Where Even Is That?
City home to Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.
What is Jerusalem / Al-Quds?
May 15 is observed annually as this day of mass displacement.
What is the Nakba?
The line dance that detonates every wedding.
What is dabke?
The Palestinian flag shares these four pan-Arab colors seen across many Middle Eastern national flags.
What are black, white, green, and red?
Thyme-sesame-sumac blend that meets its soulmate in olive oil.
What is za’atar?
Historic port famous for its orange that became a global brand.
What is Jaffa / Yafa?
The grassroots uprising that began in 1987.
What is the First Intifada?
Traditional embroidery with motifs like cypress and jasmine.
What is tatreez?
In 1974, the UN recognized this organization as the representative of the Palestinian people.
What is the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)?
The upside-down rice dish with eggplant or cauliflower.
What is maqluba?
West Bank city most associated with knafeh.
What is Nablus?
1993 agreements that created the Palestinian Authority.
What are the Oslo Accords?
Barefoot refugee boy drawn by Naji al-Ali, back turned as witness.
Who is Handala?
This global campaign calls for economic pressure until international law is respected.
What is the BDS movement?
Often called the national dish: sumac-onion chicken on taboon bread.
What is musakhan?
Earth’s lowest land elevation sits on this shoreline bordering the West Bank.
What is the Dead Sea?
The 1936–39 nationwide strike against British rule.
What is the Great Arab Revolt?
Author of Men in the Sun and Return to Haifa.
Who is Ghassan Kanafani?
This UN refugee agency was created in 1949 specifically to serve Palestinians.
What is UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency)?
A cherished Eid sweet of semolina dough filled with dates or nuts, pressed in carved molds before baking.
What is ma’amoul?
City containing the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of the Patriarchs.
What is Al-Khalil?
This 1970 conflict between the PLO and Jordan reshaped Palestinian politics and forced the PLO into Lebanon.
What is Black September?
Jerusalem-born scholar whose Orientalism reshaped the humanities.
Who is Edward Said?
In 2022, this major human rights organization formally labeled Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid,” sparking global headlines.
What is Amnesty International (apartheid report)?
Latin American country with one of the world’s largest Palestinian diasporas; its pro club is Deportivo Palestino.
What is Chile?