Naseej: Life-Weavings of Palestine | Arpan Roy & Noura Salahaldeen

The title stems from the Arabic word naseej, meaning "tapestry" or "weaving." The book utilizes this metaphor to portray Palestine as a complex, vibrant patchwork of overlapping cultures, regional trade connections, and deep historical memories rather than a monolithic or isolated territory.

It is a unique, multi-layered anthology. The volume moves past dense academic theory to bring the Palestinian landscape to life by compiling a mixture of scholarly essays, creative short stories, poetry, personal interviews, and visual artwork.

The anthology is highly celebrated for exploring regional minority histories that are rarely examined in mainstream media. It features dedicated chapters tracking the historical trajectories of Palestinian Romani groups (the Dom), Afro-Palestinian communities in Jerusalem, and religious groups like the Druze and the Ahmadiyya Muslims in Haifa.

Editors Arpan Roy and Noura Salahaldeen explore how roughly 150 years of shifting colonial regimes and modern borders have systematically severed Palestinians from their ancient regional roots. The book documents what remnants of this ancient social tapestry still survive today.

The volume holds significant institutional authority as the very first formal book project launched by Insaniyyat—the Society of Palestinian Anthropologists. This guarantees that the research and narratives inside are grounded directly in authentic, native fieldwork and local perspectives.

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