Exploring Narrative Imbalance, Victimhood, and Anti-Semitic Erasure in the Case of Ms. Rachel (Source: St. John's University) This flyer was created by St. John's University for this "study." Instead of "Help Us Study Ms. Rachel" the request should be "Help Us Slander Ms. Rachel." This is the title of an IRB-approved research study conducted by … Continue reading Selective Humanitarian Messaging in Children’s Media
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GazaIndex: Tracking Gaza
Here's a description of this project: If you need a number on Gaza that you can defend, it should be here. That is the whole purpose of GazaIndex: a sourced, continuous record of the genocide, the killed, the destroyed, the displaced, the price of bread, the trucks that made it through. The numbers have always … Continue reading GazaIndex: Tracking Gaza
Standing Up for Justice
The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world. This is the original version of a video that's been making rounds on social media. I created the transcript below followed by a short essay that complements the video and a link to … Continue reading Standing Up for Justice
Israel Exposed-War Crimes Archive/Live Map of Humanitarian Conflict
We have an incurable malady: hope. — Mahmoud Darwish Screenshot This is new site that is archiving war crimes footage from Gaza and the West Bank. Warning: Below is content from the Israel Exposed - War Crimes Archive website. Warning: The images are highly graphic. Click on this link to enter this site. Thank you, … Continue reading Israel Exposed-War Crimes Archive/Live Map of Humanitarian Conflict
How to Kill a Passionate Intellectual Life
This quote from the great Palestinian and American academic, literary critic, and political activist Edward Said reminds me of many people, intellectuals and others, whose silence surrounding the ongoing Israeli-executed genocide in Gaza is complicity. What he advocates is an uncompromising position of moral clarity and commitment that I embraced as a graduate student, one that … Continue reading How to Kill a Passionate Intellectual Life
Digital Advice for People in Gaza/نصائح رقمية لسكان غزة
This is something I think about, especially since I'm in touch with so many people in Gaza via email and chat apps. One obvious issue is that most are using the Israeli telecommunications system (+972), which makes it easier for that country's government to track them. Here are tips from one of my digital friends, … Continue reading Digital Advice for People in Gaza/نصائح رقمية لسكان غزة
Publishing Resources for Young Palestinian Poets and Writers in Gaza (Status: 22.7.26)
Created by Gemini based on the post title A shoutout to Andy Pring and Creative Writing for Social Change. This page is for young Palestinian poets, writers, students, and storytellers in Gaza who want to share their work with the world. It includes literary magazines, youth publications, Palestinian platforms, anthologies, and media outlets that may … Continue reading Publishing Resources for Young Palestinian Poets and Writers in Gaza (Status: 22.7.26)
Gaza Fundraising and Fraud
Screenshot Congratulations! You're about to take the first step towards having some unscrupulous miscreant lift your wallet out of your pocket, figuratively speaking. Like flies to honey, it didn't take long for these digital predators to spot a potential opportunity. I posted an announcement and a link to crowdfunding site on behalf of a young … Continue reading Gaza Fundraising and Fraud
Sanaa’s Story
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UL9Bril7OLo Take a minute to watch this video of Sanaa Alsaidi walking with her son through the rubble that's Gaza. She tells the story of everyone there who is enduring the hell on earth that is Israel's slow-motion genocide. Look at the collapsed buildings and rubble and remember who did this. Also, remember those countries … Continue reading Sanaa’s Story
Don’t Let Our Imperfections Do the Work That Propaganda Could Not
This is a brilliant essay by Hani Almadhoun, co-founder of Gaza Soup Kitchen (please donate if you have the means!) and vice president of philanthropy at UNRWA USA. (Please donate to one or both if you have the means. They are doing lifesaving work in Gaza.) You can follow Hani on Facebook (click on his … Continue reading Don’t Let Our Imperfections Do the Work That Propaganda Could Not
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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