No Other Land
Documentary, 2024 · Oscar winner
Made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, following displacement in Masafer Yatta. The essential recent watch.
★ Start here if you watch one thingThe Present
Short film, 2020 · Oscar-nominated
A father and daughter try to buy a gift. Daily life under occupation, made intimate and human.
★ Gentlest possible doorwayFarha
Film, 2021
The events of 1948 seen through one girl's eyes. The Nakba made personal and unforgettable.
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
Rashid Khalidi
The best single-volume history, told partly through the author's own family records. If you read one book, this.
★ Start here if you read one bookMinor Detail
Adania Shibli · fiction
A spare, devastating novel that does what a history book can't. Booker-shortlisted.
The Question of Palestine
Edward Said
Foundational. Said remains essential reading for understanding the moral and intellectual stakes.
Against the Loveless World
Susan Abulhawa · fiction
A sweeping, propulsive novel of exile and resistance across a Palestinian life.
Decolonize Palestine
decolonizepalestine.com · free
A clear online FAQ and "myths" database — great for quick, sourced answers to common questions.
Makdisi Street
Podcast
Three historian siblings in conversation, with guests like Rashid Khalidi. Rigorous and warm.
★ Start here if you listen to one thingRethinking Palestine
Al-Shabaka · podcast
Policy-network analysis hosted by Yara Hawari. Where understanding meets strategy and the future.
The PalFest Podcast
Podcast
Writers in conversation — Isabella Hammad, Randa Abdel-Fattah and more. The literary, cultural register.
The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2024
His chapter on Palestine connects it to the broader liberation and civil-rights frame.
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