Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Celia Rothenberg

Celia Rothenberg is a Rockefeller Fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto, where she is conducting research on Palestinian immigrants in Canada.

MER Article

Understanding Ghada: The Multiple Meanings of an Attempted Stabbing

I came to know Ghada, a young Palestinian village woman, during my 14 months of fieldwork in her village in the West Bank. Ghada’s village, located south of Bethlehem, is home to approximately 3,000 residents, all of whom are Muslims. Ghada gained notoriety in the village and the surrounding communi

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