A carnival for the children of Palestinian prisoners.

Children painting at the carnival. Birzeit University, 10/13/08

Last weekend, a Palestinian student group called “Break the Chains” hosted a daylong carnival for the children of prisoners from the West Bank. The kids played games, painted pictures and brought an air of cheerful chaos to the picturesque hilltop campus of Birzeit University. Amidst the joking and [...]

Strike!

Today we were arrived at the University to find a large crowd of students formed at the front gate. Apparently one (or several) of the student organizations had organized a school-wide protest against the rise of tuition fees and obstacles to obtaining financial aid. The details are still murky to me though, it was difficult [...]