Palestine Open Maps is a platform that uses mapping technologies in collaboration with researchers to showcase visual stories of the geographical transformation of historic Palestine over the last 70+ years. The project combines 1940s British Mandate of Palestine survey maps with present-day maps, historic and modern data, photography, and oral histories to create searchable and comprehendible maps.
See this Promised Land Museum article for more.
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Video title: “Why Are Palestinian Christians Leaving Jesus’ Birthplace? [Pt. 1] AJ+ journalist Dena Takruri interviews Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem to understand why so many native Christians have left the Holy Land over the past several decades. Created by:...
Video Title: “Inside Israel’s Cover-Up & U.S. Response to Murder of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh” Six months after the killing of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Israel continues to deny responsibility and take accountability. This...
Video Title: “How Palestinians Are Becoming Doctors in Cuba for Free” One of the largest contingents of medical students at Cuba’s free medical schools are from Palestine. BreakingThrough News journalist Kei Prisker speaks to Palestinian medical students at Cuba’s...
Farha is a historical drama based on a true story of a Palestinian girl’s coming-of-age during the Nakba, which is the 1948 displacement of Palestinians from their homes. The film was directed by Darin J. Sallam and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2021....
