‘Ramadan Has Become My Measure of What We've Lost' Zainah El-Haroun ...

My uncle used to travel to Nablus before we broke our fast in Ramadan. In 2021, the 20-minute drive from Tulkarem was always ...

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Ramadan 2023 was the last Ramadan to pass peacefully in Gaza. Ramadan is a blessed month in which Muslims worship through prayer, charity, and helping those in need. People welcom ...

The hours leading up to iftar in the city of Nablus are best experienced in medias res. Sellers moving with their wares; the infinite crowds gathering around qatayf vendors, young boys jostling to ...

Palestinian recognition of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people has become a central Israeli demand that is being portrayed as an existential concomitant of Israel's perceived security needs.

During the Byzantine period in Palestine, Armenians constituted a significant number among the thousands of monks who lived in the Palestinian desert. They also came as pilgrims in caravans of 400-500 ...

Cultural heritage is defined as everything that mankind inherits from its past and includes material and non-material heritage. It is an essential component of cultural identity and a principal avenue ...

Dr. Mahmoud Hawari is a researcher and writer. His academic research focuses on Islamic archaeology, archaeology and politics, and cultural heritage of Palestine. He was former Director of the ...

Jaber Suleiman is a Palestinian researcher who formerly worked at the PLO's Planning and Research Center. He specializes in refugee and forced displacement studies (The Oxford Center for Refugee ...

Introduction Land and demography were always at the heart of the conflict between the Zionist colonial-settlers in Palestine and the indigenous Palestinians. Today most scholars of colonialism ...

Palestine Square, فلسطين الميدان The Gaza Strip is under attack—an assault that strikes at the very memory of its people. Once vital pillars of cultural life, printing presses and publishing houses ...