A Palestinian Artist’s Journey of Resilience and Advocacy Born in the vibrant city of Haifa, Palestine, in February 1942, Abed Abdi’s artistic journey is deeply intertwined with the tumultuous history of his homeland. Forced to flee his home during the violent events of the
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Samia Halaby, a leading abstract visual artist, has not only pushed the
Great Arab Revolt When the 1936 Revolt began in earnest, Palestinians initiated
While British rule in Mandatory Palestine was largely focused on stealing Palestinian land, it also devastated the livelihoods that were integral to the identities of thousands of Palestinians. Despite the gaping wound
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The Haavara (Transfer) Agreement was a financial arrangement negotiated between David Ben-Gurion and Hitler in the early 1930s, which continued until December 1941. It aimed to alleviate the worldwide boycott against Nazi
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Palestine boasts a rich and extensive history. Initially recorded as Peleset in ancient Egyptian tablets over 3000 years ago, the region between the Mediterranean and the river Jordan holds diverse significance for
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Moheba Khorsheed (1921-2000) came from the Palestinian coastal town of Yafa (also known as Jaffa), where one of Palestine’s most important ports was located. She was a teacher, political activist and an
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In 1930s Jerusalem, a young boy named Hazem Nusseibeh would walk to school through the narrow, stone-paved streets of the Old City. Each morning, as he passed through Damascus Gate, he saw
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The struggle of Palestinian women in the 1920s and 1930s Latifa Dirbas carries a jug of water on her head from the village of Bal’a, weaving from one mountain to the other
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When pickles become a weapon Back in the year 1989, you would have seen a group of young women surrounded by tables working an assembly line in one of the houses in
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A cultural renaissance swept the Arab world from 1900 to 1948, forever changing the meaning of storytelling in Palestine, as illustrated by scenes showing children gathered around a storyteller’s Box of Wonders,
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Social media users share pictures of landscapes in Palestine, including the "Jerusalem forests" planted by Israel after the 1967 war. Israel's afforestation campaigns have negatively impacted the ecosystem and vitality, changing the
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The iconic Jaffa orange, which has come to be known around the world, originated in the city of Yafa in the 19th century. At the time, Palestinian farmers had developed an orange from
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