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Bakir Oweida

Bakir Oweida is a Palestinian journalist who pursued a professional career in journalism in Libya in 1968, where he worked at Al-Haqiqa newspaper in Benghazi, then Al-Balagh and Al-Jihad in Tripoli. He has written for several Arab publications in Britain since 1978. He worked at Al-Arab newspaper, Al-Thadamun magazine and the international Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. He has also worked as a consultant at Elaph online newspaper.

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Gaza tragedy’s real and surreal scenes

Everything our eyes have seen and continue to see, and everything our ears have heard and still hear — since the days after what was dubbed the Al-Aqsa Flood — attests to the suffering of the Gaza Strip’s cities and villages.

January 23, 2025

Silent night in Jesus’ birthplace with Christmas bells mute

As Christmas lights twinkle across the globe, Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, stands in stark contrast, its streets hushed, shrouded in sorrow and celebrations muted.

December 25, 2024

The dual impacts of Al-Dayah’s cry

Last Friday, I, like many others, was surprised by the statement issued by Salman Al-Dayah, the former dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Law at the Islamic University of Gaza.

November 14, 2024