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Single Mothers Face Judgement In The Streets Of Morocco (Video)

info-pictogram1 Moroccan women are fighting back against conservative social norms, and they’ve made good progress. But two single mothers show us how their status remains a daily struggle to overcome name-calling, exclusion and rejection.

Hollywood, Bollywood And Now…Eastleighwood (Video)

info-pictogram1 How do you correct negative perceptions about your culture? Iman Burhan and a collective of young Somali filmmakers in Eastleigh, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, are tackling this question head-on.

Footage: Four minutes of Israel intensely shelling civilians in Shuja’iyya (Video)

Please take caution when watching this video. The footage is extremely distressing.

By: Sami Kishawi

Source: http://smpalestine.com/

On July 20, Israel launched an offensive against the Gaza City neighborhood of Shuja’iyya, claiming it to be a stronghold for Palestinian armed resistance factions. More than 70 Palestinians were killed in the first day of the operation. Previously uncovered footage shows the aftermath of the assault which includes young children charred and strewn about throughout the streets. Many family members are seen wailing beside the bodies of their loved ones.

This footage shows the intensity of the shelling as it happened. It is unclear how many of the people seen in the footage made it out alive. We urge you to take caution when viewing this footage. The sights and sounds are extremely distressing.

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Beaten Palestinian-American teen, mother speak out on Israeli police (Video)

info-pictogram1 Fifteen-year-old American citizen Tareq Abu Khieder said he was beaten and detained by Israeli border police in an interview Sunday with his sister and mother, Suha Abu Khieder, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat.

Watch: Palestinian TV shows alleged beating of Mohammed Abu Khdeir’s cousin (SHOCKING)