Press Release 48 Stories


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48 Stories - Mapping the Palestinian Diaspora

Today, the State of Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary. Palestinians, however, commemorate the Nakba (catastrophe), when more than 700.000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes. 48 Stories presents the personal stories of Palestinians who witnessed the events of 1948 and shows where they live today.

In the past two years, 7 photographers visited Palestinian communities around the world and documented their experiences, memories and everyday lives. The work of Ezz al Zanoon (PS), Laura Boushnak (KW/PS), Tanya Habjouqa (JO), Rula Halawani (PS), Khaled Jarrar (PS), Kadir van Lohuizen (NL) and Ali Noureldine (PS) is now included in an innovative web app, mapping the Palestinian diaspora. 48 Stories aims to preserve the stories of Palestinians, both 1948 survivors and their descendants, and make their histories visible in the present. Many of them live in Gaza, the West Bank or Israel but the vast majority is spread around the world; they are based in (former) refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria or Jordan, have settled in countries like the US, Chile and the Netherlands. They have become shop owners, doctors, political activists or university professors. 48 Stories shows a community whose members, although geographically and socioeconomically diverse, are all tied to the same country, landscape and history.

48 Stories tells the stories of Umm Omar, Victoria Larach, Fakhri Yousef Mohammed Eltelawi and many others in online episodes on 48stories.org. 48 Stories is a collaboration between photography collective NOOR, Palestinian and other photographers from the Middle East, designers Kummer & Herrman, online storytelling developers Slices and producer Paradox. 48 Stories is made possible by the generous support of the Mondriaan Fund, Prince Claus Fund, Creative Industries Fund NL, Leonhard-Woltjer Stichting, Lutfia Rabbani Foundation and NOOR Foundation.

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Watch the trailer and read the stories on 48stories.org

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Note for editors

If you have any questions, interview or image requests regarding 48 Stories or the launch event on Friday 18 May, please contact Paradox on info@paradox.nl or +31 299 31 50 83.

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 Events

Launch of 48 Stories

Friday 18 May

Location: Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam

Time: 8 - 10 pm

Speakers: Ezz al Zanoon (photographer), Debby Farber (researcher and curator, Zochrot, Tel Aviv), Tanya Habjouqa (photographer), Kadir van Lohuizen (photographer) and dr. Ihab Saloul (Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam).

Moderator: Bertan Selim

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