Each year, on 15 May, millions mark the Nakba, or catastrophe, which refers to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Zionist militias to make way for the creation of Israel in 1948.
The Nakba, which means "catastrophe" in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Before the Nakba, Palestine was a multi-ethnic ...
Abstract Contrary to the prevailing assumption, the genealogy of nakba does not begin in 1948 Palestine but stretches far back into the Ottoman past. This study examines the formation of nakba in Arabic as a concept of disaster and a social practice of catastrophic ideation. In the nineteenth century, intellectual constructions of nakba referred to famed medieval episodes of downfall. Diverse ...
The New Arab: Palestine Movement vows to proceed with Nakba Day march in central London
Palestine movement plans Nakba march in London despite police refusal, amid competing far-right demonstration approvals ...
Palestine Movement vows to proceed with Nakba Day march in central London
Metro Times: Metro Detroiters march for Palestine on 74th anniversary of Nakba
The Nakba (Arabic: النَّكْبَة, romanized: an-Nakba, lit. 'the catastrophe') is the ethnic cleansing [14] of Palestinian Arabs by Israel through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, property, and belongings, along with the destruction of their society and the suppression of their culture, identity, political rights, and national aspirations. [15] The term is used to ...
On the anniversary of the Nakba, Palestinians remember the profound loss and ongoing struggle for justice.