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#50Days4Gaza: War journalism in Gaza

Understanding the meaning of ‘shell-shocked’ in a context of war, conflict and gross human rights violations often allows us to negotiate with a complex of emotions and stories that move beyond journalistic ethos of ‘obje...

by Arpita Mitra

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#50Days4Gaza: Fasting in pursuit of collective peace

“Fasting is meaningful in every culture, and is specifically important to both Jews and Arabs. Fasting is a deep, emotional statement of self-restraint, determination and introspection. It is a sign of strength, a reminder of...

by Arpita Mitra

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Grexit: How has the Greek debt crisis really affected its citizens?

In recent years, Greece’s place in the Eurozone has been an example of how severe economic debt can detrimentally affect global and European financial markets. Currently, we’re waiting for a draft of the bailout deal to be ...

by Beth Harris

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Grexit: Has the Greek debt crisis truly been averted?

As the latest deal between Greece and its international creditors edges ever nearer to completion following marathon 16 hour talks in Brussels, many parties involved in negotiations have expressed scepticism over the long-term ...

by Luke Williams

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50Days4Gaza: Narrating Palestine’s loss through personal experience and comedy

It is estimated that Israel’s’ Operation Protective Edge that was launched in July 2014 and lasted for 50 days has resulted in the displacement of over 106,000 Palestinians. When reading statistics about refugees and displa...

by Anjuli Borgonha

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50Days4Gaza: Half the population of children in Gaza suffer post-war trauma

A new study has revealed that 51% of Gaza’s children and 31% of its adults are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder one year on from Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip. The results were presented by Tays...

by Priyanka Mogul

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50Days4Gaza: Declining health in the Gaza strip

Following 2014’s 50 day siege between Israel and Palestine, health and humanitarian conditions in the Gaza strip have quickly declined. Only last month 25 representatives from the United Nations gathered in Jerusalem to p...

by Abbie Saunders

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50Days4Gaza: Boyhood memories in Gaza; roses, poetry and mathematics

In such a situation of inequality and injustice, oppression and desperation – all those coherent pairs that negatively became inseparable from my daily life – confusion got the better of me. I had to find a sanct...

by Muhammad Shehada

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50Days4Gaza: Ali Abunimah speaks about resistence movements being labelled as “terrorism”

8 July 2015 marked the one year anniversary of the 2014 Gaza war. With there being very slow progress on reconstuction in the Gaza Strip since the war ended, over 100,000 Palestinians remain homeless and not one house has been ...

by Priyanka Mogul

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#50Days4Gaza: War journalism in Gaza

#50Days4Gaza: Fasting in pursuit of collective peace

Grexit: How has the Greek debt crisis really affected its citizens?

Grexit: Has the Greek debt crisis truly been averted?

50Days4Gaza: Narrating Palestine’s loss through personal experience and comedy

50Days4Gaza: Half the population of children in Gaza suffer post-war trauma

50Days4Gaza: Declining health in the Gaza strip

50Days4Gaza: Boyhood memories in Gaza; roses, poetry and mathematics

50Days4Gaza: Ali Abunimah speaks about resistence movements being labelled as “terrorism”

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