Read more about the history of the term “Palestinians” and the development of Palestinian identity. The full article is available in Arabic and English on #PalQuest: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

🧵 A new Highlight available on #PalQuest examines the origins of the term “Palestinians,” tracing its use from the early Islamic period through its revival in the nineteenth century and the emergence of a modern Palestinian identity: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

Today marks the 80th birthday of Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, pioneering Palestinian national, political, and feminist figure, among the most notable women of Palestine and the Arab world. Read her Biography on #PalQuest: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

26 years ago, mass Palestinian protests erupted in response to Israeli killings and oppression in Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied areas after Ariel Sharon entered the area around al-Aqsa Mosque, a deliberately provocative act. Read more on #PalQuest:
www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

He played a major role in developing Palestinian theater, from founding experimental theater companies to co-founding El-Hakawati, considered the first professional stage company in the history of Palestinian theater.

Read his full biography on #PalQuest:
www.palquest.org/en/biography...

Read his full biography on #PalQuest: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

75 years after his passing, Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi’s contribution to Palestinian education and the central role he played in shaping Palestinian intellectual and national life during the Mandate period remain remembered.
Read his full biography on #PalQuest: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

This #PalQuest Highlight traces Palestinian cinema from revolutionary filmmaking in the diaspora to contemporary films exploring identity, displacement, occupation, memory, and everyday life: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

80 years ago today, Haifa railway station was bombed by Irgun, a Zionist paramilitary group, as part of its campaign against British infrastructure in Palestine. A 1946 #PalQuest photograph captures the station during the final years of the British Mandate: www.palquest.org/en/media/953...

🧵 A new Biography from #PalQuest explores the life and legacy of Mustafa al-Kurd. Born in the Old City of Jerusalem in 1945, al-Kurd became one of Palestine’s leading musicians and cultural figures: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

Through her writing, translation, and political work, Hijjawi helped amplify the Palestinian cause on Arab and international stages. Read her full biography on #PalQuest: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

Read more about al-Lajjun and other Palestinian villages destroyed in 1948 on #PalQuest. Under "Places," PalQuest offers a free-access version of the villages cataloged in All That Remains: www.palquest.org/en/place/168... 🧵

🧵#PalQuest hosts the digital, interactive version of All That Remains by Walid Khalidi, documenting Palestinian villages depopulated and destroyed in 1948. Among them is al-Lajjun, located in the Jenin sub-district of the Samaria district: www.palquest.org/en/place/168...

Read more about Britain’s political and military role in Palestine, the policies that shaped the Mandate, and their consequences for the Palestinian people. The full article is available in Arabic and English on #PalQuest: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

🧵A new Highlight available on #PalQuest examines the United Kingdom’s role in the Palestine Question between 1917 and 1950, tracing the political, diplomatic, and military policies that shaped Palestine during and after the British Mandate: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...