On today's show we pay special tribute to the Palestinian diaspora in America by sharing with you excerpts of Najib Joe Hakim's project called "Home Away From Home".
Combining photography and oral history recorded onto audio, the Home Away from Home project by Najib Joe Hakim shines light on the experience of Palestinians living in the United States. Hakim interviewed more than two dozen Palestinian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area about their relationship to the US and to Palestine, and asked them what home means to them. The result is a compelling portrait series of Palestinian Americans of various generations, some who were born in Palestine and some who have never set foot there. Some describe dual identity issues common to other immigrant communities in the US, but particular to Arab and Muslim Americans at this moment, is their being treated as the enemy, as the US wages war on, or funds occupation in, their homelands.
Telling their stories and the stories of their families is so very important to Palestinians. Their stories are the heart and soul of the Palestinian narrative. And listening to their stories is crucial for us non-Palestinians who struggle to understand what is happening in the Israeli/Palestinian struggle. Understanding begins with listening to their stories.
These 5 narratives are assembled to run back-to-back. Some of those interviewed on this morningâs broadcast identify themselves and some do not.
This Week In Palestine (a weekly part of Truth and Justice Radio) is an award-winning three-quarter-hour segment of news from Palestine and discussion of issues relevant to the Palestinians' struggle for freedom from Israel's brutal military occupation and colonization of their homeland. It speaks from the point of view of Palestinians and those who care about them.
It's a regular part of Truth and Justice Radio, aired Sundays 6-10am ET on WZBC 90.3FM, Newton, MA, streaming and archived for two weeks at wzbc.org; TJR's website, truthandjusticeradio.org, has a link to This Week In Palestine archives back thru 1-6-2008; earlier editions are obtainable from radio4all.net or by navigating through our playlists. (At this important time, TJR has been airing a lot of Palestine coverage IN ADDITION to that provided by This Week In Palestine.) We hope you'll write to us at tjr@bluebottle.com if you rebroadcast our work, or have questions or comments.
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