Articles written by Abdullah H. Erakat
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No freedom of speech for Palestinians even on Facebook comments
West Bank—Pharmacist Raed Qubbaj was busy with a customer when a man working with the Palestinian Preventative Security Forces came into his Ramallah pharmacy and placed him under arrest earlier this month. “He didn’t tell me why and he had no offic...
Palestinians heeding the call to use non-Israeli products
Following the taking of attendance and the reading of the opening chapter of the Koran, some homeroom classes across the West Bank are devoting time to educate students on the importance of supporting local products. A second lesson comes after...
Palestinian professor who took students to Auschwitz resigns over fallout
[AL-QUDS UNIVERSITY]-The Palestinian professor who touched off a maelstrom of controversy by taking a group of students to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps in Poland is now at odds with his fo...
Palestinian women making strides on campus
BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY, SAMARIA—Aya Al Hindy’s red veil matches perfectly with her long red dress. A third-year student majoring in ethics and nutrition, she says women on campus feel more and more at home. “When you look at the past and where we are tod...
