Shahd Abusalama

Shahd Abusalama

Abusalama

Shahd Abusalama is a Palestinian academic whose Ph.D at Sheffield Hallam University explored the historical representations of Gaza in colonial, humanitarian and Palestinian documentary films, which will be published by Bloomsbury under the title of “Between Documentary and Reality”. Shahd is an artist, activist, and the author of Palestine from My Eyes blog, also published as a book in ltaly in 2013. She is also a co-founder of Hawiyya Dance Company which showcases Palestine’s folkloric Dabke and music to UK audiences and beyond to amplify anti-colonial and anti-racist causes.

Israel is targeting Shaden Qous because she refuses to be silent

Shaden Qous has spent her life advocating for Palestinian rights. The Afro-Palestinian activist's voice must be amplified this women's history month.

20 March, 2025

A ceasefire in Gaza is no relief to the thousands of martyrs

The ceasefire came too late for thousands of Palestinians, writes Shahd Abusalama, whose family was killed in Gaza. The fight for justice & freedom continues.

17 January, 2025

Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza: 9 years of terror & impunity

Nearly a decade after thousands of Palestinians were killed in Operation Protective Edge, Israel's incessant violence continues unabated. But a growing international solidarity movement gives hope to Palestinian resistance, writes Shahd Abusalama.

13 July, 2023