Salman Abu Sitta

Following the closing of 'A National Monument', Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture and Visualizing Palestine invite you to 'Mapping Palestine, Past and Future: Dr Salman Abu Sitta in conversation with Ahmad Barclay.

A conversation exploring Dr Salman Abu Sitta's life's work on documenting and mapping Palestine, past and present, and on demonstrating the feasibility of Palestinian return. The conversation will also build on the themes raised in the Visualizing Palestine-curated exhibition 'A National Monument', including the possibilities offered by new mapping technologies and visual communication tools. The conversation will conclude with an audience Q&A.

Salman Abu Sitta was born in 1937 in Ma‘in Abu Sitta, in the Beersheba district of mandate Palestine. An engineer by profession, he is best known for his cartographic work on Palestine and his work on the Palestinian Right of Return. He is the author of six books and over 300 articles and papers on Palestine, including 'The Atlas of Palestine, 1917–1966' (2010). He is the founder and president of the Palestine Land Society

Language: English (Q&A in Arabic and English).