Memories of Tell Balata By Hamdan Taha

Stories About Tell Balata is a cross-generational record of native stories by people living around the historical site of Tell Balata, an ancient Canaanite urban centre, identified as ancient Shikmu (Shechem). The site wa more

History Telling, a Favourite Gazan Pastime By Elena Qleibo

The telling of “history” in Gaza and the peering over its minute details is part of everyday conversation here. Recalling past events is a commonplace social discourse. Whenever friends, acquaintances, or relatives meet at a more

Oral History in Action By Sam Bahour

Oral history is much more than words on paper or voices on tape. It is a tool of resistance, an act of remembrance, and a platform to educate. As a foreign visitor to Palestine recently noted to me in a meeting, while unable to more

Why Don’t We Read? Why Don’t We Write? By Diana Al-Salqan

Many parents notice the new guests sharing our couch, new technologies like the iPad and iPhone that are bringing all sorts of information to our children. Many blame such innovations for the lack of reading on the part of child more

Nasamat Bareda By: Bothaina Hamdan

One day in 1948, in the early morning cold breeze with the first drops of dew lingering on the lemon and olive trees, men from Annaba Village were trying to secure it against attack. The women and children were spending the whol more