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The troubled land of Palestine has dominated the news for over 70 years, where a highly sophisticated Zionist propaganda depicting Palestinians as the aggressors, willing to sacrifice anything and anyone, to gain what belongs to others. In the process, the positive side of the people, their culture, fondness of art, food, and way of life in general, has been overlooked. This has served the purposes of their adversaries, who have gained international sympathy, support and the licence to cancel and oppress Palestinians at will.
Eternal Palestine aims to redress the balance and focus on the more positive side of the diversity of ethnicity, religion and cultural heritage, leaving the politics to play itself out where one day, the scales of justice will rightfully rebalance.
I remember coming across the above picture (by the brilliant Palestinian photojournalist Osama Silwadi) a few years ago, featured in a Middle Eastern newspaper. I never read the article that went with it, as I preferred to spend my time…
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My special thanks to Sarah Canbel who took this amazing image of young Palestinians dancing the Dabkeh. Thank you, Maha for suggesting this joyous topic to further describe the Palestinian culture. All humanity on earth dance. It is the visceral…
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Dear reader: in this post and further subsequent ones, I will talk about a number of trees which hold special places in the culture of the Palestinian people and have a significant influence on their way of life both in…
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Special thanks to the talented Palestinian photographer ‘Ayman Abu Ramouz’ who captured the evocative image above. There are many variations to the name of this simple and popular headdress: Kufiyyeh, keffiyeh, Chufieyyeh, Hattah, Chadiyah, and many more; all refer to…
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