Palestinian Women
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Darzah, Celebrating the Art of Tatreez and Women’s Empowerment in Palestine.
Darzah is not like other shoes and accessories projects. This special project is a non-profit, ethical fashion brand specializing in Palestinian “tatreez” embroidery, a…
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SEP- Every Stitch Tells a Story
Last year, we told you about the Social Enterprise Project (SEP), which employs skilled Palestinian refugee women at the Gaza refugee…
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Palestine’s First Female Taxi Driver
Palestine is among the list of Arab countries that are ruled by the patriarchal society. It is definitely a man’s…
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She Went From Gaza to Glasgow, and Smashed All Prejudice on Arab Women On the Way
Amal Shanty is 28 years old. As we begin the interview on conference call, she shows me the view from…
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The Countless Obstacles a Palestinian Girl Overcame to Study, From Gaza To the USA
A brilliant filmmaker who shines a light on the plight of Iraqi refugees through her video documentaries, Lana Hijazi has…
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Lina Abojaradeh, the Palestinian Artist Who Draws the Homeland She Cannot Step On
Although her family was originally from Yaffa, Lina Abojaradeh never got to see her motherland. Born in Jordan after her father fled…
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5 Palestinian Women Who Shone in 2014
From the corner of a dark room in besieged Gaza, from the merciless highways of the West Bank, or an independent…
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