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In the American South, I Saw Echoes of My Palestinian Homeland

By Lamma Mansour
Artist Emmalene Blake puts the finishing touches to a mural of Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza, along with several family members and paramedics, outside Dalymount Park in Dublin, ahead of the friendly match against the Palestine women's national team and Bohemians Women. Credit: PA Images via Reuters Connect
May 21, 2025
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I went on a trip to the American South with the Telos Group, a nonprofit dedicated to equipping people to advocate for peace and reconciliation amid conflict. The purpose of the delegation was to help Palestinians learn about the histories and current realities of the Black and Indigenous struggle for justice in the United States.

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Artist Emmalene Blake puts the finishing touches to a mural of Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza, along with several family members and paramedics, outside Dalymount Park in Dublin, ahead of the friendly match against the Palestine women's national team and Bohemians Women. Credit: PA Images via Reuters Connect