From Samah Sabawi Facebook Post (29/05/2020) Please circulate this important letter from Dr. Salman Abu Sitta to Mr Zanoun (translated to English) in response to his letter to the members of the Palestine National Council. May 23, 2020Dear Mr Salim al ZanounSpeaker of the Palestine National CouncilGreetingsWe received your circular to PNC members about President […]
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Explore how the Nakba transformed Palestine https://today.visualizingpalestine.org/ Palestine has been transformed dramatically over the seven decades since the Nakba (”catastrophe”) of 1947-49, when over 500 Palestinian towns and villages were depopulated and over 750,000 people displaced during the creation of the State of Israel. This interactive map tells the story of many of the communities […]
Read MoreRemembering the Nakba through Palestinian literature
“Remembering the Nakba of 1948 is therefore an act of protest and resistance. … Literature extends the resistive act of remembering and creates a sense of community through the narration of memory.” https://mondoweiss.net/2020/05/memory-as-resistance/ Facts about the Palestinian Nakba https://medium.com/@thepalestineproject/quick-facts-the-palestinian-nakba-of-1948-3c715629b010 568
Read MoreShames Mousa interviewed about her family’s Nakba experience.
Palestine Remembered interviews Australian Palestinian refugee Shames Mousa about her family’s Nakba experience. https://www.3cr.org.au/palestine/episode-201812150930/interview-shames-mousa-about-her-familys-nakba-experience From the 11th to the 15th please continue to wear the keffiyeh remembering Nakba Day. 549
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A fascinating site that not only has many great resources on Palestine but allows the visitor to create their own story, or remix, from the available content. Our interactive database of more than 530 Palestinian villages destroyed during the creation of Israel marks the first time that the data contained in the Atlas of Palestine (Salman Abu […]
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