International Women's Day 2014

Neta Elkayam and her band.
Outside the jukebox: Female sounds of the Middle East
To mark International Women’s Day, Café Gibraltar is proud to present ‘Bat HaMakom/Bint al-Balad,’ (Local Woman), a compilation of songs – some of them debuted here for the very first time – by the most innovative female artists making music in Israel today. You can download the album for free, courtesy of the artists. Click…
By Cafe Gibraltar March 8, 2014
Women, many of whom were affected by the Israeli attack, after a psycho-social group session in a private home in Beit Lahiya. Gaza Strip, February 18, 2013. (Activestills.org)
PHOTOS: Women leading the struggles in Israel/Palestine
In honor of International Women’s Day, Activestills brings you the best photos of the activist women who push for justice and a better life for all those between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by:  Ahmad al-Bazz, Shiraz Grinbaum, Keren Manor, Tali Mayer, Anne Paq, Ryan Rodrick Beiler, Yotam Ronen, Oren Ziv/Activestills.org   Read more: Meet the Israeli women who…
By Activestills March 8, 2014
Wadian Umran films in Hebron. (photo: B'Tselem)
Women behind the lens: Palestinians filming the occupation
For the past several years, Palestinian women from all walks of life have been taking part in a video project to document human rights violations under occupation. In honor of International Women’s Day, one of them tells her story.  By Manal Ja’bri My name is Manal Ja’bri, I am 38-years-old and I have seven children, between…
By +972 Magazine March 8, 2014
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Women in Black. (photo by Activestills.org)
PHOTOS: Israeli women who have stood up to the occupation for 26 years
In honor of International Women’s Day, Activestills pays tribute to more than a quarter century of anti-occupation activism by the ‘Women in Black’ group in Israel. Every Friday since 1988, the women have stood in the main squares of cities or at highway junctions with signs calling to end the Israeli occupation. Often spat at, cursed or…
By Activestills March 7, 2014
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