Tagged: palestine

Mapping Palestine with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta

Mapping Palestine with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta

On May 5th, Al Awda Cleveland will host renowned Palestinian researcher Dr. Salman H. Abu Sitta, who will deliver a speech entitled: ‘Mapping Palestine: for its Survival or its Destruction?’   Salman Abu Sitta writes about Palestinian refugees and the inalienable Right of Return of the Palestinians to their homeland. He is the author of over 300 articles and papers...

Onward, United and Stronger Until Return!  Al Awda Convention 2011

Onward, United and Stronger Until Return! Al Awda Convention 2011

Ninth Annual International Al-Awda Convention The Embassy Suite Hotel, Anaheim South 11767 Harbor Boulevard Garden Grove, California 92840 April 29, 30, 2011 A significant event at a critical time in Arab history At a time when the people of the Arab world have taken to the streets to initiate major and momentous political changes after decades of brutal control by...

A Facebook Milestone – thanks to YOU

A Facebook Milestone – thanks to YOU

When I first entered Facebook, I was a little skeptical about the whole thing. I was never too impressed with Myspace, where my friends list was growing rapidly but I felt there was little interaction on my Doc Jazz page there – so I expected Facebook to simply be more of the same. How wrong I turned out to be!...

Roger Waters: my journey to BDS

Roger Waters: my journey to BDS

In 1980, a song I wrote, “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2,” was banned by the governmen t o f South Africa because it was being used by Black South African children to advocate their right to equal education. That apartheid government imposed a cultural blockade, so-to-speak, on certain songs, including mine. Twenty-five years later, in 2005, Palestinian children...