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Ramadan asserts Muslim attachment to Jerusalem

By Khalid Amayreh • Sep 17th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Culture and Heritage, Features, Khalid Amayreh, Newswire, Our Authors, Palestine, Religion, Resistance

WRITTEN BY KHALID AMAYREH  in Jerusalem 
As the month of Ramadan draws to a close, many Palestinians are devoting the last ten days of the holy month to gaining more  spiritual enrichment through I’tikaf or uninterrupted spiritual engagement. 
Many people are going for I’tikaf this year, motivated by a desire to gain Allah’s blessing and also encouraged by [...]


Iqbal Tamimi – Arabic Drama, politics and Palestine at Ramadan

By Mary Rizzo • Aug 26th, 2009 • Category: Culture and Heritage, Features, Iqbal's Choice, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Uprooted Palestinians' Testimonies

Ramadan in the Arab World is connected with many things in my memory, but most of all the relationship that is growing even stronger between the people and their television sets.
As we used to fast when we were young, we did not think a great deal of the deep meanings of fasting, we only felt [...]


Salem El-Rayyes – Ramadan in Gaza

By Guest Post • Aug 21st, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Children's Corner, Culture and Heritage, Features, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, War, Zionism

Gaza, August 21, 2009 In the market, sellers can be heard urging buyers to purchase goods before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Goods to be purchased would be very little, if not for those which pass through the tunnels. Those that do line the shelves and tables are outrageously expensive, with only [...]


Mazin Qumsiyeh – Ramadan in Palestine

By Guest Post • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Features, Israel, Music, Poetry, Events, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance

Palestinian houses are easily distinguished from Israeli houses by one non-variant feature: Palestinian houses have water storage tanks on top of them. Running water 24 hours a day is reserved for Israeli colonial settlers. A trickle is occasionally sent our way and we try to maximize its use. But storage tanks on top of roofs [...]