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Mohammed El-Kurd
محمد الكرد
Born
Mohammed El-Kurd
محمد الكرد

(1998-05-15) May 15, 1998 (age 26)
Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
NationalityPalestinian
Occupation(s)Writer, poet
Known forActivism
RelativesMuna El Kurd (twin sister)

Mohammed El-Kurd (محمد الكرد‎, born May 15, 1998) is a Palestinian writer and poet from Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem.[1] He was pursuing a Master's in the United States before returning to Sheikh Jarrah to protest the forced evictions there, including his family's.[2][1] He has gained prominence for his description of Israeli occupation, often referring to the evictions as a form of ethnic cleansing,[3] and the occupation as a whole as apartheid and settler colonialism.[4][5]

Early life

Mohammed El-Kurd was born in Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. In 2009, when he was 11 years old, Israeli settlers took over part of his family's home in Sheikh Jarrah.[6] El-Kurd was the main subject of the 2013 documentary film My Neighbourhood by Julia Bacha and Rebekah Wingert-Jab.[7]

Campaigning for Sheikh Jarrah

Further information: Palestinian displacement in East Jerusalem and Sheikh Jarrah property dispute

El-Kurd has been documenting and speaking out against Palestinians being forced out of their homes in Sheikh Jarrah.[8][9][10] Mohammed and his twin sister Muna started campaigning to raise awareness of the forced evictions in Sheikh Jarrah through social media channels.[11][12]

Mohammed and Muna were both detained by the Israeli police on June 6, 2021.[13][14] They were later released on the same day after being detained for several hours.[15]

In 2021, Mohammed and Muna El-Kurd were named to TIME magazine’s annual list of the 100 most-influential people in the world.[16][17]

April 2022 Incident

In April of 2022, El-Kurd was filmed suggesting that all jews are "Zionist dogs",[18] a common antisemitic dog whistle.[19]

Published works

Since 2021, El-Kurd has been the Palestine Correspondent for The Nation.[20]

El-Kurd writes his poetry and articles in English. He writes on the themes of dispossession, ethnic cleansing, systemic and structural violence, settler colonialism, Islamophobia and gender roles. Notable examples include:

  • Dear President Obama … I hope you won't remain silent, The Guardian, 2013.[21]
  • Palestinian women: An untold history of leadership and resistance, Al Jazeera, 2018.[22]
  • My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience, The Nation, 2020.[23]
  • Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers, The Nation, 2020.[24]
  • Why are Palestinians being forced to prove their humanity?, +972 Magazine, 2020.[12]
  • If they steal Sheikh Jarrah, Mada Masr, 2021.[25]
  • The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame, The Nation, 2021.[26]
  • Rifqa, Haymarket Books, 2021.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b "This Palestinian Writer Is Going Viral For Challenging US Coverage of Israel-Palestine". www.vice.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mohammed El-Kurd | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Poet Mohammed El-Kurd Detained in Sheikh Jarrah After Condemning Israeli Apartheid on U.S. TV". Democracy Now!. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ HatuqaMay 15, 2021, Dalia HatuqaDalia; A.m, 10:00. "Settlement Push in East Jerusalem Neighborhood Shows Israeli "Apartheid"". The Intercept. Retrieved May 16, 2021. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Dazed (May 14, 2021). "It's not a 'conflict': how to talk about Palestine". Dazed. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Alfred, Charlotte (January 29, 2016). "Young Palestinian Poet Brings To Life The Troubles Of Jerusalem". HuffPost. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Wingert-Jabi, Rebekah; Bacha, Julia; Smith, Source: Just Vision Picture by Emily (March 17, 2013). "My Neighbourhood: a Palestinian boy's view of Israeli settlements – video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "A new generation of Palestinians will not abandon Sheikh Jarrah". Mondoweiss. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "'We're not leaving our rightful homes': Mohammed el-Kurd speaks to MEE on Sheikh Jarrah". Middle East Eye. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Palestinian poet and writer Mohammed El-Kurd on being forced out of his Sheikh Jarrah home by Israeli forces". MSNBC.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "How East Jerusalem flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah got its own hashtag". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  12. ^ a b December 3, Mohammed El-Kurd; Edit, 2020 | (December 3, 2020). "Why are Palestinians being forced to prove their humanity?". +972 Magazine. Retrieved May 12, 2021. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem". BBC News. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah". BBC News. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Israel releases Sheikh Jarrah activists after hours-long arrests". Al Jazeera News. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "Sheikh Jarrah's El-Kurd twins make TIME top 100 list". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021". Time. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  18. ^ Litman, David (2022). "Muna El-Kurd: Jews are Zionist Dogs, and 'Palestine' should be Ethnically Cleansed of them".
  19. ^ "Translate Hate: Creatures". AJC.
  20. ^ Mohammed El-Kurd
  21. ^ Kurd, Mohammed El (March 17, 2013). "Dear President Obama … I hope you won't remain silent". the Guardian. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  22. ^ El-Kurd, Mohammed. "Palestinian women: An untold history of leadership and resistance". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  23. ^ El-Kurd, Mohammed (July 1, 2020). "My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  24. ^ El-Kurd, Mohammed (November 20, 2020). "Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  25. ^ "If they steal Sheikh Jarrah". Mada Masr. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  26. ^ Aqel, Ryah; El-Kurd, Mohammed (March 2, 2021). "The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  27. ^ EL-KURD, MOHAMMED (2021). RIFQA. [S.l.]: HAYMARKET BOOKS. ISBN 978-1-64259-586-4. OCLC 1243968289.
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