'The Invisible Damage of Life Under Occupation'
On 9th December, Palestinian psychiatrist, Samah Jabr MD, gave a talk in London in collaboration with SOAS and the UK-Palestine Mental Health Network. Dr Jabr, who is based and works in Jerusalem,...
View ArticleMAPâs Lifesaving Work - Hudaâs Story
Huda is a 10-year old whose family lived in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Syria. Until recently they had a safe and stable life with Huda, who has a number of disabilities, receiving free...
View ArticleBaroness Warsi - "There must be a political solution to this conflict"
MAP's mobile clinic, that provides vital health services to the Bedouin communities in the Jordan Valley, was in unusual company this December. Under a bright blue sky Baroness Morris, President of...
View ArticleAsfari-MAP Scholarship For Palestinian Medical and Health Professionals
Asfari-MAP Scholarship For Palestinian Medical and Health Professionals Applications are invited from Palestinians for the 2015-16 Asfari-MAP Scholarship for a one-year taught postgraduate Master’s...
View ArticleGaza Surgery - Weaam's Story
Weaam lost a leg in a rocket attack during the Israeli assault in July. Her other leg was badly damaged but the MAP-Ideals surgical team worked hard to save it from amputation. Due to complications in...
View ArticleGaza Surgery - Mahmoud's Story
On the first day of Eid this summer Mahmoud was sitting with his neighbours in a street in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza when a rocket struck killing ten civilians. Mahmoud described what happened...
View ArticleFeature Article - A plaster will not suffice for the Bedouins of Palestine
MAP is working hard in the Jordan Valley to ensure both health and dignity for the Palestinian Bedouin who live in tough conditions. Crucial knowledge on first aid Beaming with pride, 25-year-old...
View ArticleRun the Bethlehem Marathon for MAP
Now in its third year, the Right to Movement Marathon was set up to raise awareness of the fact that you can't run 26 miles in Bethlehem without going through a check point. For local people to take...
View ArticleChristmas Message from Baroness Morris
Dear Friend, I am writing to you at this special time of year from Bethlehem where Palestinians are preparing for yet another Christmas under military occupation Over the last week I’ve visited...
View ArticleNajia Warshaga: injured Palestinian girl who became symbol of Gaza war
(Guardian) The place where nine-year-old Najia Warshaga lives in Beit Lahia, Gaza, with her mother, Majdolen, and her five-year-old brother, Ali, was once the garage of a three-storey building. It is...
View ArticleFrom Bethlehem to London
MAP's Director of Campaigns, James Denselow, is taking on the challenge of running the Bethlehem AND London Marathons this year aiming to raise £5,000 to support MAP and St John Eye Hospital's vital...
View ArticleNew Minibus for Malnourished Children
MAP has purchased a minibus for Ard El Insan, a local NGO which runs malnutrition clinics for children throughout the Gaza Strip. Ard El Insan recently had to return the minibus they were lending from...
View ArticleMohammed Assaf in London
What struck me most during a recent visit to Britain – my first ever – was the sense of secure continuity. Governments come and go, society is always changing, but the rights of the people are...
View ArticlePalestinians gather in Ramallah, Gaza to support France
Ma'an News - Hundreds of Palestinians in Ramallah and Gaza City on Sunday participated in rallies in solidarity with France in light of the spate of attacks last week.Participants in Ramallah gathered...
View ArticleIsrael/Palestine: does recognising both states make a difference?
Sir Vicent Fean, former Consul General to Jerusalem Date: 20 January 2015 5:45 PM till 7:00 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre Two thirds of the world...
View ArticleGaza âdark timesâ growing dimmer as blockaded Strip runs out of fuel
(Palestinian Information Center) Gaza’s Energy Authority Monday raised alarm bells over chronic power blackouts rocking the blockaded Gaza Strip due to acute shortages in fuel reserves. Spokesperson...
View Article27% of essential drugs in Gaza at Zero Stock
An update from the Ministry of Health has revealed that over a quarter of essential drugs are at zero stock levels in Gaza. With almost all of the tunnels now closed by the Egyptian officials, as...
View Article"Offering Health and Hope" - Gavin Shuker MP visits the West Bank
Gavin Shuker, MP for Luton South and Shadow International Development Minister, travelled to the West Bank last week as part of a MAP-Caabu delegation. During the trip we caught up with him to get his...
View ArticleNew Report - Israel 'failed to minimize civilian toll in Gaza war'
(Ma'an News) Israeli conduct during last summer's war in the Gaza Strip increased the number of civilian casualties, an independent report has said, by failing to differentiate between military...
View ArticleCaabu's Chris Doyle travels with MAP's Mobile Health Clinic
The Director of the Council of Arab-British Understanding, Chris Doyle, speaks about the 'vital health service' provided by MAP's mobile health clinic. MAP's mobile clinic visits 30 Bedouin...
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