A tiny village with a big voice

Headline Title: A tiny village with a big voice 17 December 2013 It is noon on a Friday in the West Bank, and the summer sun is burning strong. The small village of Nabi Saleh, tucked away on a small hill north-west of the capital, Ramallah, stirs to life with the call for prayer from the village mosque.As the prayers end, people gather in the shade of a nearby tree. This Friday, as on any other Friday since 2009, Nabi Saleh's men, women and children prepare to march towards the village's water spring.The girls are wearing colourful dresses and are wrapped in Palestinian flags. In…

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