Dive Deeper! This resource list offers a path to explore the history and culture of Palestine beyond the exhibit walls. Here, you'll find the complete list of books, films, articles, and websites used to build the context for Forever Falastin. We are updating this page daily to ensure the list is complete. Please check back soon for the full compilation!
Photography Books & Resources
Against Erasure: A Photographic Memory of Palestine Before the Nakba. Edited by Teresa Aranguren and Sandra Barrilaro. Haymarket Books, 2024.
Bearing Witness. By a Collective of Palestinian Photographers. (Limited Edition).
Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of the Palestinians, 1876-1948. By Walid Khalidi. Institute for Palestine Studies, 1984.
Camera Palaestina: Photography and Displaced Histories of Palestine. By Issam Nassar, Stephen Sheehi, and Salim Tamari. University of California Press, 2022.
Driving in Palestine التحرّك في فلسطين. By Rehab Nazzal. Fernwood Publishing, 2024.
Imaging and Imagining Palestine: Photography, Modernity and the Biblical Lens, 1918–1948. Edited by Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri. Brill, 2021.
Palestinian Lives: The Photographic Journey, 1948–1988. By Edward Said.
Palestine: A Photographic Journey. By George Baramki Azar. University of California Press, 1991.
History, Culture & Politics
Khalidi, Rashid. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017. Metropolitan Books, 2020.
Khalidi, Walid. Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of the Palestinians, 1876-1948. Institute for Palestine Studies, 1984. (Foreword by Edward Said).
Masalha, Nur. Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History. Zed Books, 2018.
Nazareth, Hanan. A Woman of Nazareth. (Citation details may vary; often associated with Haya Zewey).
Pappé, Ilan. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. Oneworld Publications, 2006.
Tchilingirian, Seta B. and Torkom T. Balian. Armenians of Jerusalem. (Specialized historical publication).
Art, Textiles & Craft
Palestinian Costume. By Shelagh Weir. British Museum Press, 1989.
Palestinian Embroidery. By Elizabeth A. Waugh. Interlink Books, 2011.
Palestinian Handicrafts: A Historical and Contemporary Study. By Issam Abdel-Hadi.
The Art of Palestinian Embroidery. By Shelagh Weir Ross. Rimal Publications, 2017.
Threads of Identity: The Palestinian Art of Tatreez. By Laila El-Haddad. Rimal Press, 2018.
Threads of Life: Palestinian Embroidery, 1850-2005. By Widad Kamel Kawar. Rimal Publications, 2017.
"Dreaming About Art as a Way to Change." By Pam Totah. Totah Studio Blog, 18 March 2024
Traditional Palestinian Pottery. By George Ammari.
Food & Culinary Traditions
Cookbooks & Culinary Memoirs
El-Haddad, Laila M., and Maggie Schmitt. The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey. Just World Books, 2013.
Note: A landmark work that weaves together recipes, oral histories, and cultural context from the Gaza Strip.
Kalla, Joudie. Palestine on a Plate: Memories From My Mother's Kitchen. Jacqui Small, 2016.
Kalla, Joudie. Baladi: A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea. Jacqui Small, 2019.
Kassis, Reem. The Palestinian Table. Phaidon Press, 2017.
Khan, Yasmin. Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
Odeh, Heifa. Dine in Palestine: An Authentic Taste of Palestine in 60 Recipes from My Family to Your Table. Independently published, 2022.
Tamimi, Sami, and Tara Wigley. Falastin: A Cookbook. Ten Speed Press, 2020.
Essays and Non-Fiction
El-Haddad, Laila. "A Cuisine Under Siege." Saveur, 2024. Note: Winner of the James Beard Award for Personal Essay with Recipes Journalism.
Kassis, Reem. The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World. Phaidon Press, 2021. Note: A broader culinary exploration that includes deep Palestinian roots.
Children's Books (Ages 2-12)
Foty, Nadine. Jenin And The Precious Palestine Pie. Independent, 2023.
Matari, Jenan, and Aya Ghanameh (Illustrator). Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden. Crocodile Books, 2025.
Najib, Amanda, and Loren Bassey (Illustrator). Lana Makes Purple Pizza: A Palestinian Food Tale. NB Publishing, 2024. Note: Focuses on the traditional dish Musakhan.
Featured Films & Media
Online Resources & Partners