How the world grew to understand the Nakba
Recognising the catastrophe of Palestinian expulsion in 1948, the Arabic term 'Nakba' has emerged as a political concept, using collective memory as resistance
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Recognising the catastrophe of Palestinian expulsion in 1948, the Arabic term 'Nakba' has emerged as a political concept, using collective memory as resistance
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