Mohammed Arafat

Arafat

Mohammed holds a bachelor degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and is preparing for a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies. Author of, "Still Living There," a book documenting Gaza's last war and its aftermath.

Cutting salaries is a crime, Gaza PA employees say

Mahmoud Abbas is trying to cultivate a backlash against Hamas, but cutting salaries is making him just as unpopular in Gaza as the Islamist group, reports Mohammed Arafat.

20 April, 2018

US embassy move could spark 'something big and dangerous'

In-depth: The US embassy opening in May that will coincide with the anniversary of the Nakba is just one of a plethora of reasons Gaza is 'ready to erupt.'

24 March, 2018

Fairy Gazamother: Cinderella car makes it to ball

Meet the Cinderella car – Gaza’s innovative answer to the Israeli blockade making weddings increasingly difficult

15 May, 2017

Syrian refugees find unlikely haven in Gaza

Some smuggle themselves through tunnels, some start businesses - and some are simply returning to a land from which they were expelled decades ago.

15 May, 2017

Palestine's local elections: A one horse race?

As major opposition groups pull out of the elections called for by the Palestinian Authority, Fatah looks set to secure victory

09 May, 2017

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Could Trump be The One?

Palestinians find themselves torn between hope and experience. Can a new US president change anything writes Arafat

03 May, 2017

Under blockade and political rift, crimes soar in Gaza

As an unprecedented spike in crime rocks Gaza, Arafat looks at the core factors throwing Gaza into further instability.

27 April, 2017

Gaza's forgotten misery: Trapped between Israel and Egypt

As problems overwhelm Gaza, the closure of the Rafah crossing is overlooked writes Arafat

19 April, 2017

Israel killed my three daughters, I just want peace

How one man who lost three daughters responded with a message of hope. Meet the Palestinian doctor hoping his daughters will be the last sacrifice on the road to peace.

12 April, 2017

Salary cuts: A new suffering added to Gaza

What else should the Gaza Strip tolerate, asks Mohammed Arafat, as anger erupts over the Palestinian Authority's decision to cut civil servant salaries.

06 April, 2017