As we continue to keep vigil with Gaza, we offer an original song written and recorded by our own Marthame Sanders (guitar/vocals) and our…
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Marthame shares a cherished memory from his time in Palestine, crossing all kinds of boundaries alongside a dear friend.
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Marthame shares first-hand experiences of Palestinian life under curfew and the universal desire for safety and security.
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Marthame reflects back on their tough decision to leave Zababdeh temporarily amidst escalating threats of Israeli military violence back in 2002.
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Marthame shares a first-hand account from 2002 about an Israeli military incursion into their sleepy little village of Zababdeh.
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Marthame reflects on how our recent episodes continue aijcast’s core mission, while also looking back to the art of writing amidst Occupation and suffering.
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Marthame Sanders and Fahed Abu-Akel co-preached at North Decatur Presbyterian Church on the situation in Gaza; and the past, present, and future of Palestine…
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Marthame reflects on the meaning of hope in a hopeless time, whether that time is twenty years ago in Bethlehem, or right now in Gaza.
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Marthame reflects on the present situation in Gaza and shares a reflection on the meaning of home in a land full of uprootedness.
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Marthame shares a reflection on our moral double standard in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the strategy of non-violent resistance.
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Marthame reflects on the sense of Christian solidarity that brought him and Elizabeth to Palestine in the first place, and what that solidarity means to our sisters…
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Marthame shares a reflection from Christmas Eve, 2000, when he and Elizabeth made the pilgrimage to Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace.
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Marthame shares a story from 2001 that illustrates the arbitrary cruelty of the Israeli Occupation, while wondering what role hope might play at this moment.
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With the ever-alarming death toll among children in Gaza continuing to rise, this particular reflection on the grief surrounding the death of a child seems all…
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With Christian leaders in the Holy Land announcing the cancellation of major Christmas celebrations, Marthame shares this timely reflection written in 2000 about…
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Marthame looks back at precious time spent among the trees during the Palestinian olive harvest, a fitting reflection for Thanksgiving week here in the U.S.
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Looking back - again - at his time in Palestine, Marthame shares a reflection on the daily challenge of being in such close proximity to suffering.
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With our attention turned to the Middle East, we continue sharing reflections from Marthame’s time lived in the Northern West Bank. In this essay, Palestinian friends…
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We continue releasing content from when Marthame and his wife lived in the Northern West Bank (2000-2003). In this reflection, they comment on the world’s duplicity…
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As the crisis in Israel and Palestine - especially in Gaza - continues to unfold, we here at aijcast are partnering with Marthame’s production company to release…
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