Contributed by Ibrahim Marazka on 17.11.2005:
Exploring Your Personal and Cultural Identity
Through Family History and Genealogy
By Leyla Zuaiter
Recognizing that the study of Family History and Genealogy has the power not only to enrich lives at the individual and community level but also to serve the interests of the Palestinian people, Arabic Educational Institute-Open Windows in Bethlehem (AEI) recently o(...)
Contributed by Ibrahim Marazka on 17.11.2005:
Death of a Modern Day Palestinian Folk Hero
Musa Sanad, Artas Folklore Center
1949-2005
By Leyla Zuaiter
“With Musa Sanad’s death, the Palestinians have lost a seminal figure in the field of Palestinian heritage preservation,” says Maha Sacca, head of the Palestinian Heritage Center in Bethlehem. “Artas will miss Musa Sanad the way the Palestinian people mi(...)
Contributed by Palestine Family.net on 30.09.2005:
Near Jericho, Palestine, 1980, 35 mm Nikon F2, Nikkor lens, ©Luke Powell, 1997.See Luke Powell entire collection of wonderful pictures of the region at
http://avalon.unomaha.edu/afghan/palestine/PP14.HTM
Original Content Creator: Luke Powell
Contributed by Palestine Family.net on 24.09.2005:
The Dispossession and Remembrance
From:
The Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
Al-Nakba was marked not only by the loss of Palestine as a country, the destruction of its society, and the exodus of over half of its native population, but also by the destruction (...)
Contributed by Palestine Family.net on 24.09.2005:
By the Wadi Kelt, Near Jericho, Palestine, 1980, 35 mm Nikon F2, Nikkor lens, Copyright Luke Powell, 1997.See Luke Powell entire collection of wonderful pictures of the region at
http://avalon.unomaha.edu/afghan/palestine/PP14.HTM
Original Content Creator: Luke Powell
Contributed by Site Administraion 1 on 18.07.2005:
RIWAQ is a Palestinian organization that is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of historical, cultural, or significant architectural sites in Palestine. Many of Palestine's architectural treasures are in a crumbling state of decay and ruin, primarily due to destruction caused by the fighting and warring within the country, uncertainties in how to properly care for and conserve the (...)