The Project Bringing Palestinian Refugees Back Home

Almost 10 years ago, Tarek Bakri accidentally started a project called Kunna ou Ma Zilna, Arabic for “we were and are still here,” as a way of visually documenting Palestine in the social media era. Using old photos and oral history, he helps Palestinians find their original homes and villages, many of which are now depopulated, destroyed, or occupied by Jewish Israelis. The right of return for Palestinian refugees is often sidelined in discussions on Palestine-Israel. To shift back the focus...