Nadiya Al-Noor

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May 29, 2018, 2:25 PM

This is why Israel must fight

The site where a mortar shell from Gaza hit a kindergarten in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza on May 29, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

A mortar fired from Gaza landed on an Israeli kindergarten -- I think of those children as my babies

Jul 27, 2017, 1:00 AM

Muslim World, We Need to Talk

Holy moly. There is a lot that needs to be said about what has happened over the past few days. Too much for a tiny article. What I’m going to say might be hard to hear, so I ask you...

Jul 11, 2017, 10:36 PM

#DoSomethingProductive: A Response to the Chicago Dyke March

On June 24th, 2017, three queer Jewish women were kicked out of the Chicago Dyke March (CDM) for holding rainbow flags bearing the Star of David. The CDM organizers have only doubled down on their anti-Semitism in the wake...

Jun 28, 2017, 10:16 PM

“Pinkwashing”? Try “Equality”

On June 24th, 2017, three Jewish women were evicted from the Chicago Dyke March. Their crime? Carrying a rainbow flag emblazoned with a Star of David. March organizers say the flag was making people feel “unsafe.” The women were aggressively...

Jun 21, 2017, 9:40 PM

No Pride in Antisemitism

It's hypocritical to stand for LGBTQ rights while discriminating against people for supporting their country

Mar 20, 2017, 12:03 AM

Interview with a Palestinian Zionist

Hussein* has lived in the West Bank his entire life. He was born to an average Palestinian family in Nablus, but unlike most Palestinians, Hussein is a Zionist and he loves Israel. I met Hussein last year, and I...

Feb 22, 2017, 8:01 AM

Anti-Semitism is the new social justice

A still from the documentary 'Crossing the Line 2' showing a pro-Palestine demonstration on a North American campus. (courtesy)

All the cool kids are busy fighting against the movement for Jewish indigenous rights

Sep 5, 2016, 1:20 AM

The “Pinkwashing” accusation and the effects of anti-Israel propaganda on college campuses

Co-author Maxwell Adelstein is a senior at Goucher College in Baltimore. He hails from Los Angeles CA, and has nothing but undying love and support for the Jewish state of Israel. He is the grandson of a Holocaust Survivor,...

Jul 27, 2016, 5:10 PM

How a Muslim also became a Zionist

She discovered by accident that Israel was not the Evil Oppressor she'd heard so much about -- now she builds bridges

Jul 1, 2016, 6:40 AM

Palestinian terrorism and Muslim hypocrisy: An open letter from a Muslim woman

The murder of a 13-year-old girl is not resistance and justifying such acts shows we don't truly want peace

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About Me

Nadiya Al-Noor is a young Muslim interfaith activist with a focus on Jewish and Muslim communities, and she actively supports peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Nadiya is a graduate student at Binghamton University in New York, studying Public Administration and Student Affairs Administration.