User:Yusuf Alsheikh

I have always believed in the power of the written word, through which I hope to convey to the world the life of the Palestinian People, situated in the core of the discussion regarding the Middle East. I see this as my calling.

Without presenting a certain agenda, while steering away from dangerous fundamentalism, striving for neutrality and objectiveness - to become a source for attractive, newsworthy information to the public.

I decided to start writing on Wikinews because I believe in the ideas the Wikimedia Fund stands for, and in the media sharing this venture promotes.

Since I joined Wikinews, I have written dozens of articles in Arabic and English and I continue writing relentlessly.

I am happy to have the chance to contribute to the site and become part of Wikinews' journey in its successful sister Wikipedia's path.

A bold combination of encyclopedia and news site, Wikinews packs the present and concentrates the now across the globe.

"esse est percipi",

In the world of today, the media plays a main role: if you're not there, you do not exist. If you're not in the forest to hear that tree falling, it won't make a sound, and obviously no one is going to tell it to the world. If you're not going to pick up that pen, the paper will remain blank.

In his book "Remembering Our Childhood: How Memory Betrays Us",

the Palestinian-British writer and publicist gave me inspiration, and showed me the historic importance of Wikinews in creating reliable, neutral news documentation.“It’s unnerving to realize that our stories, feelings, memories of the past are reconstructed over time, and that we make up history as we go along”.

Articles I have written in English
May 29, 2015: Tony Blair resigns as envoy of Quartet to Middle East

May 22, 2015: FIFA president 'on a mission of peace'

April 29, 2015:UN publishes report on 2014 Gaza conflict

December 23, 2014: Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for additional day

December 11, 2014: Palestinian Authority accepted as observer state in ICC

December 3, 2014: French National Assembly acknowledges Palestinian State

November 24, 2014: Sisi: Egypt willing to send stabilizing forces to future Palestinian State

November 10, 2014: Arafat memorial ceremony in Gaza cancelled following attacks on Fatah leaders

October 27, 2014: Egypt postpones renewal of ceasefire talks in Cairo, following attacks in Sinai

October 23, 2014: Egypt calls for renewal of ceasefire talks between Israel and Palestinians in Cairo

September 17, 2014: Five hundred migrants alleged killed in deliberate sinking in Mediterranean

September 5, 2014: Gaza Strip suffers harsh economic collapse: UN

August 21, 2014: Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza continues after another ceasefire violation

August 6, 2014: Egyptian-mediated ceasefire between Israel and armed factions in Gaza starts

August 1, 2014: Israel attacks Hamas leadership targets in the Gaza Strip

July 28, 2014: Fighting in Gaza sparks riots in West Bank

July 23, 2014: The fighting in Gaza continues at a great cost to both sides

July 19, 2014: Israel initiates ground maneuver in Gaza Strip

July 16, 2014: Hamas leadership refuses Egyptian cease fire initiative

July 15, 2014: Egypt opens Rafah border crossing sporadically during Gaza crisis

July 13, 2014: Israel orders evacuation in northern Gaza Strip

July 10, 2014: Israeli military kill group of militants, claimed by Hamas, on Zikim Beach

July 2, 2014: Egypt temporarily opens Rafah border crossing to pilgrimage from Gaza

June 12, 2014: Mahmoud Abbas asks UN urgently attend to hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners

May 28, 2014: Pope invites Palestinian and Israeli presidents to mutual prayer at Vatican

March 28, 2014: Mahmoud Abbas: The Palestinians are eager to achieve peace with Israel

February 28, 2014: Evidence of natural gas deposit found off Gaza Coast

February 13, 2014: Leak suggests John Kerry will recognise Israel as Jewish state

February 6, 2014: Hamas returns rocket-prevention forces to action

January 22, 2014: Canadian Prime Minister in first Middle East visit: Canadian assistance to Palestinian Authority

January 2, 2014: Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners