Sheikh Jarrah

Blog Post Sunbula: The Fair-Trade Crafts Store Connecting Palestine to the World

A labor of love that empowers artisans and preserves heritage

Blog Post The Unusual Origins of an Iconic East Jerusalem Hotel

A Palestinian “Pasha’s Palace” became a haven for traumatized evangelical Christians who served the community for decades and founded a storied hotel.

Feature Story Supreme Court Rules to Expel a Palestinian Family in Silwan from Property It Bought in 1966

The Shehadeh family in Silwan has been fighting an Israeli Supreme Court eviction order, and the outcome affects dozens of families.

Blog Post On the 23rd Anniversary of Faisal Husseini’s Death, Few Remember Him

A vigil for the Lion of Jerusalem draws police wrath.

Screenshot of a film about the Palestinians of Sheikh Jarrah
Video Sheikh Jarrah

Views from Sheikh Jarrah

Interview Advocate Hosni Abu Hussein: “We Prevented the Establishment of a Jewish Settlement in Sheikh Jarrah”

We speak with one of the lawyers for three Sheikh Jarrah families whose expulsion cases were just overturned.

Feature Story Supreme Court Overturns Expulsion Orders for Three Sheikh Jarrah Families in Kerem al-Juni

Three more Sheikh Jarrah families get a reprieve and a modicum of hope. 

Bio Said Murad

Composer, oud player, and founder of the band Sabreen, which revolutionized Arab music and the Jerusalem music scene

Feature Story Israeli Courts Order More than 50 Palestinians Expelled from Homes in Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah

Israeli Supreme Court orders expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan.