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Seraj Library Project

@SerajLibrary

We help develop libraries in rural Palestinian villages to assist in the education of Palestinian villagers of all ages and faiths.

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Joined February 2020
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IPSC@ipsc4810 Jun 2020
If you missed it last night, you can watch the first in our series of '#PalestinianStories' short videos, featuring Reem, an embroider from #Gaza in #Palestine who moved to #Ireland two years ago. youtube.com/watch?v=Qpy8Aczp…
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This selection of articles from previous issues of the Journal of #Palestine Studies represents important #stories of the #Nakba as experienced first-hand by Palestinians in 1948. We remain committed to preserving the integrity of this important historical record. #Nakba72

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Join @Columbia professor and historian Rashid Khalidi in conversation with acclaimed writer and lawyer Raja Shehadeh on THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR ON PALESTINE for #Nakba72 on Friday, May 15 at 2pm (ET)/ 7pm (BST). Info on the book talk and registration: palestine-studies.org/en/nod…
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The Palestinian Museum N.G.@palmuseum13 May 2020
Explore history | What do you know about Zalikha al-Shihabi? One of the pioneers in national and social movement and women related work. On the anniversary of her passing, we highlight key events from her life at #PalJourneys bit.ly/3dISHqN #MuseumFromHome
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We're thrilled it is now housed at the @britishlibrary, and hope many will see and use it for years to come!
dlo (@dan_a_lowe) profile picturedlo@dan_a_lowe22 Oct 2019
Massive thanks to @Librarians2Pal for donating their Librarians and Archivists with Palestine box set to the @britishlibrary. It inlcudes zines, photographs and screen prints 📚🇵🇸 #BLArabic
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dlo@dan_a_lowe13 Feb 2020
New #BLArabic donation from Rachel Dedman: At the seams: a political history of Palestinian embroidery
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REMINDER: Tomorrow starts PHASE 2 of the #Arabic #translation challenge as we move to ArabLit.org with Marcia Lynx Qualey's kind support @arablit. Challenges go up each Tuesday from now till the end of June, and each Saturday we'll do that week's roundup. Stay tuned!
S.J. Pearce (@homophonous) profile pictureS.J. Pearce@homophonous8 May 2020
I finished teaching just in time for PHASE 2!
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Looking for something to read? Here's a list of books and other literary work from Morocco and available in English via @arablit: ow.ly/Ubpg50zCh99 #books #literature #Morocco #reading
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So delighted to be short listed for this. If you hop over to YouTube you can hear extracts from some of the short-listed stories, including mine 😃
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Back in March we announced the shortlist for The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction: bit.ly/35To2V8 Ahead of us announcing the winner later this month, you can now watch readings of 4 of the shortlisted stories, only on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/MrCommapres…
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The Palestinian Museum N.G.@palmuseum10 May 2020
#BeforetheNakba | CMS boarding school girls and teachers in #Nazareth in the 1920s. From the Ghassan Abdullah collection, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. #Nakba72 #MuseumFromHome #palmuseum #Nakba
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Lock-in Limited Release: Naguib Mahfouz’s ‘The Man in the Picture’ arablit.org/2020/05/11/lock-…
Lock-in Limited Release: Naguib Mahfouz’s ‘The Man in the Picture’

Lock-in Limited Release: Naguib Mahfouz’s ‘The Man in the Picture’

Sheikhun Muharram disappeared.

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Happy #TranslationThurs everyone! On #worldkidlit blog this week @ClaireStorey16 charts the highlights of #BCBF2020 Bologna Children's Book Fair - the largest publishing event for #kidlit and #YA, this year all online worldkidlit.wordpress.com/20…
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Pub Day: Adania Shibli’s ‘Minor Detail,’ Tr. Elisabeth Jaquette arablit.org/2020/05/06/pub-d…
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Adania Shibli's MINOR DETAIL is out in English this week. Translated by Elisabeth Jaquette and published by @FitzcarraldoEds. JM Coetzee says it has a "heart-stopping conclusion." Need we say more? fitzcarraldoeditions.com/boo…
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The Palestinian Museum N.G.@palmuseum6 May 2020
The Nakba did not begin in 1948 & it has yet to end. Explore our interactive timeline detailing the Zionist military operations & ethnic cleansing of Palestine as well as the Palestinian resistance during the #Nakba #PalJourneys bit.ly/2VJxxT8
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Testimonies collected by the graduating Masters of Public Health students at @BirzeitUniv share the experiences of what they describe as Palestinian women’s triple captivity: to the virus, to Israel’s military occupation, and to patriarchal hierarchy. #Palestine #Coronavirus

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Neem Tree Press@NeemTreePress26 May 2017
Thanks @LanguageLemur! Great ideas for class teaching #CodeNameButterfly #worldkidlit #Israel #Palestine #westbank teapawt.net/LanguageLemur/status/8…
Thomas D (@LanguageLemur) profile pictureThomas D@LanguageLemur26 May 2017
My review of “Codename: Butterfly” by Palestinian author Ahlam Bsharat in Arabic and English myloveofmornings.com/codenam…
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Diane Leedham@DiLeed21 Feb 2018
Any additional suggestions for children’s fiction set in Palestine/Israel? @mattlibrarian @diversebooks @CrazyQuilts @GlobalLitinLibs #worldkidlit teapawt.net/dileed/status/96607019…
Diane Leedham (@DiLeed) profile pictureDiane Leedham@DiLeed20 Feb 2018
Replying to @clara_breakwell @OpenUni_RfP
Oranges in No Mans Land : Luard is the obvious one. Where The Streets Had a Name : Randa Abdel Attah if you can find it. Also ask @LetterboxLib @lantanapub @TinyOwl_Books
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Tomorrow -- @TinyOwl_Books reminds us -- is #WorldPoetryDay! Here, our list of bilingual poetry for kids: worldkidlit.wordpress.com/20…
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Matthew C. Winner@MatthewWinner17 Mar 2020
Teachers, please consider how/if you are centering diverse voices and experiences through the resources and author read alouds you share in the weeks ahead virtually. Now is as important as ever to lift underrepresented voices and stories.
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