Saturday, 25 May 2013
Home NARRATIVES Occupied Lives
Occupied Lives
Occupied Lives: Closure of Gaza’s Agricultural Industry PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 14 June 2012 00:00

 

 

Yousef Shaath in his office at PARC.

 

For the last 3 years, Yousef Shaath has been the Cash Crops Project Manager for the Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC) in Gaza City.  This particular project has been operating since 2006, just before the closure of the Gaza Strip: “The Cash Crops Project helps farmers by supplying them with inputs for their crops, providing necessary training to properly grow the crops, capacity building to help them succeed and, finally, marketing assistance to get the products outside of Gaza.”

 
Read more...
 
Occupied Lives: I shall not be moved from my land. PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 13 June 2012 00:00


 

Yousef on his farm in Abasan.


Yousef Shaheen (34) owns a wheat farm in Abasan Village, east of Khan Younis.  On Friday, 1 June 2012, at around 6:30 in the morning, Yousef got a phone call from a friend saying that part of his wheat farm had caught fire after one of Israel’s apache’s had fired at the land: “I rushed to the farm and found Israeli tanks on site, so I could not do anything about it.”
Read more...
 
Occupied Lives: A Dream Beyond the Border PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 06 June 2012 00:00

Khamis Zakout, with the numerous medals he has won throughout his career as a wheelchair athlete.


 Khamis Zakout (47) lives in Khan Younis with his wife and their 9 children.  His legs were paralysed after being injured in 1992, while working on a construction project in Israel.  To prove to himself that he could still succeed, he decided to engage in sports for disabled persons.  He has since become an Olympic level Palestinian wheelchair athlete, and earned a spot on the para-Olympic team for 2012.
Read more...
 
More ...
«StartPrev11121314151617181920NextEnd»

Page 16 of 46

Your are currently browsing this site with Internet Explorer 6 (IE6).

Your current web browser must be updated to version 7 of Internet Explorer (IE7) to take advantage of all of template's capabilities.

Why should I upgrade to Internet Explorer 7? Microsoft has redesigned Internet Explorer from the ground up, with better security, new capabilities, and a whole new interface. Many changes resulted from the feedback of millions of users who tested prerelease versions of the new browser. The most compelling reason to upgrade is the improved security. The Internet of today is not the Internet of five years ago. There are dangers that simply didn't exist back in 2001, when Internet Explorer 6 was released to the world. Internet Explorer 7 makes surfing the web fundamentally safer by offering greater protection against viruses, spyware, and other online risks.

Get free downloads for Internet Explorer 7, including recommended updates as they become available. To download Internet Explorer 7 in the language of your choice, please visit the Internet Explorer 7 worldwide page.