Tuesday, February 2, 2010
رسالة غابرييل غارسيا ماركيز الاخيرة لقرائه
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Carleton students launch major divestment campaign (video, report, articles)
OTTAWA, January 27, 2010 – Carleton students have released a report detailing how the Carleton University Pension fund invests in companies involved in violations of human rights and of international law.
The report was created by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA – Carleton), who are launching a campaign to end Carleton's unethical investments and adopt a socially responsible investment policy.
BAE Systems, L-3 Communications, Motorola, Northrop Grumman and Tesco supermarkets are the five companies profiled in the report. The report documents how these companies manufacture weapons and weapons components that are used to kill and maim Palestinian civilians, that support the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and that perpetuate Israel’s illegal siege of the Gaza strip.
“Students are appalled to learn that Carleton is affiliated with companies providing support for illegal military occupation” says SAIA - Carleton member Yafa Jarrar. “We thought our University was guided by more than just the balance sheet.”
Carleton Faculty who have heard about SAIA Carleton’s campaign have been shocked to learn their pension fund is tied into such unethical investments.
“I do not want my pension fund profiting from the sale of Hellfire missiles and Apache Helicopters,” say Trevor Purvis, who teaches Law at Carleton. “By investing in the firms, not only does Carleton violate its own ethical principles, but it essentially makes Carleton complicit in breaches of international law and human rights violations.”
LINK TO DIVESTMENT DOCUMENT:
http://carleton.saia.ca/documents/DivestmentCampaign/CarletonUniversityDivestmentReport.pdf
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ARTICLES
Carleton's war portfolio: Students demand divestment from apartheid
By Aidan MacDonald
January 22, 2010
http://www.rabble.ca/news/2010/01/carletons-war-portfolio-students-demand-divestment-apartheid
Looking back at Carleton's divestment from South Africa
By Alroy Fonseca
January 22, 2010
http://www.rabble.ca/news/2010/01/looking-back-carletons-divestment-south-africa
Friday, January 22, 2010
محاضرة في جامعة النجاح بعنوان كيف أكون قياديا -- قدمها أ. سائد أبو حجلة
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Israel's assassination policy
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
العمل التضامني الدولي مع فلسطين--جلسة ثقافية أعدها المنتدى التنويري في نابلس--إنطباعات الناشط المجتمعي سائد ابو حجلة
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Truth
Tooth for tooth”
But last night the Sufi Nai told you
“Smile for a smile
Heart for a heart”
Your whole being cried
You understood
That
Your heart
Is in His hand
You understood
That
Without
His grace
You have
No face
You saw
Once again
With your heart
You almost forgot
That you strayed
Away from the path
Soon you will go away
To the master of love
And whirl around yourself
Till you are no more
Where there is no ship
Or shore
The truth is one
What you have done
What you have said
What you bled
Your breath
Love
Monday, January 11, 2010
Pure!
Nablus, Palestine, Jan 11, 2010
Beautiful, fragile, seductive, and ephemeral…
My love for this rose is almost criminal!
Yet she is almost pure
And I chose her to be my cure…
In this day and age
You get to choose
Your sickness
Your wounds
And the bruise
On your heart
And if you are a true lover
Your obituary
On this page!
In this day and age
You get to choose
The murder weapon
And the number of bullets
And words you hear
That pierce your soul
And shatter your heart
To pieces
You get to choose the smile
That will kill you
Oh my sweet rose
I chose you
Or you chose me
It is almost the same
In this game
Of hide and seek
Where only egos speak
Yet we are part of this mortal song
Right or wrong…
Maybe there is still hope
That love is waiting
At the end of this rope…
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Mimi
Mimi
The only pure love I had
Died in someone else’s hand
While I was across the river
Listening to an Egyptian poet
Denouncing with conviction
A police state & an old dictator
Mimi
Came from nowhere
And met me there
In the land of the heart
Where a smile is all it takes
To fill your being with grace
And give your soul wings
To fly anywhere
MiMi
Must I
Mention I
To fill the sky
With rain
So the rainbow can come
And arch over “The Mountain of Fire”
And bridge two hearts across this valley…!
Mimi
Left me too soon
And left my nights without moon
I have now to dig deep
And reach the core of things
And start all over again
But this time
With slow deep breaths
And sure steps with no regrets
Mimi
I hope you will forgive me
I brought you in my life when I was not ready
I did not know how fragile you were
And that you needed my love and care
I wish I did not travel across the river
And kept you in my arms for ever…
Nothing I will say will bring you back
And I do not know the price of redemption
All I know it is going to be Big
And that’s why I have to dig
And dig
And dig
Till I can’t dig no more
Then I’ll know I reached the core
Only then I can truly love…
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Invitation for a solidarity action with Gaza & Nablus (Saturday, January 2, 2010) دعوة للمشاركة في نشاط تضامني مع غزة ونابلس
ندعوكم للتجمع
لإشعال الشموع إحياء لذكرى شهداء العدوان الصهيوني الغاشم
و مؤسسات وفعاليات وقوى
Friday, December 25, 2009
The Messenger of Peace 2010 !
He was born to tell
that Earth mustn’t be hell.
Jesus The messenger of Peace
walked the thorny path
to end oppression
and impede human attrition…
2010 years later
oppression is still the norm
and the lost Children of “Canaan”
cannot go home
prevented by a fascist terrorist state
that calls itself “Israel”.
“Israel” is a hijacked name
and smearing it with injustice is a shame.
Israel is the title Allah gave to Jacob,
a revered prophet and father of many prophets.
But today “Israel” means bullets and rockets,
blood and tears,
and lives full of agony and fears.
“Israel” is indeed a hijacked name
and to stain it with genocide is a shame.
Yet historical fallacy is accredited by Western diplomacy
and the blessed name of a good prophet
is now an Apartheid state
and we have to accept this bloody fate
and silently be ethnically cleansed
and see our flesh with earth blend
torn apart by bombs made
in the USA
called DIME
while Europe pays
in many ways
for the continuation
of this crime.
2010 years ago
The Messenger of Peace was born
to tell
that Earth mustn’t be hell
that love conquers all…
Today the birthplace of Jesus is surrounded by hate:
Walls behind walls and gate after gate;
To reach the city of nativity
you must pass
through humiliation
turnstile
and injure your soul
mile after mile…
Ugly soldiers will “look you with a scorn”
and your whole being is torn;
You are your ID
A number
A security threat
Or benign existence
But keep your distance
From the barrel of the gun
Any wrong move and you are gone…
The messenger of Peace 2010
People of Palestine
Women and men
Young and old
The story must be told
Truth we cannot bend:
“Israel” is a lie
On earth and in sky
No more should die
Apartheid must end.
DIME is the "Dense Inert Metal Explosives" that were used heavily by Israel in its war on Gaza 2008-2009 resulting in the horrific deaths and injuries among Palestinian civilians.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Long Live Palestine by Lowkey (Official Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p1CJwTNC9M
While we listen to tunes, made by ignorant fools,
Israel blocked the UN from delivering food,
They'll bring in the troops and you won't even glimpse at the news,
They make money of the products that we are quick to consume,
It's not simply a question of differing views,
Forget emotions, this is fact, what I spit is the truth,
Makes no difference if you're a Christian or if you're a Jew,
They are just people living in different conditions to you,
They still die when you bomb their schools, mosques and hospitals,
It is not because of rockets, please god can you stop it all,
I'm not related to the strangers on the TV,
But I relate because those faces could have been me,
Words can never ever explain the raw tragedy,
It's not a war they're just murdering more rapidly,
We are automatically supporting pure savagery,
Imagine how you'd feel if it was your family,
This is for Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza,
Palestine remains in my heart forever,
We stand for peace, in times of war we shan't surrender,
Remember, it didn't start in that dark December,
Every coin is a bullet, if you're Mark's and Spencer,
And when your sipping Coca-Cola,
That's another pistol in the holster of a soulless soldier,
You say you know about the Zionist lobby,
But you put money in their pocket when you're buying their coffee,
Talking about revolution, sitting in Starbucks,
The fact is that's the type of thinking I can't trust,
Let alone even start to respect,
Before you talk learn the meaning of that scarf on your neck,
Forget Nestle,
Obama promised Israel 30 billion over the next decade,
They're trigger happy and they're crazy,
Think about that when you're putting Huggies nappies on your baby,
This is for Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza,
This is not just a war over stolen land,
Why do you think little boys are throwing stones at tanks?
We will never really know how many people are dead,
They drop bombs on little girls while they sleep in their beds,
Don't get offended by facts, just try and listen,
Nothing is more anti-Semitic than Zionism,
So please don't bring bad vibes when you speak to me,
I know there's plenty of Rabbi's that agree with me,
It's your choice what you do with this message,
Don't get it confused; I view this from a truly human perspective,
How many more resolutions have to be violated,
How many more children have to be annihilated
Israel is a terror state, there terrorists that terrorise,
I testify, my television televised them telling lies,
This is not a war, it is systematic genocide,
But whatever they try, Palestine will never die!!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
A radio program by BBC Alan Johnston on his return to Nablus after six years (I am interviewed in this program)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0057d1s
When you reach to the page hit Listen Now (and if you could not hear, hit the Lower Bandwidth Version).
I have to say that I do not agree with several things in this program and we all have to listen to it critically. Actually, I gave the BBC a long and in-depth interview on Nov. 11, 2009 about my analysis of the current situation, and the fake "economic peace" of Netanyahu in light of the continued Israeli Military Occupation and Apartheid (the siege of Gaza, the ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem, the Apartheid wall, the expansion of Israeli colonies, settler violence, and the continued killing and imprisonment of Palestinians, etc.) but it was not included in this program for editorial considerations.
However, Alan Johnston does say clearly that without ending the Israeli occupation the current calm will collapse as was the case in the first and second intifadas, and he should be commended and thanked for the good effort he put in this program.
All the best,
Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Call for Action: Oppose Portuguese Water Deal with Mekorot! Defend Palestinian Water Rights! Uphold International Law!
The Portuguese deal is in a reality a thinly veiled attempt for Mekorot to profit from its many years of experience as an agent of Israel's illegal and immoral occupation of Palestine. The deal with Portugal serves as a launch pad for the company to sell its services to the rest of Europe, pumping millions of dollars back to Israel's military apparatus. This money will inevitably be used to consolidate Israel's criminal appropriation of Palestinian water aquifers.
An Amnesty International report published last October accuses Israel of denying Palestinians access to water. "Swimming pools, well-watered lawns and large irrigated farms in Israeli settlements ... stand in stark contrast next to Palestinian villages whose inhabitants struggle even to meet their domestic water needs," reads the report. Israel's daily water consumption per capita is four times higher than the 70 litre per person consumed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, a number well below the recommended World Health Organization guidelines.
Israel reroutes more than 80 percent of water retrieved from the Mountain Aquifer. This aquifer is the only supply of drinking water for Palestinians, while Israel draws water from other sources, including the Jordan River. Somewhere between 180,000 and 200,000 Palestinians in rural communities of the West Bank have no access to running water. About 90 to 95 percent of Gaza’s drinking water supply has been contaminated with sewage and seawater and is now undrinkable.
The Palestine Solidarity Committee (CSP) in Portugal wrote a letter to EPAL protesting the agreement. The company defended the deal by shirking its responsibility for the faith of the Palestinians. Adding insult to injury, EPAL sacked an employee that expressed dissent, an attempt to curtail freedom of expression inside the organization. Nevertheless, in light of European Union directives in the award of public contracts (2004/18/EC), the company is walking on thin ice and the deal can fall if the right public pressure is applied. Already the Portuguese media has expressed interest in the case. This is an international appeal to activists worldwide to help us curtail Mekorot's expansion into Europe at an early stage.
Demand that EPAL end its agreement with Mekorot NOW!
1 - Write a letter to EPAL, to the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and to the Portuguese media exposing this shameless deal and demanding that EPAL breaks its agreement with Mekorot.
Please copy us on all correspondence: stopmekorotcampaign@gmail.com
Model letter (in Portuguese): http://bit.ly/12zuWF (you can also write in English)
EPAL board of directors: jose.zenha@epal.pt , jose.zenha@epal.pt , jose.figueira@epal.pt , anita.ferreira@epal.pt , blopes@epal.pt , mario.maria@epal.pt , joaquim.sereno@epal.pt , luis.branco@epal.pt , conceicao.almeida@epal.pt , francisco.serranito@epal.pt , daniela.santos@epal.pt , carlos.saraiva@epal.pt , paulo.rodrigues@epal.pt , barnabe.pisco@epal.pt , maria.benoliel@epal.pt , nilopes@epal.pt , ldurao@epal.pt , mario.cruz@epal.pt , ana.pile@epal.pt , margarida.santos@epal.pt
Minister for the Environment Dulce Pássaro: gmaotdr@maotdr.gov.pt
Learn more!
Portuguese water company's immoral collaboration with Israel: http://bit.ly/uYXc0
Video explaining the contract with Mekorot: http://bit.ly/7ecUvK
Amnesty International report "Troubled Waters" (October, 2009): http://bit.ly/1rNuiN
Video: Al-Jazeera report (October 27, 2009): http://bit.ly/3XK4Xv
Video: Al-Jazeera report (November 14, 2009): http://bit.ly/4Bv6ZZ
...towards thee...
Swimming towards thee…
In thy music…
My heart is shattered…
My soul is aching…
I long for that smile
For the soft caress on my head
For the heart that housed me
in most difficult of times
in the intensive care unit
when I was late at night
when in the distance gunfire was heard…
Swimming towards thee
To the wrinkles in thy face
To tears falling after the fall of a rose…
Lord of my heart
Lord of my soul
Lord of all...
What’s my mission before the great fall?
Please tell me… fight death with death?
Fight death with life?
Find my wife?
Bring more life to life, despite agony and strife?
Hold my hand… let us go for a walk, away from the noise,
Maybe I can show you the sacred rock, where I used to sit,
For an eternity that was a little bit…!
Swimming towards thee
Through the Sacred Ney
Till my thoughts are your thoughts
And my tears your tears….
Till our breath is one
And there are no more fears…
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Nablus, Occupied Palestine
Friday, October 9, 2009
Seventh Anniversary of the Assassination and Martyrdom of Shaden Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh
عضو الهيئة الإدارية لجمعية رعاية الأمومة والطفولة
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
A State of Love (Poem)
Reading my poem 'State of Love' in Maynooth University Students Union, 26th March 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SziNOgNNpcc
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Rock Stars!
We are rocks my dear and stars are still far
that is why we long for
the light
to enter every cell
so we can tell
the truth
We are stars my dear and soon we'll become rocks
like withering candles
time will come
when the flame
stops
But I have hope
that this voice
this very voice
of mine and yours
shall never fade away
and shall vibrate
at a steady rate
in every place
a mantra of love
that permeates
all of creation...
To my friend Jennifer with love, in response to a comment she made: "Really nice--makes us all look like rock stars!". I miss you JiJi :-)
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
My Fast Bike !
Sunday, February 15, 2009
68 candles !

Sixty eight candles shall be lit
A new dress shall fit
An embroidered soul shall say it all
From eternity till present time…
Mama the first word I said
Mama the last word I shall say
Before I travel away
To meet her
On the other side of this great divide
Between dream and reality…
Who said the bullets were real
Or the wounds that you feel
Or the jokes and laughter
After a Friday meal
In the springtime
Of Nablus?
Who said we had birthdays
And lit candles
And sang "saneh hilwah ya gameel"
In Egyptian accent
And with One breath put them off
With tears on our cheeks
And smiles in our hearts
It was all dreams
Or so it seems
And the only thing real
Is what you do not want to feel!
I want to be the bridge
To connect this unbearable wedge
So you can caress my head again
And save me from becoming insane
Your name is my mantra of redemption:
Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama
On the occasion of the 68th birthday of Martyr Shaden Abed Al Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh who was assassinated by Israeli Death Squads on Oct. 11, 2002.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Invitation for a public workshop (The Obama Presidency and Prospects of Palestine Solidarity Action in the USA)
Cordially invites you to attend
A workshop on
The Obama Presidency and Prospects of Palestine Solidarity Action in the USA
By
Dr. Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi
&
Mr. Jaime Veve
Dr. Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi is a distinguished scholar and longtime Palestinian activist who is Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative at the College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University.
Mr. Jaime Veve is a distinguished leader of the Latino-American community in New York and longtime antiwar activist from Vietnam to Iraq. He is an organizer of the Transport Workers Union and Co-Chair of the Palestine Labor Action Network.
Thursday, Jan 29, 2009
3:30 pm
Al Yasmeen Hotel
Nablus -- Palestine
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Gazan-gri-la!
Punishable by hope
Lynched by a scope
of "Lost Horizons"…
Oh Gazan-gri-la:
My beloved paradise
Full of blood and fallen butterflies
All truths are nothings but lies
That is what Israel is saying to the world…
You must believe her for she is the only one who knows
F-16s are peace loving white doves
It is wrong to think of them as black crows
The one thousand bounds bombs
Are nothing but candy bars
And the mutilated bodies of children have no scars…
These are only engraves of ancient biblical names
Sacred to all
And we must memorize them good
Before we fall
Into our deep sleep
And dream of nothing but the glory of Eretz Israel…
Oh Gazan-gri-la:
My sweet sweet paradise
The nice smell of burned flesh
The juicy pieces of human shish kebab
Levni and Barak are having a dinner party tonight
Only the elite are invited: Sarkozy, Bush, Obama, and our blessed Mubarak…
The Security Council will keep the food warm
So no ceasefire till all the guests eat
And congratulate Israel for this wonderful treat…
By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Nablus, Palestine
Jan 7, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
(Solidarity Tent with Gaza in Nablus City Center)(Thursday, Jan 8, 2009, 1 pm)
إنطلاقا من أهمية التضامن مع أهلنا في غزة
وتعبيرا عن رفضنا للهجمة الصهيونية البربرية على كل معاني الحياة والكرامة الإنسانية في قطاع غزة الصامد
فإننا في مؤسسات التضامن الدولي والمؤسسات الوطنية والرسمية
وكافة أحرار العالم
ندعوكم للمشاركة في إفتتاح خيمة التضامن مع شعبنا في غزة المحاصرة
تحت شعار
(أحرار العالم من نابلس إلى غزة)
وذلك يوم الخميس 8-1-2009
الساعة 1 بعد الظهر
في دوار الشهداء
نابلس-جبل النار
الرجاء تعميم هذه الدعوة على جميع الأصدقاء والمتضامنين
Monday, November 17, 2008
No need to kill the butterfly!
Nalus, Palestine
No need to kill the butterfly
she will fly away
before finishing what I say
and land on the jasmine tree
near the sea
of true love...
No need to break the wings
or the heart that rings
with thy name
before it goes to sleep
and goes deep
in the sea
of true love
No need to veil the face
that smiles with grace
hiding the scars
of years of war
on the shores
of the sea
of true love
No need to forget the name
that once lived
in the soul of a tree
watered from the sea
of true love
No need to delete a man
who is sailing away
searching for the truth
in the sea
of true love...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Six years after the assassination crime of Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh (Oct 11, 2008)
Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh
(February 15, 1941--October 11, 2002)
Six years have passed and the death squad and terrorist State of Israel is still refusing to admit the responsibility of its cowardly soldiers for the crime of assassination of Shaden Abu-Hijleh. Despite this, the family of and friends of martyr Shaden are still continuing their legal and media campaign to bring the perpetrators to justice and to expose the war crimes of Israel on the international level.
Six years, and the blood of Shaden is still winning over their bullets; her smile is stronger than their hate, ever-present in the minds and hearts of all who knew her; a torch of hope and love for the wretched, and an honorable example for the strugglers for freedom and human dignity, illuminating the road ahead so we can see our goal clearly and unite for the sake of a free & democratic Palestine, all of Palestine, from the river to the sea, and from the Galilee to Um Al Rashrash.
On October 11th 2002, Shaden Abu-Hijleh (aged 62), a grandmother, peace activist and philanthropist, was murdered in cold blood. Israeli soldiers deliberately shot her without provocation while she was embroidering inside her home in the West Bank City of Nablus. Over 15 hollow-point bullets, which are banned by international law, were shot directly at her and her family killing her and injuring her husband and son.
haden was a devout patriot and shared with her Palestinian brothers and sisters the aspiration for freedom and liberation from the Israeli military occupation. She worked for Palestinian independence and the preservation of Palestinian national identity on Palestine's soil. She joined several organizations and association working for freedom and peace in Palestine and around the world. After her sons and daughter graduated from university, Shaden dedicated her life for the sake of achieving political and social justice and became a notable leader in the women's movement in Palestine. She was an active member in several local and national organizations:
- Administrative Committee Member, The Charitable Cultural and Social Society
- Administrative Committee Member, Society for the Safeguarding of Motherhood and Childhood.
- Founding Member, Ebal Cultural Center for Palestinian Arts and Folklore
- Founding Member, Association for Combating of Smoking and Dangerous Drugs.
- Founding Member, Palestinian Women for Democratic Change.
- Member of the Palestinian National Popular Committees (Responsible for the disbursement of food supplies to needy families affected by Israeli curfews and sieges of Palestinian towns and villages).
www.archive.org/details/SaedHijleh
or
http://lifeunderoccupation.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/25/
Website for Martyr Shaden Abu-Hijleh:
www.remembershaden.org
الذكرى السنوية السادسة لإستشهاد المناضلة شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة
(ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أمواتا بل أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون)
الذكرى السنوية السادسة لإستشهاد المناضلة
شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة
" أم سائد "
حرم الدكتور جمال أبو حجلة
ستة أعوام مضت ولا تزال دولة الإرهاب والقتلة ترفض الاعتراف بمسؤولية جنودها الجبناء عن جريمة اغتيال المناضلة شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة. ولكن بالرغم من ذلك يبقى أهل وأصدقاء الشهيدة مستمرين في حملتهم القانونية والإعلامية للمطالبة بمعاقبة القتلة وفضح ممارسات سلطات الإحتلال الإسرائيلي على الصعيد الدولي.
ما زال دم شادن الطاهر ينتصر على رصاصهم وما زالت إبتسامتها أقوى من حقدهم، حاضرة في وجدان كل من عرفها، شعلة أمل ومحبة للفقراء والمستضعفين، ونبراس عز وفخار للمناضلين في سبيل الحرية والكرامة الإنسانية يضيء عتمة الطريق لنرى هدفنا بوضوح ونتحد من أجل وطننا الحبيب فلسطين، كل فلسطين، من النهر إلى البحر ومن إصبع الجليل إلى أم الرشراش.
استشهدت المناضلة شادن برصاص الاحتلال الإسرائيلي الغادر يوم الجمعة 11/10/2002 الموافق 5 شعبان 1423 هـ، بعد عمر حافل بالنشاطات الاجتماعية والشعبية والثقافية والإنسانية. فقد عملت في تربية الأجيال منذ عام 1960 واستنكفت عن التدريس عام 1967 احتجاجا على محاولة سلطات الاحتلال تغيير المناهج الدراسية واستمرت في نشاطها النضالي مع المخلصين الشرفاء لدعم مسيرة شعبها الفلسطيني في تطلعاته للحرية والاستقلال من الاحتلال الإسرائيلي والمحافظة على الهوية الوطنية الفلسطينية على التراب الفلسطيني حيث شاركت الشهيدة في العديد من المؤسسات والجمعيات المحلية والوطنية التي تعمل من اجل العدالة والحرية في فلسطين والعالم
عضو الهيئة الإدارية للجمعية الثقافية الاجتماعية الخيرية.
عضو الهيئة الإدارية لجمعية رعاية الأمومة والطفولة.
عضو مؤسس لنادي عيبال للثقافة والفن الشعبي.
عضو مؤسس لجمعية مكافحة التدخين والعقاقير الخطرة.
عضو مؤسس لحركة فلسطينيات من اجل البناء الديمقراطي في فلسطين.
عضو فاعل في اللجان الشعبية لمحافظة نابلس.
نؤكد أن الشهيدة شادن قتلت بدم بارد، وكان قتلها اغتيالا مع سبق الإصرار والترصد. يعتقد البعض خطأ أن الشهيدة استشهدت برصاصة طائشة وهذا ليس صحيحا. لقد أطلق جنود الاحتلال خمسة عشرة رصاصة على الأقل على الشهيدة وعلى زوجها وابنها اللذين نجيا بقدر من الله سبحانه وتعالى. الرصاصة الأولى كانت موجهة إلى رأس الشهيدة وأخطأتها بعشرة سنتيمترات ولكن الرصاصة الثانية أصابت جسدها الطاهر إصابة مباشرة في خاصرتها اليسرى وكانت من النوع المتفجر المحرم دوليا مما أدى إلى استشهادها على الفور. هذا وقد اعترف الجيش الإسرائيلي عبر وسائل الإعلام بأنه أطلق النار ولكنه قال أن الشهيدة أصيبت بالخطأ. لا يمكن لعاقل أن يصدق أن يتم إطلاق خمسة عشرة رصاصة على هدف معين من مسافة 25 مترا بالخطأ. هذا هو الإرهاب بعينه.. هذا هو الجبن بعينه... هذه هي إحدى جرائم الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ضد شعبنا الأعزل. لقد قاومت الشهيدة شادن الاحتلال بالطرق السلمية وكرست حياتها لمساعدة المتضررين من الاحتلال ولكن عنصرية الاحتلال وفاشيته أرادت أن تسكت صوتها المطالب دائما بحرية شعبها واستقلاله.
يمكنكم مشاهدة فيلم وثائقي عن جريمة الاغتيال والحصول على معلومات أوفى عن حياة الشهيدة من خلال زيارة موقعها على الانترنت بالإضافة إلى المواقع الأخرى المذكورة
www.archive.org/details/SaedHijleh
or
http://lifeunderoccupation.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/25/
http://www.remembershaden.org/
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"Internalized Colonialism and the Palestinian National Struggle"
يتشرف
قسم الجغرافيا بجامعة النجاح الوطنية
بدعوتكم لحضور محاضرة عن
(الإستعمار "المستبطن" والنضال الوطني الفلسطيني)
تلقيها الدكتورة الزائرة
مارسي نيومان
الدكتورة مارسي نيومان أكاديمية مرموقة وناشطة سياسية في مجال حقوق الإنسان، ومتضامنة مع حقوق الشعب الفلسطيني خاصة حق العودة للاجئين الفلسطينيين وفقا لقرار الأمم المتحدة 194. تدرس الدكتورة نيومان مساقات في الأدب العالمي والدراسات الأمريكية والشرق أوسطية. في ربيع 2008 إستقالت الدكتورة نيومان من عملها كمحاضرة في جامعة ولاية بويزي الأمريكية مع أنها حصلت على عقد عمل دائم هناك وذلك لكي تستطيع القدوم والتدريس في جامعة النجاح الوطنية معبرة بذلك عن عمق تضامنها مع شعبنا وقضيته العادلة
وذلك يوم الأربعاء الموافق 24-9-2008
الساعة 2:00 عصرا
في مدرجات الشهيد ظافر المصري
جامعة النجاح الوطنية (الحرم القديم)
The Geography Department of An-Najah National University
Cordially invites you to attend
A lecture on
"Internalized Colonialism and the Palestinian National Struggle"
By
Dr. Marcy Newman
Dr. Marcy Newman is a scholar, teacher, and an activist interested in human rights. She is especially committed to al awda or the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees under UN Resolution 194. She teaches literature courses, as well as courses in American and Middle East Studies. In the spring of 2008 she received tenure at Boise State University, but quit her job in order to accept a position at An Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine. Previously she taught at the American University of Beirut, Al Quds University in Al Quds, Palestine, the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan, the University of Ghana in Legon, Ghana, and at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
2:00 pm
Martyr Zafer Masri Auditorium
An-Najah National University (Old Campus)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Invitation (An evening of "Poetry of Witness", Monday, August 4th, 2008, 6:00 pm, Al Yasmeen Hotel, Nablus, Palestine)
&
Center for Global Consciousness (CGC)
In cooperation with the
Public Relations Department of An-Najah National University
Cordially invite you to attend
An evening of
"Poetry of Witness"
Featuring
'Fugitive Poets' from Nablus and Abroad:
Falastine Dwikat
Jennifer D. Klein
Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Monday, August 4th, 2008
6:00 pm
Al Yasmeen Hotel
Nablus Old City, Palestine
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Bed & Home
In communion with the One
that created the 100 billion galaxies
containing hundreds of billions of stars;
In the presence of the One that heals
all wounds that turn into scars:
Only He can hear my voice in the place
Where my dreams begin and end,
Where my face is not shown
under embroidered covers
in my sacred bed
in the darkness of moonless nights
before or after the soldiers
enter my neighborhood or the refugee camp
across the hill.
*******
My home is the dream of my Dad,
the place in which I am sane or
when I am mad
without anyone seeing me
except the One that sees all.
My home is Love and the product of Love;
my neighbors are imperfect angels
who care about me
and want me to get married
and settle down
and stop being an international clown.
My home is in fifteenth street
in a city that lies between two mountains
channeling the breeze of the Mediterranean
to eastern dry lands
of prophets and nomads.
My home is under a dome
of mystic words
on the path of Sufi masters
to the land of bliss
where love burns all sins…
Monday, July 14, 2008
Snapshot!
He snapped his fingers and the other one shot,
All of what it is became what is not,
Love became hate, life became death,
As Mother of All let out her last breath…
All of humanity froze,
The "Iron Fist" killed the most beautiful rose…
A surgeon of Ear, Throat, and Nose,
Stood by and watched the love of forty years
End in a river of tears…
+++++++
A shooting star is quite far
Yet it makes the heart move
With hope
With desire…
How can a distant fire
Calm the fire inside?!
How can a single fish bring down the tide?
No where to hide
Time to respond:
Close your eyes
Count to seven
A 'shooting heart'
From earth to heaven.
+++++++
He shook my hand for the first time
Few of his fingers were missing
Compensated by a beautiful smile
The kind that makes you go the extra mile…
A year later his arm was missing
The beautiful smile remained
The more he lost
The more we gained!
Fadi is now all missing
Entered earth on a journey
To the other side
But he left his smile engraved on my mind.......
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Poetry !
It happened for the first time almost thirty years ago, at the age of 11. I was laying in my bed just about to sleep, and then suddenly sat and received few words. I say 'received' because I am not sure I had total control over the process that brought these words to my tongue and lips:
I will read and dissolve in the meaning of reading,
I will write and dissolve my ideas in the tunes of my poetry,
And I will sing for the joyful nightingale to forget my sorrows…
And I will be happy for death is the wedding of every human being…
It felt good, magical, unexplainable… where exactly did these words come from, and how did they surface or appear suddenly to the realm of consciousness…
Now after so many years, I say that these words were brought to me by the flicker of wings of a mystical butterfly, and my young soul resonated with the waves…
Many things happened since then… and I moved from the land of boyhood to the domain of men… too soon I must add,
And events that occurred almost made me mad…
Three bullets hit me when I was fifteen,
The pain was unbearable,
Difficult for you to know what I mean…
I was tortured on my wounds when I was sixteen,
They whipped me with electrical wiring,
Put me in a room full of sewage,
But I came out clean!
Many things happened since then, in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and in 2010...
The future is already here…
This might sound crazy or queer…
I write to calm my fear
Of history repeating itself,
And that I won't have enough stitches for new wounds,
Or strong legs faster than bullets,
And seconds that last longer than minutes…!
Friday, June 20, 2008
A State of Love
One state, two states, or no state,
Zionism, what a fate...
They caught the bait, and continued the hate,
Can they keep this rate... of ethnic cleansing!
Israel the "Jewish State", 60 years too late...
In the Middle East "the only democracy",
What a hypocrisy!
Can't they see our blood filling the Jordan River?
A wound oozing forever!
A State of Love the only solution,
Yes we say to spiritual cleansing,
No we say to ethnic cleansing,
"All in and no one out" at the top of my lungs I shall shout...
Refugees must come back, a just society with no doubt.
One State, No hate,
A State of Love,
Blessed from the above...
The children dance, happy in a trance,
This is our last chance...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Be gentle with nature & .......
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sixty Years and Counting!
By Saed Jamal Abu-Hijleh
May 2008, Nablus, Palestine
Sixty years and counting,
Anger in my being is mounting.
Sixty years and counting,
The child in me is shouting:
I want to run, to fly, to sing, to cry,
To walk, talk, write on the blackboard with a chalk:
"End this bloody occupation..."
Sixty years and counting!
Nablus the city of goodness,
A wounded witness to this “bloody occupation...”
No need for wake up calls,
The tanks come on time,
Go on time,
And leave you no time to plan your time…
But can these tanks kill the thyme… of Ebal and Jirzim?
Kneel to these monsters they tell us everyday,
But only to Allah we kneel when we pray,
Another sixty thousand years will not change what I say.
Tanks do not grow on mountains but olives do.
Tanks do not grow on mountains but Palestinians do.
I am an olive and my blood is oil,
My flesh is this sacred soil,
My breath the wind of the Mediterranean,
My eyes make the sea blue.
Sixty years and the fascist can go to hell,
The mosque will say Allah Akbar,
The Church will ring its bell.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
"Let there be light" for Gaza

** Then Israel was established as the agent of darkness on this earth and as a main patron of evil!
We are the “Warriors of Light” who are fighting against the oppression and the darkness that Israel is trying to impose on Palestine and other areas of the world....
So let there be lightFor GazaIsrael with all of its might
Clamping down on the childrenOf Gaza
Let there be light
At the end of the tunnel
Support and hope
We have to funnel
For Gaza
Garrison of evil Israel is
Prison of Hope Gaza is
For humanity a major quiz
To dismantle the wall of hate
And let the light permeate
The homes and streets of besieged Gaza
Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Nablus, Occupied Palestine
January 23, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Breaking News: Israeli soldiers seriously injure a Palestinian worshiper in Nablus, Friday Jan 4, 2008

Ahmad Abu Hantash is a 35-year old Palestinian worker, married with two children, Fadi, 4 years old, and Hadi, three months old.
The Israeli Army has been conducting a major invasion into Nablus since the dawn of Thursday, Jan 3, 2008, and the operation is still ongoing. More than 45 Palestinians have been injured in the past 24 hours, and the Israeli army arrested 20 Palestinians.
Report & Photos by Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Nablus, Palestine
1:00 pm, Friday, January 04, 2008
Monday, December 24, 2007
Greetings from the Mountain of Fire (Blessed Eid, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year)!!
May you have a blessed Eid Al Adha, merry Christmas, and a happy New Year...
Be true to the voice that comes from within...
Be Love for Love is the only way
That leads to that place where you do not have to say… a word... to be understood…
That leads to that bed in which you can sleep and dream like a baby… :-)
Be gentle with nature and nature will be gentle with you…
Slow down and feel yourself… do not overwhelm yourself with too many unnecessary inputs… first things first… do not sell the long-term for the short-term… walk with grace…your are the steward of Allah on Earth… join hands and energies with other Lovers that have understood the Way… allow for the synergies of Love to carry us all to the higher consciousness that will allow us to heal the bleeding wounds and the broken hearts…. And smile… let your whole Being smile… and do not underestimate the power of those sweet words you tell to your friends… the Arabs say “The good word comes out and the bad word comes out”…. So make it the good one :-) But if you hear a bad word that hurts you, learn how to forgive…
I pray to Allah almighty to protect you all and to gather us all on the right path… to unite us in the cause of peace…to forsake selfishness and be good to each other…
Our great prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) said:
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يحب لأخيه ما يحب لنفسه
“None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî]
Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) also said:
“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should say something good or remain silent.”
Allah almighty says in the Quran: “By time! Surely the human being is at loss. Except for those who have faith and do righteous deeds and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to patience.” [Sûrah al-`Asr]
Salaam from a city that lies between two mountains, Ebal and Jerzim…
Salaam from those who are waiting patiently for the dawn…
All the Love,
Your brother,
Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Nablus, Palestine
Sunday, November 25, 2007
On the road back to the beginning
InshAllah I will stand on the hill of the Acropolis and look in a southeastern direction towards Palestine, my mother, you, and the wound that is me, my people, and all of humanity.
I will resume being a philosopher in few hours! That is how all philosophers are: they oscillate between being nothing and something, between shallowness and depth, between lust and virtue, between warmth and coldness, between the I and the You.
It is OK, this oscillation will certainly calm down soon. The passing of the torch from one hand to the other will remind me of the origins of fire. That is where my focus must be: the origin of divine energy. So do not leave yourself in the dark, keep searching for the light, but do not lose your grace during the search. Let your passion make you glow like sun rays off white snow.
Cleanse your heart from ill feelings and let love permeate all of its rooms. Write a love poem, it has always proved to be a panacea for deception, dishonesty, and uncertainty. Pray for the healing of your suffering and hers. The Lord of all hears and sees all, and his compassion and forgiveness is larger than all seas and oceans.
So let your body and soul sail through the Aegean sea to Athena. Tell your beloved that you are now Odysseus, and this is the 33th beginning of the Palestinian Odyssey. Pray for my safe return to you my beloved "Ithaca".
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Writing myself to the Universe
So I am writing for me and you. I am writing for all. I am writing for those who listen and those who do not! I am writing for and against! I am writing the last and first! Things I heard, saw, touched, tasted, and smelled; Things that hurt me and things that made me happy; Things that I am hoping for and those that I dread.
I am writing my inner voice. I am writing my inner eye. I am writing things that make me shy. I am writing things that make me proud. I am writing things that others told me, and things others would not tell. I am writing about heaven and hell. I am writing about Palestine; about my city Nablus: sleeping and waking up between two mountains, Ibal and Jirzim.
I am a Spiritual Nomad, the one and only, the legendary Sindbad. I am the Palestinian Superman! I am also the Palestinian Dinosaur fighting hard against physical, spiritual, political, economic, and cultural extinction being imposed on me and my people by the racist and oppressive policies of the state of Israel and Zionism.
