IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
Women across the country are sharing photos of their traditional Palestinian gowns to celebrate the swearing-in of Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)
on January 6, 2019
The new congresswoman from Michigan wore a thobe, a traditional Palestinian dress with elaborate embroidery, to her swearing-in, and her supporters posted photos of themselves in their own.
on January 6, 2019
On Thursday, Democrat Rashida Tlaib became the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress. She wore an intricately embroidered red and black robe to her swearing-in ceremony and laid her left hand upon a Quran as she took her oath of office, inspiring legions of Palestinian-Americans who saw themselves in the attorney from Michigan.
on January 6, 2019
Khadra Mohamud stood in Rep. Ilhan Omar’s brand-new congressional office Thursday, taking in a new scene in American politics — a crowd of supporters, the majority of them women, many of them in hijabs, celebrating the swearing-in of a Muslim woman as a member of Congress.
on January 6, 2019
Women posted photos with #TweetYourThobe to honor the first Palestinian-American congresswoman, who wore the traditional dress to her swearing in.
on January 6, 2019
The 116th Congress, with the House in Democratic control, has come to order.
on January 6, 2019
A Christmas tree lighting ceremony was held in Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin village in the West Bank, that this year has been the focus of international outcry after an Israeli court ordered it be demolished.
on January 6, 2019
The announcement finds Temple returning to its initial statement, which recognized that Hill’s speech was protected by the First Amendment.
on December 12, 2018
Pitzer College faculty have voted to suspend a study abroad program in Israel, sparking widespread controversy over what is believed to be the nation’s first such campus action in support of Palestinian rights.
on December 12, 2018