Mohammed El-Kurd

Mohammed El-Kurd is a writer and poet from Jerusalem, Palestine, currently studying in New York City. His work has appeared in The Nation, The Guardian, and Al-Jazeera.

Recent Articles
A Palestinian woman stands next to Israeli Border Police near the gate of a house in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah from which a Palestinian family was evicted on November 03, 2009. (Mohamar Awad/Flash90)
Why are Palestinians being forced to prove their humanity?
For years I policed the language that I used to describe my oppressor. But what is happening in Sheikh Jarrah has a clear name: ethnic cleansing.
By Mohammed El-Kurd December 3, 2020
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