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7 February 2012
A collection of artwork created by children in Gaza immediately after Israel’s attacks in the winter of 2008-09 will be shown at Pennsylvania’s Swarthmore college in April, after it was censored by a museum in California. Read more about Gaza children's art exhibition to be hosted at Swarthmore college
3 December 2011
Artwork made by Palestinian children after Israel’s attacks on Gaza in 2008-09 — and subsequently censored by the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland — is now available in book form. Read more about Book of censored Gaza children's artwork published
22 October 2011
12-year-old Ali Hassan al Baba in Gaza: “It’s my right to draw” Read more about Gaza child artist responds to the censoring of his artwork
28 September 2011
Drawings made by Palestinian children in Gaza will be shown at a new gallery space in Oakland, as the Middle East Children’s Alliance refuses attempts to censor the exhibit. Read more about Palestinian childrens' art finds new venue in Oakland after museum censorship
28 September 2011
I’m very excited and honored to be sharing the podium with Alice Walker at a Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) event in Oakland California next week. You’re invited! Read more about In Oakland, a chance to hear Alice Walker (and me) speak about Palestine
16 September 2011
The board of the Museum of Children’s Art has prioritized giving into intimidation by the Israeli lobby over freedom of expression of children in Palestine who suffer under the effects of Israeli policy. Read more about Alice Walker urges children's museum to reverse decision, but censoring of Gaza kids' art continues
Oakland 13 September 2011
Pro-Israel organizations pressured an Oakland children’s museum to cancel an upcoming exhibition of drawings made by Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. Community leaders say the shutting down of the exhibition is the result of a disturbing — and well-funded — campaign to silence Palestinian voices across the US. Read more about Gaza children's images of war censored under pressure from US Israel lobby