{"id":39972,"date":"2016-04-22T21:26:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T02:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=39972"},"modified":"2016-04-22T21:26:27","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T02:26:27","slug":"one-uic-students-fight-for-justice-in-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/one-uic-students-fight-for-justice-in-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"One UIC Student&#8217;s Fight for Justice in Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jasmine M. Ellis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The Israeli-Palestinian conflict not only impacts people abroad but also in Chicago. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uic.edu\/\">The University of Illinois at Chicago<\/a> (UIC) student Manar Daghash spoke on her experiences as a Palestinian American.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 163894309 w=474]<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Palestine hits the personal and the activism line for me,&#8221; Daghash said. &#8220;So any opportunity I get to educate people about what\u2019s happening and to advocate for people who are voiceless around the world I take that opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SJP-UIC-1419952224988420\/\">Students for Justice in Palestine UIC<\/a> are holding conversations throughout the week to spread awareness on how the conflict is affecting Palestine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\"> Photo at Top: Manar Daghash shares her personal story about growing up as a Palestinian American and her thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 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