Where is the Palestinian revolution?
Protests in the West Bank and Gaza haven’t taken off like similar protests in the rest of the Arab World. A report examining the reasons why.
Dual identities: Indian Jews in Israel
After 2,000 years, Jews of Indian origin have come full circle. Just as they struggled to keep their Jewish culture alive in India, they are now struggling to keep their Indian culture alive in Israel. Raksha Kumar documents the dual identities of Indian Jews in Israel.
Caged!
Will it never happen, I wondered, that a Muslim who regularly prays at the Ibrahami Mosque truly looks in the face of a Jew who regularly prays at Tomb of the Patriarchs (the two names for the same holy place on that street)? Will they not acknowledge each other’s presence? Will they not exchange greetings? The wall dividing them is not high enough to hide their faces from each other. And yet, something within me answered “no.”
We are Egypt
The unfinished film “We are Egypt,” directed by Lillie Paquette, is a reminder that the Egyptian revolution did not happen overnight; it was simmering throughout the past two years. It also gives faces and names to those unknown heroes who were instrumental in starting the revolution through Facebook and Twitter.
Mubarak steps down, Egyptian-Americans rejoice
As was Tahrir Square, so was Little Egypt, New York. Egyptian-Americans celebrate their sweet victory the moment they hear the news of President Mubarak stepping down. Raksha Kumar reports from Little Egypt, in Astoria, Queens.
