Loud & Clear

Who Holds the Permission, Holds the Politics
By late 2024, a Palestinian woman in Gaza was three times more likely to...

A Voice of Her Own, Or Someone Else’s Design?
n late 2018, it was all over the news: Alexa had declared herself a...

AI and the Right to Self-Determination
When discussing technological innovations, specifically AI, several issues must be considered. The first is...

From Scheherazade to the First Lady: Women Beyond Official Power
Political decision-making has long been associated with official institutions: the palace, the government, parliament,...

Women and Decision-Making: Initiative Over Theory
The status of Arab women in Israel is witnessing remarkable and cumulative progress in...

The Good-Enough Palestinian Mother: From the Nakba to Gaza
Did you hear about the mother who, fleeing the Nakba, grabbed the black blanket...

Reclaiming Legal Representation as Part of Self-Determination
Self-determination cannot be understood as a single or isolated principle. Instead, it consists of...

Mannanah
In early January 1908, Khalil al-Sakakini wrote a letter to his friend Daoud Sidawi,...

Whose Determination Counts?
When we speak of women’s political determination, we often speak in the language of...

When the Checkpoint Enters the Room
In Tel Rumeida, politics begins before anyone reaches the meeting table. It begins on...

Recovered, but Not Accepted: Reintegrating Arab Women After Addiction
Substance use disorder is one of the most serious social and public health problems...

UN Security Council Resolution 1325: How It Can Still Be Useful
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted its first-ever resolution explicitly...