Jen Marlowe

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Jen Marlowe is the founder of Donkeysaddle Projects and a Consulting Producer for Just Vision. She is an independent filmmaker, journalist, author, playwright and human rights activist. Her books include I Am Troy Davis (Haymarket Books, 2013), The Hour of Sunlight (2011, Bold Type Books) and Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival (2006, Bold Type Books). Her films include Severed, There Is A Field, and Remembering the Gaza War.

“Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza

“Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza “Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza

At 18, Mohamad Saleh has survived five wars and lost his home, his family members, his leg. This new film, produced with The Nation, follows him as he tries to piece together his ...

May 22, 2025 / Jen Marlowe

Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law

Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law

Echoing the country’s Black Panther movement of the early 1970s, they’re challenging the false binary of Arab vs. Jew, which the law strengthens.

May 27, 2020 / Jen Marlowe

Gazan Man Holding Flag

The Palestine Marathon The Palestine Marathon

As a journalist runs through Palestine, she reflects on her own freedom of movement—a right denied to the very people who live there. 

Apr 23, 2019 / Jen Marlowe

palestine women

For Palestinian Feminists, Liberation Has 2 Meanings For Palestinian Feminists, Liberation Has 2 Meanings

New coalitions of women are shaping the future of activism and gender equality in the Gaza Strip.

Jun 12, 2018 / Jen Marlowe and Fadi Abu Shammalah

Dylann Roof

A Racial-Justice Argument Against Killing Dylann Roof A Racial-Justice Argument Against Killing Dylann Roof

When we grant states the right to kill its citizens, we are accepting all forms of state-sanctioned violence.

Jan 16, 2017 / Jen Marlowe

What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel

What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel

The murders of baby Ali Dawabsheh in Duma and 16-year-old Shira Banki at Jerusalem's gay pride cannot be separated from the state's violence toward Palestinians.

Aug 8, 2015 / Jen Marlowe

Gaza

Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War

On the anniversary of the 2014 war, Gaza’s kids are still trying to recover from years of cascading violence.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / Jen Marlowe

‘They Demolish and We Rebuild’

‘They Demolish and We Rebuild’ ‘They Demolish and We Rebuild’

A Palestinian family’s struggle to survive under threat of imminent expulsion.

Jun 11, 2015 / Jen Marlowe

No Exit in Gaza

No Exit in Gaza No Exit in Gaza

For the last six years, one Palestinian family has found itself trapped in a cycle of destruction and reconstruction due to the Israeli military.

Dec 8, 2014 / Jen Marlowe

Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain

The US media continue to turn their backs as Bahraini activists stage a revolution. 

Sep 18, 2012 / Jen Marlowe

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