She looks down at her virtual ghost marked with an X. “If I were walking, I would have found it, even if it’s not here anymore.” Oum Amin, a Palestinian grandmother returns to her hometown Haifa through Google Maps Streetview, today, the only way she can see Palestine. She returns to a time and place collapsed to unravel her story, a her story untold.
Your Father was Born 100 Years Old… and so was the Nakba
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Beyond the Screen
Palcrafts
Palcrafts is a registered charity that aims to relieve poverty for Palestinians by providing a sustainable source of income and also to raise awareness in the UK of Palestinian issues. This is done through maintaining a small resource centre with books, DVDs and magazines, and also through educational meetings with Palestinian speakers and recent visitors to the Middle East.
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The Scottish Palestian Forum promotes knowledge and understanding of the Palestinian people in their religious and cultural diversity. It also provides a network for organisations concerned with nonviolent resolutions to […]
Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
SPSC is an independent, non-governmental and non-party political organisation with members from many communities across Scotland. They represent people in Scotland from all faiths and political parties, who have come […]