Palestinian Americans you should know: Abeer Najjar, Belal Muhammad Palestinians are constantly fighting for accurate and fair representation. Censorship I faced early on in my journalism career inspired me to create Palestine in America. With no correlation whatsoever, Palestinian Americans’ representation in the US has gotten better over the years. It’s not where it should…
Progressive for Palestine Ahmad Saadaldin speaks to Palestine in America about his campaign in Tallahassee Ahmad Saadaldin learned a few lessons while running as an Independent during the Florida House of Representatives District 58’s special election. He was not able to garner enough votes to win the seat, but Saadaldin is very proud of what…
Originally published in the third print issue of Palestine in America. Subscribe here INTERSECTIONALITY AND THE MAINSTREAMING OF PALESTINE Princess Nokia did it. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis did it. Queer filmmakers did it. A group of NFL players did it. Barcelona city council members did it. Even Sacramento, California transit officials did it. In just the…
Meet the Palestinian American who is using comedy to unite America Originally published in Palestine in America’s third print issue. Subscribe for free here. The old adage that laughter is the best medicine has been well-proven throughout time–there have even been scientific studies to back up the claim. Comedy is not only a…
Originally published in the third print issue of Palestine in America. Subscribe here A Palestinian-American Chicago chef emerges from the underground Abeer Najjar makes her bamia the way her mother did – her knife slicing through fresh okra, tomatoes sizzling in the pan. She grinds garlic with her grandfather’s mortar and pestle that her parents…