Spotlight: What Are the Plants and Fruits Associated With Palestine, and What Do They Symbolize?

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Presenter: Yara Jouzy

Delivered: Toronto on March 3, 2024

In this afikra spotlight, Yara Jouzy explores the rich biodiversity of Palestine’s agriculture, focusing on the symbolic meanings of various plants and fruits.

Sources & Future References

• What do the keffiyeh, watermelon and other Palestinian symbols mean? | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

• Olive tree, za'atar, cactus: Palestine's symbolic plants and the meanings behind them | Middle East Eye

• Jaffa Oranges: Pride and Propaganda - CJPME - English

• Nadir Nahdi (@nadir.nahdi) • Instagram

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

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Delivered and prepared by afikra community members, the presentation's goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, research it, and develop the ‎presentation.

afikra presentations come in three forms: a long question-driven afikra Feature explaining why or how something happened or is happening, a medium-sized afikra Spotlight exploring who someone or what something is, and a short afikra FWD which purpose is to share something interesting.