The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
students
Nov 7, 2026
Updates from the ground: Gaza’s Water Crisis & Jenin’s Forced Erasure
Good Shepherd Collective, Jul 1, 2025
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Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
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Appeal From Fida Qishta
Jun 11, 2025
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Madison’s Andaleeb Cartonera Honors Palestinian Endurance With Handmade Books
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jun 6, 2025
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No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
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Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
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Mosab Abu Toha Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Mosab Abu Toha, May 5, 2025
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha amongst 2025 Pulitzer winners
Middle East Eye Staff, 6 May 2025
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Tomorrow the House Will Vote to Criminalize Speech and BDS (HR 867)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), May 4, 2024
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Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
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2025.05.05 Update: Film “The Encampments” at The Crossing
1127 University Avenue, Madison, 6:30-8:30 pm
Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Antisemitism Awareness Act
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 29, 2025
Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
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Liberal militarism and Zionism started the latest McCarthyism
Jeet Heer, The Nation, April 2025
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First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 2025
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Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
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2025.04.23: Film “The Palestine Exception” on Campus Protests
UW Memorial Union, 6-8 pm
2025.04.14-18: UW Against Apartheid Week
Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison
