Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• "NER" Vol. XIV, September-November 1962
  A bilingual monthly periodical [NER/נֵר/نير = 'Light'] for political and social problems and for Jewish-Arab rapprochement.
• A Call to the Palestinian People to Boycott Oil (1931)
  Text of an article by Palestinian activist Nimer ‘Isa, published in the newspaper 'Filastin' in June 1931 and calling for a boycott of oil. Translated and annotated by Shira Pinhas.
• A Christian Fundamentalist Writes President Truman on the Palestine Question (1947)
  Text of a letter from pastor J. Frank Norris to President Truman (a fellow Southern Baptist) outlining a Christian Zionist case for American support of a Jewish state in Palestine. Annotated by Walker Robins.
• A Correspondence between PLO Chairman Yassir Arafat and the President of the Workers’ Party in Brazil (1982)
  An exchange of two letters between Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the PLO, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, founder of the Palestinian Arab Federation of Brazil, in 1982, introduced and published by Souheil Sayegh in the Marxist-inspired journal Nova Escrita / Ensaio. Translated and annotated by John Tofik Karam.
• A Palestinian Work of Science Fiction (1943)
  Excerpt from the novella 'Ruʿyay' [My Vision] by Palestinian historian and later mayor of Jerusalem, ʿAref al-ʿAref’ (1892-1973), published in Jerusalem in 1943, describing a dream-like vision of the author as he travels with a talking bird across the Arab region. Translated and annotated by Eli Osheroff.
• A photograph of a young child holding a plate of food in Baqa'a camp.
  description reads "UNRWA began operations in May 1950 as a temporary agency to provide assistance for Palestine refugees... (Baqa'a camp)"
• A photograph of an older woman at Baqa'a emergency camp in Amman, Jordan.
  Caption reads: "After more than 30 years of conflict, suffering and bitterness, the problem remains... (Baqa'a emergency camp, north of Amman, Jordan)"
• A photograph of people crossing Allenby Bridge over the River Jordan.
  "... a first exodus in 1948 and then another in 1967, some fleeing for a second time... (Allenby Bridge over the River Jordan, 1967)"
• A photograph of refugees and tents at Baqa'a emergency camp, Jordan.
  Caption reads: "... the problem of almost two million uprooted people... (Baqa'a emergency camp, 1967)"
• A photograph of three men working with electrical equipment at Siblin Vocational Training Centre, near Beirut, Lebanon.
  caption reads: "... and a marketable skill to the 4,500 young Palestine refugees who UNRWA's eight training centres... (Siblin Vocational Training Centre, near Beirut, Lebanon)"
• A photograph of women and children at Rashidieh camp in Southern Lebanon.
  Caption reads: "But to some, daily life continues to be disrupted and the suffering and bitterness also continue. (Rashidieh camp, southern Lebanon)"
• A photograph of young boys during a class at Khan Younis, Gaza.
  description reads "But most of UNRWA's budget now goes to education, starting from 70 schools in tents and abandoned buildings... (Khan Younis, Gaza, 1950)"
• A photograph of young children queuing at Marka camp, near Amman, Jordan.
  "More than half of the registered Palestine refugee population is under 20, most have been refugees all their lives... (Marka camp, near Amman, Jordan)"
• A photograph of young girls sitting in a classroom at Jabal el-Hussein camp, Jordan,
  Description reads: "... providing a way out and hope in the future for the young refugees... (Jabal el-Hussein camp, Amman, Jordan)"
• A Proposal for the Construction of A Cultural Centre in Um El-Fahim Print 1983
  Document focuses on the cultural rehabilitation of Um El-Fahim, stated as the largest Palestinian territory in Israel, and illustrates plans on establishing a cultural centre and services within the community.
• A statement on the current Arab stet of affairs, by the Sudanese Communist Party (1978)
  A sixteen page booklet issued by the Sudanese Communist Party, entitled 'A statement on current Arab state of affairs', criticising Sadat's visit to Israel and the willingness of Egypt and the Arab world to make concessions to American demands, especially with regard to the Palestinians.
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], No. 46, Vol. 1 (Saturday 13 June 1970)
  Al-Hadaf Magazine - A weekly political magazine devoted to the Palestinian conflict. Its editor-in-chief was Ghassan Kanafani. It covers political news, particularly news related to leftist movements in the region and around the world. The front page headline reads, "the resistance movement and the masses crush the bloody conspiracy with the force of weapons"
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], No. 48, Vol. 1 (Saturday 27 June 1970)
  Al-Hadaf Magazine - A weekly political magazine devoted to the Palestinian conflict. Its editor-in-chief was Ghassan Kanafani. It covers political news, particularly news related to leftist movements in the region and around the world. The front page includes headlines to articles. they read "the surprise summit", "Gaza's heroes again", "revolutionaries in South Yemen in the Fedayeen camps"
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], No. 49, Vol. 1 (Saturday 4 July 1970)
  Al-Hadaf Magazine - A weekly political magazine devoted to the Palestinian conflict. Its editor-in-chief was Ghassan Kanafani. It covers political news, particularly news related to leftist movements in the region and around the world. The front page headline reads, "the revolution is in danger"
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], No. 50, Vol. 1 (Saturday 11 July 1970)
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], No. 52, Vol. 1 (Saturday 25 July 1970)
  Al-Hadaf Magazine - A weekly political magazine devoted to the Palestinian conflict. Its editor-in-chief was Ghassan Kanafani. It covers political news, particularly news related to leftist movements in the region and around the world. The front page has a portrait and reads "Abu Mansour: the model"
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], No. 53, Vol. 1 (Saturday 1 August 1970)
  Al-Hadaf Magazine - A weekly political magazine devoted to the Palestinian conflict. Its editor-in-chief was Ghassan Kanafani. It covers political news, particularly news related to leftist movements in the region and around the world. The front page headline reads, "no to surrender."
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], No. 54, Vol. 2 (Saturday 8 August 1970)
  Al-Hadaf Magazine - A weekly political magazine devoted to the Palestinian conflict. Its editor-in-chief was Ghassan Kanafani. It covers political news, particularly news related to leftist movements in the region and around the world. The front page headline reads, "A Discussion with the Advocates of the Logic of Accepting Rogers' Capitulationist Conditions."
• Al-Hadaf [The Goal], Supplement to No. 146 (Friday 12 June 1970)
• Al-Jana December 1996 A non-periodic newsletter concerned with popular culture.
  Newsletter concerned with Middle Eastern culture and events, particularly Palestine. Contents page on the cover. Mostly in Arabic, English contents page at the end.