My promise to my 10-year-old niece Baraah
“What did we do to deserve all this?” my 10-year-old niece Baraah asked while recalling the horrors of the 12th of July 2015 when a war plane belonging to the Saudi-led coalition struck my house in the south of Sana’a, killing my brother-in-law and severely burning his only daughter, Baraah. Having moved to Sweden some years ago, I had asked my brother-in-law if he and his family would stay in my home instead of leaving the house vacant. While I am aware that I wasn’t a legitimate target by any side in the Yemeni conflict, I felt responsible somehow for what happened.
US churches are taking action for Palestine
Christians in the United States are taking action for justice in Palestine.
In the span of just one week in late June and early July, three major U.S. churches voted on groundbreaking Israel-Palestine measures at their annual conventions. One called for divestment from companies profiting from the Israeli occupation, while another described Israel’s military occupation of Palestine as “sinful … based on injustice and must come to an end.”
Masouleh, a village flying in the mist
Man and nature have come together in a beautiful way in the northern Iranian village of Masouleh. The village, which frequently disappears from sight in the mist and is a short distance from the scenic Caspian Sea coastline, is 1000 meters above sea level and built along a long and winding slope.
