Amany Mahmoud

Amany Mahmoud is an independent Palestinian journalist and youth activist that is interested in writing about political and social issues.

Palestine | Jul 9, 2022

2,000-year-old Roman tomb found in northern Gaza

Egyptian excavations in the northern Gaza Strip have unearthed the remains of a Roman cemetery dating back 2,000 years and containing nearly 100 graves.

Abdul Karim al-Kafarnah, a Palestinian resident of Beit Hanun, collects pottery fragments.

Palestine | Jun 28, 2022

Gaza YouTuber scams million dollars, vanishes

Dozens of citizens in Gaza fell victim to the fraud of Palestinian YouTuber Jalal al-Najjar who collected one million US dollars and vanished.

Palestine | Jun 13, 2022

New app in Gaza helps abused women

Three young women in Gaza working in software development launched the Our Spaces app to provide a helping hand to abused women amid the rising rates of domestic violence.

Palestinian women take part in a rally in Gaza City.

Palestine | May 28, 2022

Bee populations plummet in Gaza

Gaza is watching its bee populations plummet and accuses Israel for irresponsible or even malicious use of insecticides.

Palestine | May 19, 2022

Israel links fate of Gaza workers to security developments

Israel deliberately expelled Gazan workers from inside Israeli cities and closed the Erez crossing with the Gaza Strip, citing the tense security and military situation with the Palestinian factions in the besieged enclave.

Palestinian officers check documents of workers waiting to reach Israel through the Erez crossing.

Palestine | Apr 2, 2022

Film about Israel collaborators sparks outcry in Palestine

Conservative Palestinians are outraged at a Palestinian film about Palestinians collaborating with Israel, which also features nudity and indecency.

A screen capture from the film Huda's Salon.

Palestine | Apr 1, 2022

Gaza’s poor, reconstruction projects victims of Russia-Ukraine war

The Russia war on Ukraine took a toll on the Gaza Strip, where the vulnerable population is facing increasing hardships in securing basic necessities as a result of soaring prices, in addition to halting construction projects due to high prices of building materials.

Egyptian machinery work at the construction site of a new housing complex north of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Jan. 11, 2022.

Palestine | Mar 5, 2022

Palestinians in Ukraine fear another exodus

Palestinians residing in Ukraine, most of whom have taken refuge in the country to escape the Israeli wars, may have to emigrate again due to the Russian invasion.

Palestine | Dec 21, 2021

Palestinian family refuses $5 million offer by settlers for Sheikh Jarrah home

A Palestinian family in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which faces daily harassment and attacks by settlers, was offered $5 million to vacate their home, so that settlers can move in.

A Palestinian resident scuffles with a member of Israeli security forces during a demonstration in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Dec. 17, 2021.

Palestine | Sep 28, 2021

Hamas-Fatah dispute over wearing keffiyeh spills over to Gaza university

Hamas-affiliated police forces assaulted students wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh on the Al-Azhar University campus in the Gaza Strip, causing uproar among the Fatah movement.