This Is Not a Watermelon | Palestinian History & Culture
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A podcast dedicated to a free Palestine. Featuring guests from diverse disciplines, the series highlights their work on Palestine and its people, offering illuminating perspectives to help us navigate these dark times in the history of this land between the river and the sea.
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A podcast dedicated to a free Palestine. Featuring guests from diverse disciplines, the series highlights their work on Palestine and its people, offering illuminating perspectives to help us navigate these dark times in the history of this land between the river and the sea.
Resurgent Nahda: The Arab Exhibitions in Mandate Jerusalem | Nadi Abusaada at Dar El-Nimer
This Is Not a Watermelon | Palestinian History & Culture
51 minutes
3 months ago
Resurgent Nahda: The Arab Exhibitions in Mandate Jerusalem | Nadi Abusaada at Dar El-Nimer
We go back to 1931, when Palestinian journalist Issa El-Issa visited Paris's Colonial Exhibition and discovered Palestinian pavilions had been co-opted by British and Zionist organizers. This experience led the journalist to organize an Arab Exhibition in Palestine in 1933. Historian Nadi Abusaada discusses Resurgent Nahda, a book he recently researched and edited, and takes us through the exhibition of the same name at Dar El-Nimer in Beirut. The discussion covers the key contributors, artworks, and crafts displayed at the exhibition in Mandate Jerusalem, along with its organization and its role in promoting Arab unity. It also highlights the tragic fate of the Palace Hotel in Jerusalem, which hosted the exhibition and was later repurposed by British and Israeli authorities.
This Is Not a Watermelon | Palestinian History & Culture
A podcast dedicated to a free Palestine. Featuring guests from diverse disciplines, the series highlights their work on Palestine and its people, offering illuminating perspectives to help us navigate these dark times in the history of this land between the river and the sea.