Artistic event held in Ramallah to commemorate Palestinian Nakba Day

STORY: Artistic event held in Ramallah to commemorate Palestinian Nakba Day DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): DIMA IRSHAD, Organizer 3. various of the event STORYLINE: An artistic event was held in the West Bank city of Ramallah from Thursday to Saturday last week to mark the upcoming Palestinian Nakba Day, or "Day of the Catastrophe" in May. Activities were held to help children keep the names of their original Palestinian cities. Nakba Day is marked annually by the Palestinians on May 15 to remember the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes, towns, and villages in 1948 after the creation of the state of Israel. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): DIMA IRSHAD, Organizer "This event is held prior to the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba Day, in order to remind children of the names of Palestinian villages and cities that were destroyed in 1948. The children draw and write th

Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway marks 10 mln users milestone

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Manitou's Shoe (2001)

Manitou's Shoe (2001)

Irshad Panjatan Film: Manitou'S Shoe (DE 2001) Director: Michael Herbig 13 July 2001 Date: 13 July 2001