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In the village of Mandara in Assiut, wooden benches set outside the houses of the grieving families to receive mourners tell of the tragedy that hit the village on 17 November. When a train slammed into a bus, the collision killed 51 children and...
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Both 16 September and 25 May deserve to be etched in our memories as irksome reminders of our complacency as human beings. The first is the date of the Sabra and Shatila massacre that marks its 30th anniversary today. The second is the date of the...
When Mahmoud Darwish passed away in August four years ago, three days of mourning were declared in the West Bank and Gaza. The whole Arab world mourned the loss of the man who was the most articulate voice of Palestine for more than four...