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Palestinian photographer brings towns lost in Nakba to life on walls of refugee camps
http://www.newarab.com/news/palestinian-photographer-brings-towns-lost-nakba-lifeDate Written: 2023-05-17 Publisher: New Arab Year Published: 2023 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX24876 As soon as you enter Madaris street in Balata refugee camp, to the east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, your gaze is drawn to the right-hand wall of the street - now adorned with 30 depictions of villages and towns that were purged of Palestinian residents during the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. In 17 refugee camps across the West Bank, Palestinian photographer Ahmed al-Bazz has brought to life images of historic Palestine to the descendants of those who were expelled during the Nakba. Subject Headings |