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1 week ago | 
newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui |Noshin Bokth |Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
Just after 10 p.m. on December 7, 2024, hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot of Ridgeway Plaza, a strip mall on the outskirts of Mississauga, Ontario. Pick-up trucks blared Arabic music, and shopkeepers passed out knafeh and sahlab. Police directed traffic as car horns roared. The new Syrian flag, with three red stars, rather than two green ones, was rippling through the cold winter air.
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1 week ago | 
newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui
For years, public discontent with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been clear, with many arguing he has dismantled human rights protections and democratic norms on a scale not seen before in his 22 years in power. Take, for example, the statement made by German politician Gabi Zimmer in 2017, following the controversial Turkish referendum result.
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2 weeks ago | 
newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui |Noshin Bokth
In Gaza, intense and repeated panic attacks, combined with constant high levels of stress, anxiety, and the trauma of losing loved ones — including primary caregivers — are severely damaging children’s psychological and physical health, leading to serious physiological changes and the spread of unexplained diseases.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
elsaltodiario.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui
La caída del régimen sirio reverberó como un trueno más allá de las fronteras, sacudiendo los cimientos de una diáspora dispersa que había cargado a su tierra natal en fragmentos: recuerdos, cicatrices y susurros de un futuro imaginado. Para los exiliados, no fue solo el colapso de una dictadura, sino el despertar de una esperanza latente, cruda y peligrosa, impregnada de desafío y desesperación.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
english.alaraby.co.uk | Chaima Gharsallaoui
In the heart of every movement, there are symbols that encapsulate its essence and aspirations; for Palestinians, the keffiyeh represents that potent emblem of resistance and identity. "Destroying symbols is also erasing a cause," begins Rima Hassan, who made history by becoming the first French-Palestinian member of the European parliament. The 32-year-old human rights activist, lawyer, and refugee advocate gained a significant following thanks to her activism for Gaza amid Israel's ongoing war.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui
In the heart of every movement, there are symbols that encapsulate its essence and aspirations; for Palestinians, the keffiyeh represents that potent emblem of resistance and identity. "Destroying symbols is also erasing a cause," begins Rima Hassan, who made history by becoming the first French-Palestinian member of the European parliament. The 32-year-old human rights activist, lawyer, and refugee advocate gained a significant following thanks to her activism for Gaza amid Israel's ongoing war.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui
As France prepares to host the 2024 Olympics, it has embarked on an ambitious endeavour, erecting grand edifices that will dazzle the world during the games. However, behind these awe-inspiring structures, constructed with remarkable speed, lies the untold story of hundreds of illegal immigrants. Their undocumented and unprotected labour is the foundation of this monumental project.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
elsaltodiario.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui
El activismo está profundamente arraigado a nuestra existencia humana. Desde los albores de los tiempos, la opresión y la subyugación han existido y los seres humanos han luchado contra ellos. El activismo es militancia, en particular a favor de una causa. Esta militancia puede adoptar diferentes formas tanto pacíficamente como violentamente. Algunas campañas militantes han dado forma al mundo que hoy conocemos.
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May 9, 2024 | 
english.alaraby.co.uk | Chaima Gharsallaoui
Students across France are mobilising to condemn Israel's actions in Gaza, as campuses in Paris, Menton, Toulouse, and beyond become centres of activism, with students demanding justice and accountability. In November, a group of students at Sciences Po Paris came together to express solidarity with Palestine. Since then many pro-Palestine students have been subjected to harassment, doxing campaigns on social media, and censorship from the university administration.
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May 9, 2024 | 
newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui
Students across France are mobilising to condemn Israel's actions in Gaza, as campuses in Paris, Menton, Toulouse, and beyond become centres of activism, with students demanding justice and accountability. In November, a group of students at Sciences Po Paris came together to express solidarity with Palestine. Since then many pro-Palestine students have been subjected to harassment, doxing campaigns on social media, and censorship from the university administration.
