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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Pre-pottery statue

تمثال من العصر الحجري الحديث ما قبل الفخاري

Pre-pottery statue
Size: 59 x 41 cm

Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0010

Walled Jericho

جدار اريحا

Walled Jericho
Size: 59 x 77 cm

Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman, Jordan

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 Panel 0030

Chalcolithic ram

تمثال الكبش من العصر النحاس

Chalcolithic ram
Size: 59 x 94 cm

Embroidered by: Naama al Awawdah [Es Samu], Khalil District, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0050

Beni Hasan mural (1)

جدارية بني حسن (1)

Beni Hasan mural (1)
Size: 59 x 140 cm

Embroidered by: Amina Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0060

Beni Hasan mural (2)

جدارية بني حسن (2)

Beni Hasan mural (2)
Size: 59 x 115 cm

Embroidered by: Amina Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0070

Iron Age (1,250—721 BCE)

Philistine warrior

المحارب الفليستي/الفلستيني

Philistine warrior
Size: 59 x 37 cm

Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh Lebanon

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 Panel 0080

Philistine migration to Palestine

هجرة الكنعانيون إلى فلسطين

Philistine migration to Palestine
Size: 59 x 80 cm

Embroidered by: Amine Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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

Embroidered by: Hadeel Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0100

Philistine pottery, bird

الطائر الفليستي

Philistine pottery, bird
Size: 59 x 99 cm

Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Khawla Dahrouj [Bir Seb’a], Gaza
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

Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman, Jordan
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

Embroidered by: Imam Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0140

Hellenistic Period (332—63 BCE)

Hellenistic rooster

الديك الهيلينستيكي

Hellenistic rooster
Size: 59 x 34 cm

Embroidered by: Alia Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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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

Embroidered by: Alia Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0160

Roman Period (63 BCE—325 CE)

Roman Judea

يهودا الرومانية

Roman Judea
Size: 59 x 35 cm

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers UK

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 Panel 0170

Roman aqueduct, Caesarea, c. 25–13 BCE

القناة الرومانية (قصارية)

Roman aqueduct, Caesarea, c. 25–13 BCE
Size: 59 x 71 cm

Embroidered by: Mayyada Abu Sitta [Bir Seb’a] Gaza
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

Embroidered by: Suhair Handal, Bethlehem; Marcel Rabie, Randa Abu Ghattas, Beit Jala, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Amina Abu-Rabia’, Drejat, [Naqab]

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 Panel 0190

Mona Lisa of Galilee

موناليزا الجليل

Mona Lisa of Galilee
Size: 59 × 84

Embroidered by: Mona Joudeh (Ashdod) Gaza
Based on a design sketched by: Shaimaa Hassanain (Gaza) Gaza

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 Panel 0201

Byzantine Period (325—640)
Byzantine Period (325—640 CE)

Helena Augusta

الأميرة هيلينا أوغستا

Helena Augusta
Size: 59 x 35 cm

Embroidered by: Alia Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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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

Embroidered by: Barbara Haj Hassan, Jordan
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

Embroidered by: Awatif Bader [Karatyya], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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

Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Samaria], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0260

Crusader Period (1099—1291)

Crusader soldiers

المحاربون الصليبيون

Crusader soldiers
Size: 59 x 36 cm

Embroidered by: Shayma Waheidi [Bir Seb’a], Gaza, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Dowlat Abu Shaweesh [Ne’ane], Ramallah, Palestine

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 Panel 0280

Ayyubid Period (1187—1250)

Ewer of Saladin

Ewer of Saladin
Size: 59 x 35

Embroidered by: Naama al Awawdah [Samoaa’], Khalil District, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Dowlat Abu Shaweesh [Ne’ane], Ramallah, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman, Jordan

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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

Embroidered by: Alia Abu-Rabia, Drejat, Naqab

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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

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon[Tabariyeh]

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 Panel 0330

Mamluk embroidery, 15th C

التطريز المملوكي

Mamluk embroidery, 15th C
Size: 59 x 37 cm

Embroidered by: Kifah Kurdieh [Lubya, Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Khawla Dahrouj [Bir Seb'a], Gaza, Palestine

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 Panel 0350

Thobe embroidery

Thobe embroidery

تطريز الثوب الفلسطيني

Thobe embroidery
Size: 59 x 37 cm

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh Lebanon

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 Panel 0351

Camel caravan

قافلة الجمال

Camel caravan
Size: 59 x 95 cm

Embroidered by: Alia Abu-Rabia, Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0360

Coffee

القهوة

Coffee
Size: 59 x 35 cm

Embroidered by: Alia Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0361

Napoleon’s failure at Acre, 1799

هزيمة نابليون في عكا

Napoleon’s failure at Acre, 1799
Size: 59 x 110 cm

Embroidered by: Hadeel Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0370

The land of sad oranges

‘The Land of Sad Oranges’

أرض البرتقال الحزين

‘The Land of Sad Oranges’
Size: 59 x 36 cm

Embroidered by: Suheer Abu Rabia, Drejat, Naqab

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 Panel 0371

Port of Jaffa

ميناء يافا

Port of Jaffa
Size: 59 x 158 cm

Embroidered by: Hadeel Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

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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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers

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 Panel 0381

Oud player

Oud player, Jerusalem, c.1859

1859 عازف العود، القدس

Oud player, Jerusalem, c.1859
Size: 59 x 56 cm

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers

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 Panel 0382

Ottoman Palestine, 1875

فلسطين خلال الفترة العثمانية

Ottoman Palestine, 1875
Size: 59 x 42

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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 Panel 0388

British Military Administration (1917—1920)

Palestine, 1917

فلسطين 1917

Palestine, 1917
Size: 59 x 36 cm

Embroidered by: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh] Ramallah, Palestine

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 Panel 0390

The Balfour Declaration, 1917

وعد بلفور 1917

The Balfour Declaration, 1917
Size: 59 x 41 cm

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers UK
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

Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman

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 Panel 0410

Embroidery sampler

نموذج من التطريز التقليدي

Embroidery sampler
Size: 59 x 27 cm

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Hejar Abu Saleem [Ajjur district of Hebron] Baqa'a Refugee Camp. Amman Jordan

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 Panel 0420

“One Palestine, complete”

استلام فلسطين موحدة وكاملة

“One Palestine, complete”
Size: 59 x 35 cm

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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 Panel 0430

Postage stamp

طابع البريد الفلسطيني

Postage stamp
Size: 59 x 36 cm

Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad, Amman, Jordan [Jerusalem]

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 Panel 0440

Tahriri embroidery

التطريز التحريري

Tahriri embroidery
Size: 59 x 33 cm

Embroidered by: Amari Women's Group Ramallah, Palestine

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 Panel 0441

Palestinian henna party

حفلة الحنة الفلسطينية

Palestinian henna party
Size: 59 x 112 cm

Embroidered by: Ruba Al Behery [Bir Seb’a], Gaza
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

Embroidered by: Mothers’ Embroidery Group, Al Deheishe Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine

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 Panel 0443

‘Mawtini’ (My Homeland), 1930s-96

"موطني"

‘Mawtini’ (My Homeland), 1930s-96
Size: 59 x 87 cm

Embroidered by: Jamela al-Bura’ai [Kawkaba], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Naama al Awawdah [Es Samu], Khalil District, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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 Panel 0460

Olive harvest

موسم حصاد الزيتون

Olive harvest
Size: 59 x 110 cm

Embroidered by: Dowlat Abu Shaweesh [Ne’ane], Ramallah, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Awatif Bader [Karatiyya], Gaza
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

Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh], Al Amari Ramallah, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Embroidery: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh], Al Amari Ramallah, Palestine

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 Panel 0471

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

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0480

The Lone Refugee

" لاجئ "

The Lone Refugee
Size: 59 x 38 cm

Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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 Panel 0500

The Right of Return

حق العودة

The Right of Return

Embroidered by: Hanan Al-Behery [Karatiyya], Gaza

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 Panel 0510

Disappearing Palestine

إختفاء فلسطين، 1967-1948

Disappearing Palestine
Size: 59 x 33 cm

Embroidered by: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh], Ramallah, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Karema Nasser [Barbara], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0540

Check point, 1967-

الحاجز ١٩٦٧-الان

Check point, 1967-
Size: 59 x 85 cm

Embroidered by: Karema Nasser [Barbara], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Khawla Dahrouj [Bir Seb’a] Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK
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

Embroidered by: Haneeyeh Abu Saleh, Galilee, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Khawla Rubi [Yibne], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Khawala Dahrouj [Bir Seb’a] Gaza, Palestine

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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

Embroidered by: Shireen Fouad Atallah [Gaza, Palestine] Germany
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

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim al Ahmed [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim al Ahmed [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers
Inspired by art created by: Rani Sharabati

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 Panel 0661

Resistance to apartheid and oppression 2002-

بداية بناء جدار الفصل العنصري

Resistance to apartheid and oppression 2002-
Size: 59 x 76cm

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim al Ahmed [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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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

Embroidered by: Haya Al-Saadi [Al- Lyd], Ramallah, Palestine

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 Panel 0680

Gaza rooftops

سطوح منازل غزة

Gaza rooftops
Size: 59 x 106 cm

Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza

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 Panel 0681

Siege of Gaza, 2007 —

حصار غزة، ٢٠٠٧- الان

Siege of Gaza, 2007 —
Size: 59 x 72 cm

Embroidered by: Safaa Abu-Dalu [Gaza], Gaza
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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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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

Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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

Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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

Embroidered by: Naama al Awawdah [Es Samu], Khalil District.
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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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 Panel 0721

Solidarity with women hunger strikers

صمود

Solidarity with women hunger strikers

Embroidered by: Samar Alhallaq [Majdal], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Mayyada Abu Sitta [Bir Seb’a], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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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

Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK

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 Panel 0770

Disappearing Palestine

اضمحلال فلسطين

Disappearing Palestine
Size: 59 x 34 cm

Embroidered by: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh] Ramallah, Palestine

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 Panel 0779

The Great March of Return, 2018-

مسيرة

The Great March of Return, 2018-
Size: 59 x 81 cm

Embroidered by: Karema Nassar [Barbara], Gaza, Palestine
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

Embroidered by: Yasmeen Haj Amer, Drejat, Naqab
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

Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad [Tabariyeh], Ein al-Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0791

Olive branch

"غصن الزيتون"

Olive branch
Size: 59 x 40 cm

Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ein el Hilweh, Lebanon

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 Panel 0792

The key for return

"العودة"

The key for return
Size: 59 x 37 cm

Embroidered by: Hejar Abu Saleem [Ajjur, district of Hebron], Amman Jordan

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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

Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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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