Thursday, June 11, 2026

 Gaza genocide has illuminated the world's racism, hypocrisy and double standards in a way that can never be concealed again. FIFA seems to have no principle when it comes to Israel. It is powerless to apply its constitution to Israel's Gaza genocide.


Sports in Mandate Palestine 

A long and precarious journey to play soccer 

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Rozan: From the Racetrack to One-Legged Champion


By Nelly Al-Masri

 

   “I cradled my severed leg, clutching it to my chest as I bled profusely from my injury inside the ambulance. I imagined it would be reattached—but I found myself rushing towards an unknown road, far removed from the days when the very ground of Gaza’s sports fields kept in time with my running strides.” 

This is the testimony of young runner Rozan Khaira, who is 24 years old from Gaza City, when she recounted the painful moment of her injury. The incident occurred when an Israeli aircraft struck her residential neighborhood in Tel al-Hawa, which is located in the western part of Gaza City. This took place during the genocide war the occupation forces committed after October 7, 2023.