Nour Alsholi, a Palestinian DJ, producer and activist has launched a Kickstarter campaign which aims to raise £21,660 to fund the Refugee Chronicles. The Refugee Chronicles is an interactive map project that will document the stories of the 1948 Nakba. The project is significant as the last generation of Nakba survivors is aging, and their stories risk being lost to history.
The Nakba refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. The Refugee Chronicles project started three years ago and has seen Alsholi travel to various Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries, meeting with Nakba survivors and conducting 50 interviews across Jordan and Palestine.
The interactive map will allow users to click on various locations to hear about the events that took place there, as told by the people who lived through them. The project hopes to collate the stories gathered into an interactive map which will be available online. Funds raised will go towards the design and build of the map, as well as the editing, enhancing and translating of the interview footage.
Working with a team that prioritizes “survivor well-being, ethical practices, and accurate representation,” Nour Alsholi also hopes to fund trips to gather more stories of the Nakba. The Refugee Chronicle team writes that those who cannot contribute financially can support the project by spreading awareness of the campaign to friends, family, and social media.
Through her photography and archiving work, Nour draws parallels between the Nakba of 1948 and the current crisis in Gaza “which one Israeli minister has called “Nakba 2023.” The project’s aim is to illuminate the Nakba’s impact, articulate survivors’ struggles, and contribute to a collective understanding of the lasting effects of historical injustices
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