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Nahed Dirbas

Nahed Dirbas

Dirbas

Journalist based in Haifa. Writes for Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab's Arabic-language sister publication. 

On 30 March Palestinians commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, reaffirming their unbreakable bond to the land of historic Palestine despite the many challenges they face in resisting Israel's continued policies of displacement.

30 March, 2023

Celebrated Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh is the presenter of the show Meshwar Siti, which pays tribute to Palestine's rich folk music tradition as she takes the audience on a historical, and song-filled, tour of Palestine's cities. 

17 March, 2022

The recent film Tantura has provoked renewed discussions about Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinian villages in 1948. Zochrot NGO is determined to seize this moment to push education on the Nakba and press for the right of return.

15 March, 2022

The recent wildfires that spread through Jerusalem's hills, tearing through forests planted after the Nakba in 1948, has sparked interest in long-forgotten villages which form a missing piece of Palestinian heritage.

31 August, 2021