The Nakba, the Naksa, and the Future of Palestine

Published: June 1, 2016, 1 p.m.

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In 1948, Zionist militias expelled over 700,000 Palestinians from their villages and towns.\\xa0\\xa0The event, and the ongoing destruction and occupation of Palestine are referred to as the Nakba \\u2013 the catastrophe.\\xa0\\xa0How did the events of 1948 shape Palestine and its diaspora?\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0And generations later, how are Palestinians fighting to return home?

On this edition of Making Contact\\xa0we reflect on the Nakba, the Naksa, and the future of Palestine.

Featuring:
  • Rami Almeghari, FSRN reporter
  • Ghazi Misleh, author of\\xa0I Am from There and I Have Memories
  • Rabab Abdulhadi, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Senior Scholar of the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative at San Francisco State University
  • Dina\\xa0from Rammun
  • Mohannad\\xa0from Ramle
  • Remi Kanazi, poet and author of Before the Next Bomb Drops.
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