Unheard Voices

About Palestine

This three point assessment of the issues surrounding Palestine grossly undersummates the impact of day-to-day living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Instead the following three points outline the issues surrounding discourse in the media, regarding Palestine, from the Palestinian perspective.

Biased Discourse

Palestinians, for the majority of the 20th century, have been portrayed by the mainstream media, in some capacity or another, as the enemy of a free Jewish people. The news media narrative does not often address the brutality of the Israeli occupation and the effect it has on every day Palestinian people.

Blackouts

The Gaza strip among several other prominant Palestinian locations are regularly subjucted to rolling electrical or internet blackouts. This hinders many Palestinians from being able to regularly communicate with the outside world, regarding what is happening during the occupation.

No Security

The reality is, most Palestinians fear speaking up because of the retribution it may bring. There has been a long known practice of econmic pacification levvied against the Palestinians and it is the only way they can have peace. With such little security in place, the Palestinian voice is often lost.

Palestinian Voices

Here are just some of the organisations and people working and living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

We Are Not Numbers

Website

The Electronic Intifada

A Palestinian based Web paper.

The Palestine Chronicle

Palestinian Owned Newspaper

Omar Ghraieb

Palestinian Freelance Journalist

Mohammed El-Kurd

Palestinian writer from occupied Jerusalem

Hind Khoudary

Palestinian Journalist & Fact-checker

About The Project

How we got here, and what we're going to do.

2009-2011

Seige on Gaza

After being deployed into the Gaza Strip Joseph, (working for an NGO at the time) recognised a lack of accurate media dialogue surrounding the Palestinians suffering, or events as he was experiencing them.
2012-2020

Research Phase

We spent eight years researching the principles of linguistics, news media theory and having lived in experience (through my time with multiple NGO's) and academic experience of Palestine itself.
2020-2022

Web Page Design & Development

We started designing the web page in March 2020 and as you can see now, it's entered its final stage. As we will always be adding new contributors to the site, we recognise that the final stage can never end, as it's always growing.
2023-2030

Phase Two Expansion

The addition of multiple countries, all with their own sub page and list of local, news based references.

The Team

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Sophie

Researcher

Sophie joined the team in 2018 as a researcher. She brings wealth of academic knowledge on the subject as well as years of working experience across the humanitarian sector.

Joseph

Researcher & Developer

Joseph founded Unheard Voices in 2012 after returning from work at the Gaza Strip. His experience, academic understanding leads this project. He is also the lone developer of the website.

Lou

Advisor

Lou's decades of experience in academia regarding linguistics and political philosophy, along with her tireless efforts as a social justice activist has been invaluable throughout the research stages of this project.

To any journalists (professional or citizen) or any Palestinian news organisations, please contact us using the form below and we will get back to your request as soon as possible!

About Palestine

Biased Discourse

Blackouts

No Security

Palestinian Voices

Here are just some of the organisations and people working and living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

About The Project

How we got here, and what we're going to do.

2009-2011

Seige on Gaza

2012-2020

Research Phase

2020-2022

Web Page Design & Development

2023-2030

Phase Two Expansion

The Team

Hi there, thanks for scrolling this far. This is us...

Sophie

Joseph

Lou

Contact Us

Please don't hesitate to contact us using this form.