Nakba #48 - Muhammad Musa Abu Lial
1945 “I grew up in the Romayma neighborhood. My father traveled a lot on business, among other places to Jaffa and Jordan. Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived side by side in al-Quds. My uncle did bus...
11 Jan 52min
Nakba #47 - Claudette Habesh
1948 ”Vi hade ett mycket bra liv i Talbiya, i al-Quds. Min far var affärsman i tryckeribranschen. Familjens verksamhet gick tillbaka till 1920-talet. Vi hade ett vackert hus och en vacker trädgård med...
8 Jan 48min
Nakba #46 - Jamil Jalal ‘Aql
1936 “There were about 2,500 people living in my village. In 1936, the same year I was born, a general strike took place. It lasted for half a year. It was the longest strike in the history of Palesti...
8 Jan 51min
Nakba #45 - Widad Kawar
1937 The family settled in Bayt Lahm. I started at a new boarding school, this time in Ramallah. It was run by the Quakers, and I felt very much at home there. In Ramallah, all women wore beautifully ...
8 Jan 59min
Nakba #44 - Nada ‘Ubayd
1949 “A voice over a loudspeaker announced that we were forced to leave al-Tayyibah, but that we would be allowed to return after a couple of days. I lost my clothes, books, and toys. Some people who ...
8 Jan 35min
Nakba #43 - Abd al-Mannan Hassan Shbayta
1945 “My father died when I was three. I remember two things about him; I remember riding behind him on the donkey. And I remember him lying dead on a mattress.” 1948 “We passed a field of cucumbers a...
8 Jan 44min
Nakba #42 - Safia Hassan Shbayta
1930 “We owned 20 hectares of land and lived a good life. My father had six employees working in the fields. We grew cucumbers, tomatoes, wheat, corn, and other crops. We transported the produce to th...
7 Jan 59min
Nakba #41 - Lubna Alian al-Hissi
”My parents lived in Hiribya. Two of my paternal uncles took part in the resistance when the Israelis attacked in 1948. One of my uncles was surrounded by Israeli soldiers when he returned to the hous...
7 Jan 46min
