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Nada Elia

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Nada Elia is a Diaspora Palestinian scholar, writer, public speaker and a member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective.

Zohran Mamdani started his term as NYC mayor on a radical note by defending BDS, but we must keep up the pressure to prevent future compromise, warns Nada Elia.

12 January, 2026

Nearly 2 years after October 7, Nada Elia reflects on how the US People’s Conference for Palestine has helped reenergise the grassroots fight for freedom.

05 September, 2025

Upon his release after over 100 days in detention, Mahmoud Khalil returned to protesting for Palestine. His defiance should inspire us all to take action.

27 June, 2025

US voters concerned about Israel's genocide in Gaza were criticised, but Trump’s victory shows they're not a minority that should be ignored, argues Nada Elia.

07 November, 2024

Abolitionist Khalida Jarrar has spent her life fighting Israel’s occupation & being punished, Nada Elia explains why her struggle represents global liberation.

20 September, 2024

Academic institutions must refuse to be complicit in apartheid and occupation by collaborating with Israeli universities, which directly support the Israeli regime in its oppression of Palestinians, writes Nada Elia.

21 April, 2023

With 35 states already banning the boycott of Israel, anti-BDS laws are now being used as templates for criminalising other forms of protest. A new documentary, Boycott, shows just how far-reaching and nefarious the threat is, writes Nada Elia.

23 August, 2022

States of Journalism: Metras’ attack on queer Palestinian communities for undermining the national struggle is deeply disappointing, and fits into a global rise in right-wing targeting of those most impacted by structural violence, writes Nada Elia.

29 July, 2022

From the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the right to abortion, to Israel’s racist gendered violence against Palestinian women, the weaponisation of reproductive rights by states and settler colonies must be fought collectively.

14 July, 2022

Comment: With Trump effectively killing off the 'peace process', we can focus on the real solution: Grassroots activism and global solidarity, writes Nada Elia.

12 December, 2017