Yousef discusses how the history of the Kafr Qasim massacre influenced the inception of Palestinian Land Day. Music:Ounadikoum by Ahmad Kaabour Image: 'Palestine Nakba Day demo in Berlin', Montecruz Foto (2015), CC BY-SA 2.0
Yousef presents a collection of Arabic songs and instrumental pieces, including: Melody of Eternity by Farid al-Atrash Shall We Meet Tomorrow (Umm Kuthum) by Mohammed Abdel WahabQareat Al Fengan by Mohamed El Mougi Ya Salam by Nancy AjramSaaban Alaya by Amr Diab Khuttat by Ilham al-Madfai Image: Ilham Al Madfai in 2005 (2005) by Skip The Budgie, CC BY-SA 2.0
Yousef continues to discuss the passports and travel documents of the Palestinians after the Nakba, this week focusing on the Palestinians who fled to Iraq. He explains the massacres and events that caused the flight and the situations of the Palestinians in Iraq as the political and economic landscape of the country evolved from the 1950s to the 1990s.Music: Tarab Ensemble read Eleven Planets…
Yousef picks up where he left off last week, discussing the passports and travel documents of the Palestinian people, including what happened to the Palestinians who remained in Israel under military law, those who were in West Bank during Jordan's annexation, and those who went to Lebanon. Image: All-Palestine Government Passport (2016) by وسام زقوت, CC BY-SA 4.0
Yousef discusses the passports and travel documents of the Palestinian people and how they reflect not just geographical locations, but also the history and political context associated with them. Why do some Palestinians hold Jordanian, Syrian, Egyptian, Lebanese or Iraqi documents, and what rights do the Palestinian people hold under each of these?Music: Aal Gani by Samira SaeedA Sufi song by…
Yousef shares a collection of stories, poetry and music of resistance, including the story of Palestinian prisoner Abdul Karim and poems by Najib Al-Rayyes, Mahmoud Darwish and Tawfiq Ziad, many of which are connected to the television drama show, With My Own Eyes. Abdul Karim is a Palestinian who was imprisoned for 25 years by the Israeli Occupation Forces and engaged in biopolitical resistance…
For 3CR’s 2026 Radiothon and in honour of the station’s 50th anniversary, Yousef looks back on Palestine Remembered’s 22-year history and why the show, as well as 3CR, is still so important today. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated during the radiothon show, and thank you to everyone who tunes in week after week to Palestine Remembered. It’s thanks to you that we can stay on air and ensure…
Yousef presents a recording of the documentary, Palestine 1920, produced by Al Jazeera English.The film includes accounts from historians, witnesses and archival documents, which show Palestine as a thriving province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, challenging the narrative that Palestine was "a land without a people and a people without a land". Image: Ancient…
A 2018 interview by Robert Martin with Bassem Tamimi from the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank. They discuss the history and current occupation and aggression of Israeli settlers in Nabi Saleh, the Palestinian fight for land and freedom, the Intifada and the responsibility of the international community to fight for Palestinian rights. Image: Israeli West Bank barrier (2011) by Montecruz…
Vivien Langford brings us recordings from the Palestinian Land Day rally at Town Hall Square in Sydney, featuring speeches from Susan Higginson and Josh Lees, and from Palestinian Prisoners' Day at Hyde Park in Sydney, featuring a speech from Mona. Susan Higginson, Greens MP in NSW Parliament, tells crowd: 'You are our humanity'.Josh Lees from Palestine Action Group recounted the history of…