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Rain season and the rituals of predicting the rain in Palestinian heritage, by Fareed Taamallah | Middle East Monitor  In my village of Qira near Salfit, as in many Palestinian villages, we wait for the first drops of rain with a mixture of longing and unease. Rain is not only the beginning of the agricultural season; it is a reassurance that life can continue despite . . . READ MORE . . .

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