Young Palestinian girl laments the destruction of her toys and belongings.
Jarring.
every time i see this gif i can still hear her voice and how strong it was. Allah yustoor.
“Let the Israelis come and smell our clothes…The smell of gas suffocates us to death!”
(Source: in-the-midst-of-winter, via some-arab-nonsense)
Mona Eltahawy responds to Islamaphobic ad by spray painting it and gets arrested on camera.
Even though I’ve had my issues with Mona Eltahawy in the past i have to say I gained a LOT of respect of her because of this video. You guys should definitely watch and reblog this.
this woman is fucking awesome.
Holy shit this is amazing fuck that stupid islamaphobic bitch that got in the way
This is amazing. I’ve had some problems with some of her views in the past but..daamn.
But of course the white woman skips away after sticking herself into the situation.
In war we often see only the frontline stories of soldiers and combat. AT TEDGlobal 2010, Zainab Salbi tells powerful “backline” stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts, and calls for women to have a place at the negotiating table once fighting is over.
“I find it amazing that the only group of people who are not fighting and not killing and not pillaging and not burning and not raping, and the group of people who are mostly — though not exclusively — who are keeping life going in the midst of war, are not included in the negotiating table.”
