| Summary/Abstract |
When considering the element that make up a cultural identity, a keen sense of the personnel is vital. in looking back at the events that have tied a people together, memory plays an essential role in preserving a history. in the case of Palestinian Nakba, or the catastrophe, that consisted of the ethnic cleansing of some 800,000 Arab from the region of British Mandate Palestin, its commemoration act as more than a point of reference for these people. Whether in diaspora or on the land itself, the corporate suffering caused by this instance has become a pivot in modern Palestine identity.
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