Women and children are particularly vulnerable in times of war and blockade. Since 2007, Israel and Egypt have imposed a land, air and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip. They control allRead More…
05May/16
27Apr/16
Making Palestinian women visible
A short story based on works by Eileen Kuttab, Amal Amireh, Daniel Hirsch, Nahla Abdo, Islah Jad and Virginia Quirke. Palestinian women struggle to be heard, both inside and outside the West Bank andRead More…
05Apr/16
Name the Boats Competition
On International Women’s Day, The Women’s Boat to Gaza announced that it will sail in mid September 2016! Across the world, we participated in events announcing our project. The Women’s Boat toRead More…
22Mar/16
When the time is over
Yesterday, I woke up early to attend my little sister’s celebration in her school. She is 9 years old, and she got an A+ this semester. She is very clever, full ofRead More…
21Mar/16
21st of March, Human Rights day in South Africa
Today, the 21st of March marks human rights day in South Africa. The day commemorates the 1960 massacre at Sharpville in which the Apartheid police forces opened fire on people who wereRead More…
15Mar/16
Wafaa Al Udaini – one of many Palestinian women resisting in Gaza
I am Wafaa Al Udaini. I have lived my entire life in Gaza. I have gained a bachelor degree in English from Al Aqsa university. I am married. I have a oneRead More…
14Mar/16
GUE/NGL MEPs show support for the Women’s Boat to Gaza
On 9 March, Members of the European Parliament from the GUE/NGL group expressed their support for the Women’s Boat to Gaza outside the European Parliament. Since 2008, several Freedom Flotilla boats haveRead More…
07Mar/16
The Women’s Boat to Gaza will arrive Gaza on October the 1st
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition* (FFC) has chosen March 8th, which marks International Women’s Day (IWD), to announce the launch of their Women’s Boat to Gaza (WBG) project. The Women’s Boat to GazaRead More…
04Mar/16
Running Orders
They call us now. Before they drop the bombs. The phone rings and someone who knows my first name calls and says in perfect Arabic “This is David”. And in my stuporRead More…
03Mar/16
Huda Ghalia, the crime that can’t be forgotten or forgiven
It was in June while most Palestinians in Gaza were spending their time by the sea – happy times – but it seems that it is the destiny of the Palestinians toRead More…