained a chokehold over Gaza’s food supply since its blockade in 2006, we had still managed tender chicken, fresh bread from the local bakery, generous glugs of olive oil. But since last October, musakhan hasn’t been the same.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Rescuing our recipes: Preserving Palestinian culture in times of war

Lama Obeid

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

From Chile to the U.S., Palestinians have formed communities, opened restaurants and markets, imported ingredients from their homeland, and continued the legacy of the Palestinian kitchen. Palestinian students studying abroad bring their ingredients with them and, with some directions from their mothers on video calls, bring their family recipes to life.

Dec 30

Dec 30 The Dates

Jana Amin

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

How a fruit can symbolize sumood

Dec 30

Dec 30 Nabala serves activists, fills void in Chicago

Alejandro Hernandez

Blog, food, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

A new Palestinian-owned cafe in Chicago’s Uptown has become a hub for the pro-Palestine community — and a target of Zionist hate crimes

Dec 30

Dec 30 Completing the Circle: My Search for Identity

Angela Zaher

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

Just like my mother, my love language is food. When I don’t know what to say, I bake instead.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Resilience in a Bottle: 5,000 years of Palestinian wine

Jamal Rayyis

Blog, Palestine in America, Print Issue, Food Edition

During Byzantine times and again during the Crusades, sweet wines from the hinterlands of Gaza and Majdal/Ashqlan were prized in Europe. And while customary Muslim practice eschewed the consumption of alcohol, wine production was maintained by and for local Christian and Jewish communities, as well as for pilgrims visiting the Holy Land.

Dec 30

Dec 30 In search of a new recipe for solidarity

Sabrina Beydoun

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

The limitations of the fundraising dinner and the role of food workers in collective liberation

Dec 30

Dec 30 Food Motifs in Tatreez

Tatreez Jenin

Blog, Food Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue

With tatreez, we can tell the ingredients Palestinian women grew up with in their villages, we can tell their favorite foods, we can tell which crops hold special significance to them, like pomegranates, cauliflower, corn, berries, and chickpeas and raisins.