DESIGN CONCEPT

The R-Shief Initiative is a working environment among scholars, librarians, policymakers, artists, and computer programmers that integrates existing open-source software in order to archive 21st century knowledge production on the Middle East/ North Africa and its Diaspora. The initial archiving effort began in December 2008, and focused specifically on Gaza, Palestine. This site of war and conflict is currently populating the Arab Diaspora and engaging a community of transnational researchers and thinkers.

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the Nakba Archive
archives
Palestine
nakba; archive; oral history; documentary

During the 1948 war with the nascent state of Israel it is estimated that around half of the 1.4 million Palestinian Arabs were driven from their homes or fled, to neighboring Arab states. This period of Palestinian history has come to be known as al-Nakba, ‘the catastrophe’. Of the 750,000 displaced Palestinians, approximately 110,000 (mostly from northern Palestine) sought refuge in Lebanon.

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http://www.nakba-archive.org/
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YAL ties up with UNRWA to launch 'Bring Gaza Back' campaign
fundraisers
Palestine
TAL; Gaza; children; UNRWA

DUBAI: Young Arab Leaders (YAL) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), have launched "Bring Gaza Back", a campaign aimed at rehabilitating the children and youth of Gaza and giving them hope for a better future.

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http://www.yalforgaza.com/
Because the Roots Will Not Die
documentary; refugees; tal el zaatar

Nabeeha Lotfy
Li'an Al-Juzoor Lan Tamoot (Because the Roots Will Not Die)
1977. Black and White. 54'. Arabic

In this unique documentary, Nabeeha Lotfy follows the life of Palestinians before and during the long siege of the Tal el Zaatar camp, documenting this tragedy and later recording the powerful testimonies of the civilian women and children who took refuge in Damour.

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