– Edward Said
The late Palestinian scholar, Edward Said, remarked that Palestinians had been denied permission to narrate their history and speak of the day-to-day experiences of life in the margins. Here, we reclaim that permission to narrate our own stories.
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An African American gospel choir is the Greek chorus for a Palestinian play on Martin Luther King which tours the West Bank preaching nonviolence. It is a personal and cultural exchange where, over the course of the journey, their ideas about each other are radically transformed.
For Palestinians, the olive tree has a special significance. Perhaps more than anything else, it symbolizes their connection with the land, rooted in centuries of Palestine’s fertile soil and tended to by generation upon generation of Palestinian farmers. The autumn, which brings with it the olive harvest, is a highly anticipated and celebrated season for Palestinian agriculture.
Artist John Halaka discusses his multi-disciplinary project, Portraits of Denial & Desire, that preserves and presents the stories of indigenous Palestinians who were displaced from their homeland in an ongoing cultural genocide that began 65 years ago.
It is said that naturalized United States citizens often have a greater appreciation of their adopted country than those born on American soil. As a naturalized U.S. citizen who has traveled extensively, particularly across borders where the very notion of citizenship can be a contentious political idea, I have a deep appreciation for my navy blue passport.
Past Exhibit: Photographer Amr Mounib has deep roots in Egypt and in film, extending back to the first silent films produced in Egypt by his grandfather, Fawzi Mounib. In this, his first solo exhibition at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al–Quds he combines painting, collage photography and a touch of surrealism to produce images of an Egypt that lies in his heart.
Author Max Blumenthal reads from his latest book, which tells the story of Israel in the wake of the collapse of the Oslo peace process.
Award-winning playwright Ismail Khalidi reads from his latest unpublished collection of poems.
“Looking for Palestine”: Ms. Najla Said discusses her latest book and reflects upon a common theme in Edward Said’s writing: the complexity of overlapping identities.
Yousef Munayyer: Childhood is a beautiful and strange thing. Before we truly learn how precious it is, it is already over. For many Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation childhood ends even earlier than you’d think. The commonplace elements of a child’s life in Palestine, which under normal circumstances would be….
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