Katie Miranda

Featured Customer: Sarah Zareen

This month our featured customer is Hillsboro Oregon resident, Sarah Zareen, the founder and owner of Ishq Creams.

My Arabic calligraphy teacher: Ehab Thabet

I’ve been in Palestine for a couple weeks to give a seminar on economic empowerment and to do some journalism and art for Mondoweiss and Middle East Eye. Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit my...

Despite the hurdles, Hebron glass makers keep the kiln fires burning

Artisans in Palestine face huge challenges due to the Israeli occupation, but a family ceramics business is preserving a 500-year-old tradition

Featured Customer: Ithaca Welcomes Refugees

This week we’re featuring Ithaca Welcomes Refugees, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit based in Ithaca, New York whose goal is help welcome, orient, and settle newly arrived refugees in Ithaca and the surrou...

Jump Rings! or: The Devil is in the Details

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Featured Customer: Estela Rodriguez-Jibreel

1) What do you like best about Katie Miranda Arabic calligraphy jewelry ? What I love the most about Katie’s jewelry is that the jewelry is not only beautiful it give a proactive message of hope.

new medina village

You are invited to experience the best artisanal products Palestine has to offer! Every quarter at Palbox we pack a box with a bottle of organic, fair trade Palestinian olive oil, za’atar, olive o...

Want to learn how to invest in Palestine ? Sam Bahour explains….

For the month of March, $7 from every purchase goes to Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy. Here's why I want to support the work they do: Instead of focusing on political activism, I want...

Wonders of the East exhibition: Sharjah, U.A.E.

I’m excited to have been invited to the Wonders of the East exhibition, part of the Sharjah Capital of Islamic Culture 2014. Here’s the flyer for the event.