"Resist! Exist!"

“Resist! Exist” American flag with Keffiyah stitched lettering.

Among the 6 million Palestinians living in diaspora worldwide, roughly 233,000 call the United States home.

As a daughter of Palestinians who were expelled from their homes during the Nakba in 1948. One town called "Hittin"

was depopulated, and another "Nahef", was colonized. 

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The Palestinian resistance means many things, to me, resistance means safeguarding our cultural essence—our language, cuisine, and heritage—as a means to counter assimilation and uphold my roots.

 

In essence, it’s about resisting a life devoid of truth.