• Nobel peace prize winner detained in Israel

    The Huffington Post, September 28, 2010 Maan News Agency, September 28, 2010 This morning, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire was denied entry to Israel and was detained at Ben Gurion Airport. Maguire, an Irish peace activist and a co-founder of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, was traveling to Israel to lead a delegation through Israel and …

  • “This is our last chance for peace”

    Al Jazeera English, September 14, 2010 A second round of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are taking place under the auspices of Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Washington says it hopes the talks will lead to an agreement within a year. When …

  • Israel and Palestinian schools more important than talks

    The Huffington Post, September 8, 2010 Maan News Agency, September 10, 2010 Peace talks and the Israeli school year have started at about the same time. Which is more worthy of your attention? The school year. Peace talks are doomed to fail. Hamas, a key player, is being excluded. Just four months ago, Israeli Prime …

  • Nepali community finds comfort in performance arts

    The Jerusalem Post, August 27, 2010 In the past several weeks, Israel’s Nepali community has hosted a flurry of events to entertain and support its workers. Nepali artists performed at two of the events put on by Namaste Entertainment, a Kathmandu-based organization that aims to give migrant workers temporary relief from difficult circumstances while promoting …