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ZANUTA, West Bank—Hanaa Abul-Kbash was home with her children in this tiny village in the occupied West Bank when she says an Israeli settler, armed with a military-style rifle, barged in telling her she had to go. “I told him this has been my home for 21 years and that I would not leave,” recalls 43-year-old Abul-Kbash of the encounter in late-October. The man grabbed her by the collar, shook her violently, cocked his weapon and left, Abul-Kbash says. Days later, on Oct. 28, she and the roughly 250 other residents of Zanuta abandoned the Palestinian village.

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☆ The Jenin incursion was meant to weaken militant groups. It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Salma Abdelaziz Muhammad Darwish Kareem Khadder | Salma Abdelaziz | Muhammad Darwish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A foul stench filled the hot summer air, much of Jenin was left without running water or power during Israel’s largest incursion in the occupied West Bank in decades. Widespread devastationFor many Palestinians, Jenin is a name and a place synonymous with suffering and resistance. Now it is a built-up and densely populated area with one of the highest rates of poverty and unemployment in the West Bank, according to the UN. At least 50 shooting attacks toward Israelis have emanated from Jenin, according to the Israeli military. Last year was the deadliest year on record for both Palestinians and Israelis across the West Bank and Israel in more than a decade.

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☆ The Perils and Pitfalls That Bedevil Drivers in St. Paul
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Joe Barrett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Officials in St. Paul, Minn., say the weather has created the worst pothole season in a generation. Hanaa Kadry was driving two clients home from the airport on a recent night in St. Paul, Minn., when her Chevrolet Suburban hit one of the harsh facts of life in the northern city. “My whole front end just kind of popped in and popped back out” as they hit the biggest pothole she had ever encountered in her 13 years as a limo driver, she said.

☆ In Egypt's 'Garbage City', a charity teaches children to recycle
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Now 34, she runs a charity that encourages children in the area to make creative and positive use of their environment by exploring the space and recycling. [1/3] Teresa Saeed, 34, founder of charity "Mesaha" known as "Space" in Arabic, works with children to collect materials from rubbish to recycle in Cairo's Zabaleen known as "Garbage City", in Manshiyat Nasser, Cairo, Egypt March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Hana Habib 1 2 3Saeed's charity Mesaha, the Arabic word for space, runs weekly recycling activities for 150-200 children aged 6-15. "These activities help children connect with their environment and think outside the box," Saeed said. "I dream that those children will grow to be leaders of change in their future professions or wherever they go" she said.

☆ Egyptian scooter driver wants to start all-woman app
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/10] Egyptian scooter courier Eman Al-Adawi, 36 years old, poses for a photograph on her scooter as she provides a taxi service for women in the Imbaba district of Giza, Egypt February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Hanaa HabibGIZA, Egypt, March 7 (Reuters) - Eman Al-Adawi traverses Giza speed bumps and puddles on her scooter, one of the few women on two wheels on Egyptian streets and highways. "I learned how to drive the scooter easily because I used to ride a bike so I get how to balance," she said. In conservative Egypt, few women drive scooters, a popular and cheap means of transportation, and many feel uncomfortable hiring men to drive them. So the 36-year-old Al-Adawi started taking female riders for trips on her scooter, earning money to help support her family.

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