Alumni Stage Disruption at Donor Reception in Response to DePaul’s Refusal to Divest from Genocide

DePaul University alumni disrupted the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Reception—a high level gathering of donors. Alumni protestors are calling on DePaul to divest from Israel’s genocide in Gaza, in which at least 40,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 15,000 children, in the span of eight months. 

PALESTINE IN AMERICA’S PALIPALOOZA RETURNS FEATURING AMIRA JAZEERA, DJ NANOOS & MAMA YAYA

Amira Jazeera, DJ Nanoos and Mama Yaya will rock the stage at this year’s Palipalooza! Palestine in America hosts an annual cultural event to help fundraise for our  quarterly magazine. PiA has not hosted an event since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event will be hosted in Chicago at La Estrella Mini Mart and tickets are available at PalestineinAmerica.com for $20. 

Palestinian You Should Know: Tarik El-Abour

Tarik El-Abour is the first and only Palestinian to be signed by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Back in 2018, with the help of team advisor Reggie Jackson, El-Abour was signed by the Kansas City Royals to a minor league deal with the opportunity to earn a spot on the major league roster. He is currently a free agent and has been staying in shape by training daily and playing for the Palestinian national team.

Palestinian you should know: Adam Musa

Adam Musa is an outfielder and pitcher for the Palestinian national baseball team. Musa pitched seven solid innings for Team Palestine during the West Asia Cup. The team had a small pitching staff, so his performance was a huge stress reliever. He struck out 10 batters and only gave up one hit as he pitched half the team’s innings during the group stage and semi finals.