Stitching Palestine

Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora of their memories of their lives and of their identity Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery Twelve resilient determined and articulate women from disparate walks of life lawyers artists housewives activists architects and politicians stitch together the story of their homeland of their dispossession and of their unwavering determination that justice will prevail Through their stories the individual weaves into the collective yet remaining distinctly personal Twelve women twelve lifespans and stories from Palestine a land whose position was fixed on the map of the world but is now embroidered on its face