Alia Yunis

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Tor’s Palestinian Photographs: 1967 and 1977

Today my friend and photographer Tor Eigland sent me two of his photographs as his way of remembering 63 years of the Palestinian Naqba (Catastrophe).  Tor is Norwegian and he’s covered events around the world since the 1960s, but his most amazing stuff is of the Middle East (aside from his photo of Castro on his day of coming to power–which is pretty the much the photo of Castro coming to power).

Palestinian Refugees 1967
Tel al Zaatar 1977
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Alia Yunis is a writer, journalist and filmmaker. She is currently producing and directing “The Golden Harvest,” a feature length documentary about how olive oil has shaped the Mediterranean culture, cuisine and history for 6,000 years, through war and peace. Her debut novel, The Night Counter (Random House) has been critically acclaimed by the Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and several other publications. It was also chosen as a top summer read by the Chicago Tribune and Boston Phoenix. The Boston Globe has called it “wonderfully imaginative…poignant, hilarious.” Alia was born in Chicago and grew up in the U.S., Greece, and the Middle East. She has worked as a filmmaker and journalist in several cities, especially Los Angeles. Her fiction has appeared in several anthologies, including The Robert Olen Butler Best Short Stories collection, and her non-fiction work includes articles for The Los Angeles Times, Saveur, SportsTravel Magazine, and Aramco World. She currently teaches film at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi.

4 responses to “Tor’s Palestinian Photographs: 1967 and 1977”

  1. wadima Avatar
    wadima

    i feel like this photo is very expressive it shows how Palestine is suffering and how they have each other to hold on to…

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  2. Shaima Abdi Avatar
    Shaima Abdi

    There is a big difference between 1977 and 1967 picture.
    But if we compare the picture of 1967 and 2011 we will find many similarities!
    First when I saw the pictures, the documentaries we watched about Palestine during the ZUMFF 2011 come to my mind. Really nothing changed much even the clothing style, still the same.
    Wish that they can live a better LIFE…

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    1. Alia Avatar
      Alia

      It’s people like you that make the change by talking about what you know.

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