Earlier this month, the 38-year-old dancer, choreographer and scholar decided to interrogate how Edinburgh University has interacted historically with her own Palestinian identity.

Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/24018682.one-palestinian-scots-vision-positive-future-went-viral/?ref=rss

In Beit Hanina, the East Jerusalem neighborhood where she was born, public displays of Palestinian identity – even just saying the word Palestine – can land a person in trouble.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/05/21/a-gift-to-my-ancestors-meet-the-palestinian-american-authors-bringing-their-culture-to-the-heart-of-childrens-books/

Nashashibi agreed, saying: “My Palestinian identity was very much shaped and influenced by Black American history.”

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5553697/black-american-solidarity-with-palestinians-is-rising-and-testing-longstanding-ties-to-jewish-allies/

Under a memorandum of understanding signed Wednesday, Israel will move closer to treating U.S. citizens who hold Palestinian identity documents as they would any others entering Israel.

Source: https://www.jta.org/2023/07/20/politics/for-the-first-time-most-palestinian-americans-will-be-able-to-use-tel-aviv-airport