Michiana Voices for Middle East Peace
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“It is better to light some candles than to curse the darkness.” -Zoughbi Zoughbi
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Michiana Voices for Middle East Peace formed to re[story] our world by connecting with voices crowded out by dominant narratives that threaten the existence of lives, communities, and our shared future.
Photo: Palestinian Journalist Motaz Azaiza
What’s with all the watermelons?
Perhaps you’ve been seeing watermelons everywhere, from clothes to pins to stickers to social media. Do people just really like the tasty fruit? Maybe. And there’s a deeper story to tell.
Gaza and the West Bank were banned from displaying the Palestinian Flag in 1967. In the 1980s the watermelon became a way for Palestinians to show resistance against their oppression.
Why watermelon specifically? Simple. The colors in the Palestinian flag are red, black, white and green. Red fruit. Black seeds. White and green rind. It was, and is, a way to show solidarity while avoiding censorship.