{"id":1106,"date":"2026-05-25T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/25\/our-cycling-is-a-form-of-resistance-gaza-sunbirds-co-founder-karim-ali\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:40:17","slug":"our-cycling-is-a-form-of-resistance-gaza-sunbirds-co-founder-karim-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1106","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Our cycling is a form of resistance&#8217;: Gaza Sunbirds co-founder Karim Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--edition\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">&#8216;Our cycling is a form of resistance&#8217;: Gaza Sunbirds co-founder Karim Ali<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9 t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-e9fa2f31-4cf1-423a-b61a-b0936cd3128d data-show-hidden-video-player=\"E9FA2F31-4CF1-423A-B61A-B0936CD3128D\" data-wrapper-video-player data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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The Gaza Sunbirds are a team of people, often athletes, who are dedicated to bringing food to those who need it most. They deliver food across the war-torn enclave by bicycle, working alongside other charities. 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