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The online journal of DAWN @DAWNmenaorg, magnifying voices from the Middle East and North Africa, including exiles and experts. Pitch: submissions@dawnmena.org
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Amid Israel's genocide in Gaza, pieces of Palestinian history are increasingly eradicated. As Nour Balousha writes, in the age of artificial intelligence, a crucial question persists: Who gets to define and tell Palestinian history? dawnmena.org/how-israel-is-…
dawnmena.org How Israel Is Using AI to Rewrite Palestinian History - DAWN My mother inherited two dresses from her grandmother, who was displaced from Asqalan, now called Ashkelon, in occupied Palestine. The dresses feature patterns known as Jannah wa Nar ("Heaven and...
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Israel is increasingly manipulating AI to tell an alternative history preferential to its interests. For Palestinians, that effort represents the latest threat to their existence, writes Nour Balousha.
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dawnmena.org How Israel Is Using AI to Rewrite Palestinian History - DAWN My mother inherited two dresses from her grandmother, who was displaced from Asqalan, now called Ashkelon, in occupied Palestine. The dresses feature patterns known as Jannah wa Nar ("Heaven and...
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Tunisians have protested for much of the year against President Kais Saied's failing one-man rule, with the largest occurring in mid-October. Growing disillusionment offers a chance to revive democracy in Tunisia, says @radwan_masmoudi.
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dawnmena.org The Future of Democracy in Tunisia: Is a Second Arab Spring Within Reach? - DAWN Thousands took to the streets of Tunisia's capital on Oct. 17, the biggest protest since President Kais Saied took control of the country on July 25, 2021. The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT)...
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Winter storms are devastating the Gaza Strip, with deadly results. The root problem is clear: Israel's ongoing occupation and blockade of aid leaves Palestinians without adequate shelter as winter starts.

Read Hassan Herzallah's feature on the issue.
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dawnmena.org Damaged Buildings and Fragile Tents Face a Coming Winter Test in Gaza - DAWN Years of bombardment and repeated displacement have forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to move and seek shelter elsewhere, often multiple times. With Israel controlling large areas of the...
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Western far-right movements are failing to solve problems of their own making, says @BayoumiMoustafa. Their answer: Target Muslims through terminology like "Third Worldism."

That effort represents the far-right's fear of a reckoning with its policies.dawnmena.org/across-the-wes…
dawnmena.org Across the West, the Far-Right Blames Muslims to Hide its Failures - DAWN France is in revolt. Hundreds of thousands of people are on the streets across the country demanding to live with human dignity and economic possibility. Atrocious school conditions, with reports of...