June 24, 2010
Adeeb and Raja
The info below is about Adeeb Abu Rameh the father and husband of a Bil’in family who befriended me in Palestine and with whom I have become very close. Adeeb is due to be sentenced soon for his non-violent activities. With Adeeb in prison, the family (his wife Fatima, 7daughters and 2 sons) has lost its primary source of income.The oldest daughter, Raja, is studying at Bir Zeit to become a doctor – she is a bright, tough, and courageous young woman and is pursuing her M.D. both because it is important to her and because her father, who she loves dearly has encouraged her for years to become a dr. She is $1500 short for next semester’s fees. Please, if you can help, I urge you to do so – even if its $5 – it all adds up. I know its impossible to help everyone, but I have a personal connection with this family and they mean so very much to me. If you can donate something toward her education Raja and her family would be so very grateful. Think of it as an investment in the future of a peaceful world; an investment in a promising young woman.
Below my name and before the informative articles are pictures of Adeeb and his daughter Raja.
Thanks so much,
~Keren
Adeeb Abu Rahma
June 13, 2010
Faces of Palestine
Below are a myriad of faces from Palestine – you won’t have to look closely to deduce that these are human beings, just like us, despite what the media and Israeli hasbara [Hebrew for propaganda] would have you believe. They are not terrorists, any more than you and I are – though its good to remember that each of us, all of us, carry the capacity for good and for evil – the choices we make determine our actions – and choices are not always as black and white as we would want them to be. I hope you enjoy these beautiful faces (tho a couple portraythe terror of mothers having to travel through an Israeli checkpoint to get their very ill children to treatment) as much as I have enjoyed taking these pictures and reviewing them again and again with a huge smile on my face as I recall how these people have touched my life in such a dramatic way.
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