speed sisters

Speed Sisters. (photo: Tanya Habjouqa)
Meet Palestine’s first all-female race-car team
A new documentary tells the story of five brave Palestinian female race-car drivers who must learn to challenge their own society’s norms while facing the violence of Israel’s military occupation. That pursuit of something good, which fills you up with hope and positive energy, has become mission impossible even for optimists such as myself. Over…
By Samah Salaime June 3, 2015
A Gaza man makes maqlooba on Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown." (photo: CNN screenshot)
Celebrity chef humanizes Palestinians on trip to the holy land
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain recently traveled to Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza to spotlight Palestinian and Israeli food on his CNN show. However, once he arrived in the holy land, it was impossible for Bourdain to avoid things Israelis often prefer to forget about: the settlements, the wall, and Gaza.  By Amer Zahr Something…
By +972 Magazine September 17, 2013
Palestinian ‘Speed Sisters’ navigate life and the racetrack
They navigate the racetrack, Palestinian society, competition in a male dominated sport, and a military occupation. But “outside the car is one thing. Inside the car is another world.” So begins the trailer for a documentary in the works that tracks the lives of five women race car drivers – Palestine’s own “Speed Sisters.” Betty Saadeh,…
By Noa Yachot July 2, 2012
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