<p>This book is a historical and personal account of growing up in the city of Akka (Acre), Palestine, from 1930 to before the Nakba in 1948. It traces the history of the city and its topography, as well as provide a vivid description of the vibrant community and social, educational, religious and economic traditions of this historic city. Readers will revel in the stories, rarely-seen maps, and pictures included in this account, and understand the pain of displacement from land and home tied to settler colonialism. Afifi brilliantly weaves his lived experience with historical fact to produce a powerful account of a beautiful city in Palestine, and preserving memory as a form of resistance.</p>

My Hometown Pre-Nakba Akka, Palestine Memoirs 1930-1948

History

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