http://ayat.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Ayat Olwan en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:41:30 GMT 2010-01-03T19:41:30Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388235 Hello, my name is Ayat. I am a Muslim. I am an American, born and raised.   I've decided to write some stories, as they happen, to show those who don't know or would like to know better, . . . Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:35:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388235 Ayat Olwan 2008-07-03T00:35:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380783 For the first time in the history of Guantanamo the U.S. Federal Appeals Court allowed Hazafia Parhat, a Chinese Muslim who has been imprisoned at Guantanamo for six years without Due Process of Law, . . . Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:17:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380783 Ayat Olwan 2008-06-23T22:17:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363346 It's already June and I think my head is going to explode if I ponder and hear any more on the elections, the candidates, and the promises. Politics!   Driving down the road yesterday, . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:47:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363346 Ayat Olwan 2008-06-06T15:47:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977357630 I wrote this today as I was inspired by a wonderful Gather member who has recently returned... carolion grailbear . I would encourage anyone who doesn't know of her to check out her page and the . . . Fri, 30 May 2008 18:10:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977357630 Ayat Olwan 2008-05-30T18:10:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347021 In dedication to my family and all of my brothers and sisters in Palestine.   A message of hope and a reminder to you all that you are loved and not forgotten.   "Look . . . Fri, 16 May 2008 18:45:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347021 Ayat Olwan 2008-05-16T18:45:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339173 Planting Seeds for Peace   Wandering through the gardens of Gather today, I plucked poems that stirred the emotion and raised the intellect like flowers and weeds all growing together in the . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 17:58:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339173 Ayat Olwan 2008-05-05T17:58:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338390 As reported by Democracy Now   http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/2/after_more_than_6_years_al   Sami Al-Haj, a cameraman for Al Jezeera was arrested and taken into custody in . . . Sun, 04 May 2008 17:16:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338390 Ayat Olwan 2008-05-04T17:16:23Z