by Marchella Ward Cover image: Ancient columns in Sebastia, 1925. Image: Wiki Commons. In May 2025, Walaa Ghazzal, the curator of the archaeological museum at Sebastia, in the occupied West Bank, s…| Everyday Orientalism
by Marchella Ward cover art: Courtyard, arcades and minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which the IOF largely destroyed on Dec. 8, 2023 (picture from the late 19th century; source: Wikipedia) This material draws from a talk I gave on October 7th 2024, marking one year of the most recent escalation of genocidal violence against … Continue reading Can Islamophobia be historiographical? – #EOPalestine 20→| Everyday Orientalism
by Matthew Ong cover art: Cover of the book Palestine: Land of Jewish Immigration and Colonization, published in 1925-1926 by United Palestine Appeal (image from The Palestine Poster Project Archives) A major pillar of Zionism is the belief that the modern state of Israel replicates significant aspects of what previously existed in the ancient state … Continue reading Myth: “Ancient Israel = modern Israel” – #EOPalestine 14→| Everyday Orientalism