The award winning Palestinian History Tapestry uses the embroidery skills of Palestinian women to illustrate aspects of the land and peoples of Palestine – from Neolithic times to the present.
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Neolithic Period (9,500—4,000 BCE)
Pre-pottery statue
تمثال من العصر الحجري الحديث ما قبل الفخاري
Pre-pottery statue
Size: 59 x 41 cm
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Panel 0010
Walled Jericho
جدار اريحا
Walled Jericho
Size: 59 x 77 cm
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Panel 0020
Stone-Copper Age (4,000—3,000 BCE)
Chalcolithic figurine
تمثال من العصر النحاسي
Chalcolithic figurine
Size: 59 x 39 cm
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Panel 0030
Chalcolithic ram
تمثال الكبش من العصر النحاس
Chalcolithic ram
Size: 59 x 94 cm
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Panel 0040
Bronze Age (3,000—1,250 BCE)
Electrum jug
ابريق من الالكتروم
Electrum jug
Size: 59 x 37 cm
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Panel 0050
Beni Hasan mural (1)
جدارية بني حسن (1)
Beni Hasan mural (1)
Size: 59 x 140 cm
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Panel 0060
Beni Hasan mural (2)
جدارية بني حسن (2)
Beni Hasan mural (2)
Size: 59 x 115 cm
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Panel 0070
Iron Age (1,250—721 BCE)
Philistine warrior
المحارب الفليستي/الفلستيني
Philistine warrior
Size: 59 x 37 cm
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Panel 0080
Philistine migration to Palestine
هجرة الكنعانيون إلى فلسطين
Philistine migration to Palestine
Size: 59 x 80 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Laila Tibi [Taybeh] Palestine
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Panel 0090
Philistine pottery, swans
فخار فليستي
Philistine pottery, swans
Size: 59 x 92 cm
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Panel 0100
Philistine pottery, bird
الطائر الفليستي
Philistine pottery, bird
Size: 59 x 99 cm
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Panel 0110
Assyrian siege of Lachish, 701 BCE
الحصار الآشوري لمدينة لكيش
Assyrian siege of Lachish, 701 BCE
Size: 59 x 84 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0120
Babylonian/Persian Period (721—332 BCE)
Ba’al, God of Storm Cloud
بعل، إلاهبعل، اله الصواعق والسحب
Ba’al, God of Storm Cloud
Size: 59 x 38 cm
Sponsored by: Layfield Family, Stroud, UK
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Panel 0130
Babylonian destruction of 1st Jewish Temple, 587 BCE
هدم المعبد اليهودي الأول
Babylonian destruction of 1st Jewish Temple, 587 BCE
Size: 59 x 80 cm
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Panel 0140
Hellenistic Period (332—63 BCE)
Hellenistic rooster
الديك الهيلينستيكي
Hellenistic rooster
Size: 59 x 34 cm
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Panel 0150
Alexander the Great, 356-323 BCE
الاسكندر العظيم
Alexander the Great, 356-323 BCE
Size: 59 x 104 cm
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Panel 0160
Roman Period (63 BCE—325 CE)
Roman Judea
Panel 0170
Roman aqueduct, Caesarea, c. 25–13 BCE
القناة الرومانية (قصارية)
Roman aqueduct, Caesarea, c. 25–13 BCE
Size: 59 x 71 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0171
Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
ميلاد المسيح في مدينة الناصرة
Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
Size: 59 x 90 cm
Inspired by art created by: Hamada Atallah [Al Quds], Al Quds, Palestine
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Panel 0180
Roman destruction of 2nd Jewish Temple, 70 CE
Roman destruction of 2nd Jewish Temple, 70 CE
Size: 59 x 90
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Panel 0190
Mona Lisa of Galilee
موناليزا الجليل
Mona Lisa of Galilee
Size: 59 × 84
Based on a design sketched by: Shaimaa Hassanain (Gaza) Gaza
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Panel 0200
Byzantine Period (325—640)
Byzantine Period (325—640 CE)
Helena Augusta
الأميرة هيلينا أوغستا
Helena Augusta
Size: 59 x 35 cm
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Panel 0210
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 325 CE
كنيسة القيامة
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 325 CE
Size: 59 x 80 cm
Sponsored by: Haj Hassan Family, Jordan
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Panel 0220
Early Islamic Period (640—1099 CE)
No God but Allah
"لا اله الا الله"
No God but Allah
Size: 59 x 38 cm
Inspired by art created by: Ibrahim Muhtadi [Al Quds], Gaza, Palestine
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0230
Haram Ash Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), 691 CE
الحرم الشريف
Haram Ash Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), 691 CE
Size: 59 x 96 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Razan Hassouna [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0240
Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE
خربة المفجر
Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE
Size: 59 x 86 cm
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Panel 0250
Mosaic at Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE
فسيفسائية خربة المفجر
Mosaic at Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE
Size: 59 x 90 cm
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Panel 0260
Crusader Period (1099—1291)
Crusader soldiers
المحاربون الصليبيون
Crusader soldiers
Size: 59 x 36 cm
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Panel 0270
Godfrey de Bouillon and crusaders
غودفري دي بويلون والصليبيون
Godfrey de Bouillon and crusaders
Size: 59 x 96 cm
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Panel 0280
Ayyubid Period (1187—1250)
Ewer of Saladin
Ewer of Saladin
Size: 59 x 35
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Panel 0290
Ṣalaḥ ad-Din Yusuf al-Ayyubid, 1187 CE
صلاح الدين يوسف الايوبي
Ṣalaḥ ad-Din Yusuf al-Ayyubid, 1187 CE
Size: 59 x 83 cm
Inspired by art created by: Artist Amjad Ghannam [Al Quds], Al Quds
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Panel 0300
Mamluk Period (1260—1516)
Armed Mamluk warrior
المحارب المملوك
Armed Mamluk warrior
Size: 59 x 38 cm
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Panel 0310
Makam Hassan er Ra’ai, 1270 CE
مقام الشيخ حسن الراعي
Makam Hassan er Ra’ai, 1270 CE
Size: 59 x 97 cm
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Panel 0320
Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya Al Quds, 1482 CE
المدرسة الأشرفية - القدس
Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya Al Quds, 1482 CE
Size: 59 x 40 cm
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Panel 0330
Mamluk embroidery, 15th C
التطريز المملوكي
Mamluk embroidery, 15th C
Size: 59 x 37 cm
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Panel 0331
Ottoman Period (1516—1917)
Suleyman the Magnificent, 1520-66 CE
السلطان سليمان الجليل / السلطان سليمان القانوني
Suleyman the Magnificent, 1520-66 CE
Size: 59 x 37 cm
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Panel 0340
Bab al-Amud [Damascus Gate], Al Quds, 1537-51 CE
باب العمود (بوابة دمشق)- القدس
Bab al-Amud [Damascus Gate], Al Quds, 1537-51 CE
Size: 59 x 73 cm
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Panel 0350
Thobe embroidery
تطريز الثوب الفلسطيني
Thobe embroidery
Size: 59 x 37 cm
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Panel 0351
Camel caravan
قافلة الجمال
Camel caravan
Size: 59 x 95 cm
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Panel 0360
Coffee
Panel 0361
Napoleon’s failure at Acre, 1799
هزيمة نابليون في عكا
Napoleon’s failure at Acre, 1799
Size: 59 x 110 cm
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Panel 0370
‘The Land of Sad Oranges’
أرض البرتقال الحزين
‘The Land of Sad Oranges’
Size: 59 x 36 cm
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Panel 0371
Port of Jaffa
ميناء يافا
Port of Jaffa
Size: 59 x 158 cm
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Panel 0380
Qanun player, Jerusalem, c.1859
1859 عازف القانون، القدس
Qanun player, Jerusalem, c.1859
Size: 59 x 56 cm
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Panel 0381
Oud player, Jerusalem, c.1859
1859 عازف العود، القدس
Oud player, Jerusalem, c.1859
Size: 59 x 56 cm
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Panel 0382
Ottoman Palestine, 1875
فلسطين خلال الفترة العثمانية
Ottoman Palestine, 1875
Size: 59 x 42
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Panel 0388
British Military Administration (1917—1920)
Palestine, 1917
فلسطين 1917
Palestine, 1917
Size: 59 x 36 cm
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Panel 0390
The Balfour Declaration, 1917
وعد بلفور 1917
The Balfour Declaration, 1917
Size: 59 x 41 cm
Sponsored by: Chalmers Family UK
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Panel 0400
British capture of Jerusalem, 1917
استيلاء بريطانيا على القدس
British capture of Jerusalem, 1917
Size: 59 x 83 cm
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Panel 0410
Embroidery sampler
نموذج من التطريز التقليدي
Embroidery sampler
Size: 59 x 27 cm
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Panel 0411
British Mandate (1920—1948)
The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, 1922
عصبة الأمم المتحدة تقرر الانتداب البريطان
The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, 1922
Size: 59 x 106 cm
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Panel 0420
“One Palestine, complete”
استلام فلسطين موحدة وكاملة
“One Palestine, complete”
Size: 59 x 35 cm
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Panel 0430
Postage stamp
طابع البريد الفلسطيني
Postage stamp
Size: 59 x 36 cm
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Panel 0440
Tahriri embroidery
التطريز التحريري
Tahriri embroidery
Size: 59 x 33 cm
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Panel 0441
Palestinian henna party
حفلة الحنة الفلسطينية
Palestinian henna party
Size: 59 x 112 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Amal Abu Hussain [Bir Seb’a] Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0442
Palestinian wedding
العرس الفلسطيني
Palestinian wedding
Size: 59 x 158 cm
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Panel 0443
‘Mawtini’ (My Homeland), 1930s-96
"موطني"
‘Mawtini’ (My Homeland), 1930s-96
Size: 59 x 87 cm
Inspired by art created by: Ibrahim Muhtadi [Al Quds], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0444
The Palestinian Arab Revolt, 1936-1939
التمرد العربي الفلسطيني 1936-1939
The Palestinian Arab Revolt, 1936-1939
Size: 59 x 83 cm
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Panel 0450
Palestine population, 1918-1947
عدد السكان في فلسطين 1918-1947
Palestine population, 1918-1947
Size: 59 x 66 cm
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Panel 0460
Olive harvest
موسم حصاد الزيتون
Olive harvest
Size: 59 x 110 cm
Inspired by art created by: Hamada Atallah [Al Quds] Al Quds, Palestine
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Panel 0461
Safad
صفد
Safad
Size: 59 x 96 cm
Inspired by art created by: Fatma Abu Owda [Hamama], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0462
The Hand of Fatima/Mary/Miriam
يد فاطمة / ماري/ مريم
The Hand of Fatima/Mary/Miriam
Size: 59 x 48 cm
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Panel 0463
Land ownership, 1946
ملكية ارض فلسطين 1946
Land ownership, 1946
Size: 59 x 36 cm & 59 x 33 cm
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Panel 0470
UN partition plan, 1947
مقترح الامم المتحدة لتقسيم ارض فلسطين 1947
UN partition plan, 1947
Size: _59 x 36 cm
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Panel 0471
Attention is often given to the armed resistance, but far more numerous, diverse, and long-standing is the unarmed Palestinian resistance. Labour strikes, boycotts, legal actions, political and community organising, demonstrations, marches, hunger strikes, passing the keys of demolished homes from one generation to the next, the formation of Palestinian societies and cultural groups in exile and refugee camps, lobbying politicians across the world, building creative local and sustainable economies, and everyday acts of resistance are all peppered throughout the history of the struggle.
Resistance also comes in the form of cultural productions that narrate and communicate the suffering of Palestinians; intellectual and academic studies that illuminate the history and lived realities of Palestinians; the development of political manifestoes and ideologies that pave a path forward towards freedom and liberation".
From: Mark Muhannad Ayyash. ‘Fighting for Palestine’. Al Jazeera Opinion, 10 Oct 2020." data-tippy-placement="bottom" >Sumud - Steadfastness (1948 onwards)
The ethnic cleansing of Palestine, 1948
التطهير العرقي لارض فلسطين 1948
The ethnic cleansing of Palestine, 1948
Size: 59 x 85 cm
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Panel 0480
The Lone Refugee
" لاجئ "
The Lone Refugee
Size: 59 x 38 cm
Inspired by art created by: Ahmad Canaan, Tamra, Palestine
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Panel 0490
UN Resolution 194, 1948
قرار الأمم المتحدة رقم ١٩٤، ١١ ديسمبر ١٩٤٨
UN Resolution 194, 1948
Size: 59 x 45 cm
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Panel 0500
The Right of Return
Panel 0510
Disappearing Palestine
إختفاء فلسطين، 1967-1948
Disappearing Palestine
Size: 59 x 33 cm
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Panel 0520
UNRWA founded, 1949
تاسيس الوكالة الدولية لإغاثة و تشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينين، ١٩٤٩
UNRWA founded, 1949
Size: 59 x 85 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0530
Pal. Liberation Organisation, 1964-
تأسيس منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية ١٩٦٤
Pal. Liberation Organisation, 1964-
Size: 59 x 75 cm
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Panel 0540
Check point, 1967-
الحاجز ١٩٦٧-الان
Check point, 1967-
Size: 59 x 85 cm
Inspired by art created by: Hannah Ryggen (Norway)
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0560
Popular resistance
المقاومة الشعبية
Popular resistance
Size: 59 x 102 cm
Inspired by art created by: Ibrahim Muhtadi [Al Quds], Gaza, Palestine
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain, [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0580
“Handala”, born 1969
"حنظلة"
“Handala”, born 1969
Size: 59 x 41 cm
Inspired by art created by: Naji al-Ali [Palestine]
Sponsored by: Chalmers children UK
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Panel 0590
Land Day inaugurated, 30 March 1976
احياء يوم الارض ٣٠ مارس ١٩٧٦
Land Day inaugurated, 30 March 1976
Size: 59 x 131 cm
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Panel 0600
International Women’s Day, 8 Mar 1981
يوم المرأة العالمي
International Women’s Day, 8 Mar 1981
Size: 59 x 45
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Panel 0610
Sabra and Shatilia remembered, 16-18 Sept 1982
مجزرةصبرا و شاتيلا، ١٩٨٢
Sabra and Shatilia remembered, 16-18 Sept 1982
Size: 59 x 79 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0620
Home schooling, 1987—1992
التعليم المنزلي، ١٩٨٧-١٩٩٢
Home schooling, 1987—1992
Size: 59 x 86 cm
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Panel 0640
Gaza fishermen and gunboats, 1967-
صياد غزة و السفن المدفعية
Gaza fishermen and gunboats, 1967-
Size: 59 x 109 cm
Inspired by art created by: Adham Jaber [Hirbiya], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0650
Parental protection, 30 Sept 2000
تضحية الوالدين
Parental protection, 30 Sept 2000
Size: 59 x 70
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Panel 0651
Faris O’deh, Standing Alone, 8 Nov 2000
الحجر في مواجهة المدفع
Faris O’deh, Standing Alone, 8 Nov 2000
Size: 59 x 74cm
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Panel 0660
A refugee camp, a military watchtower, and the apartheid wall
مخيم لاجئين، برج مراقبة عسكري، و جدار الفصل العنصري.
A refugee camp, a military watchtower, and the apartheid wall
Size: 59 × 80
Inspired by art created by: Rani Sharabati
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Panel 0661
The Apartheid Wall 2002-
بداية بناء جدار الفصل العنصري
The Apartheid Wall 2002-
Size: 59 x 76cm
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Panel 0670
Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions movement inaugurated, 2005 —
حركة مقاطعة إسرائيل وسحب الاستثمارات منها وفرض العقوبات عليها، ٢٠٠٥-الان
Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions movement inaugurated, 2005 —
Size: 59 x 96 cm
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Panel 0680
Gaza rooftops
سطوح منازل غزة
Gaza rooftops
Size: 59 x 106 cm
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Panel 0681
Siege of Gaza, 2007 —
حصار غزة، ٢٠٠٧- الان
Siege of Gaza, 2007 —
Size: 59 x 72 cm
Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0690
Gaza, pursuit of freedom 2007-
حصار غزة، ٢٠٠٧- الانامرأة بين الركام، العدوان على غزة ٢٠٠٨-٢٠٠٩
Gaza, pursuit of freedom 2007-
Size: 59 x 35 cm
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Panel 0691
Woman in rubble, Gaza assault, 2008-9
امرأة بين الركام، العدوان على غزة ٢٠٠٨-٢٠٠٩
Woman in rubble, Gaza assault, 2008-9
Size: 59 x 88 cm
Inspired by art created by: Peter Rhoades, Oxford-UK
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Panel 0700
Homeless family, Gaza assault, 2008—9
عائلة مشردة، العدوان على غزة ٢٠٠٨-٢٠٠٩
Homeless family, Gaza assault, 2008—9
Size: 59 x 92 cm
Inspired by art created by: Peter Rhoades, Oxford-UK
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Panel 0710
Destruction of Bedouin villages
تدمير القرى البدوية
Destruction of Bedouin villages
Size: 59 x 72 cm
Inspired by art created by: Bashir Abu-Rabia (Naqab)
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Panel 0720
Palestine becomes UN Non-Member Observer State 2012
2012 فلسطين دولة مراقب بالأمم المتحدة
Palestine becomes UN Non-Member Observer State 2012
Size: 59 x 85
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Panel 0721
Sumud (Steadfastness)
صمود
Sumud (Steadfastness)
Sponsored by: Alhallaq Family, Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0730
Boys on the beach, Gaza assault, 16 July 2014
أطفال على الساحل، العدوان على غزة ٢٠١٤
Boys on the beach, Gaza assault, 16 July 2014
Size: 59 x 80 cm
Inspired by art created by: Amir Schiby, Artist, Israel
Based on a design sketched by: Shaimaa Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0750
Deaths from Gaza hostilities, 2000-2016
Deaths from Gaza hostilities, 2000-2016
Size: 59 x125 cm
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Panel 0760
Illegal colonisation of Jerusalem and West Bank, 1967-2017
الموتى من ضحايا الاعتداءات على غزة ٢٠٠٠-٢٠١٦
Illegal colonisation of Jerusalem and West Bank, 1967-2017
Size: 59 x 125 cm
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Panel 0770
Disappearing Palestine
اضمحلال فلسطين
Disappearing Palestine
Size: 59 x 34 cm
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Panel 0779
The Great March of Return, 2018-
مسيرة
The Great March of Return, 2018-
Size: 59 x 81 cm
Inspired by art created by: Ibrahim Al Muhtadi [Al Quds], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0780
‘Jerusalem, you are beloved’
"يا قدس انت المعشوقة"
‘Jerusalem, you are beloved’
Size: 59 x 105 cm
Inspired by art created by: Haroon Haj Amer, Drejat, Naqab
Sponsored by: Haj Amer, Family, Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0790
The dove
“حمامة السلام”
The dove
Size: 59 x 42 cm
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Panel 0791
Olive branch
"غصن الزيتون"
Olive branch
Size: 59 x 40 cm
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Panel 0792
The key for return
"العودة"
The key for return
Size: 59 x 37 cm
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Panel 0793
“On this land”, Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian National Poet
"على هذه الأرض ما يستحق الحياة"
“On this land”, Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian National Poet
Size: 59 × 102 cm
Inspired by art created by: Ibrahim Muhtadi [Al Quds], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0800
Future of the Project
Development of the Palestinian History Tapestry
Palestinian embroiderers will continue to be commissioned to stitch additional illustrative panels relevant to events and themes, from the Neolithic period to the present. The Palestinian Subcommittee for Panel Image Selection, will remain responsible for prioritizing additional images for stitch.
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Palestinian embroiderers will continue to be commissioned to stitch additional illustrative panels relevant to events and themes, from the Neolithic period to the present. The Palestinian Subcommittee for Panel Image Selection, will remain responsible for prioritizing additional images for stitch.
Read on →