Wednesday, 27 March 6:00 pm Clifton Mosque 3668 Clifton AveX Cincinnati, OH Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1252240264941085/ All are welcome! We are honored to once again host the Nakba Tour in Cincinnati. This is an opportunity that no one should miss! Hear Umm Akram (89) and Ameena (24) share their personal story of the most tragic event in Palestinian history. The program will begin with a short film followed by first hand accounts of of the Nakba from Umm Akram. Ameena will share her story of her life as a descendant of survivors awaiting for their right of return in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon, 71 years later. _______________________ This is a community funded event. Donations are greatly appreciated. Please bring your donation with you to event. Donations are 501c3 tax deductible! You are welcome to bring a dish to share- please, no pork For more info: www.nakbatour.com _______________________ On May 14, 1948, as Zionist leader David Ben Gurion was proclaiming a Jewish state in Palestine, his troops drove out the inhabitants of the ancient Palestinian town of al-Zeeb. 18-year-old Mariam Fathalla (Umm Akram) was one of them. She and her young husband fled to Lebanon. By year’s end the 4,000-year-old community had been leveled. More than half of all Palestinians were killed or expelled and more than half the cities, towns and villages disappeared, a crime that Palestinians call al-Nakba (the Catastrophe). Now 89 years old, Mariam has spent the last 71 years in crowded, makeshift refugee camps in Lebanon. She has raised three generations, all waiting to return to Palestine. She has seen five Israeli invasions of Lebanon, as well as the 1976 Tel al-Zaatar camp massacre that killed more than 2000 refugees there. Amena ElAshkar, 24, is a Palestinian journalist and translator. the granddaughter and great granddaughter of Nakba survivors and has known no home other than a refugee camp.

Sunday, March 24 5:00 pm 701 Belt Line Rd. Garland, TX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/625009664587448/ In 2016 the Nakba Tour brought 21-year-old Amena Elashkar and 86-year-old Nakba survivor Mariam Fathalla to 26 venues in North America. In 2017, Amena journeyed with 85-year-old Khawla Ibrahim to another 29 venues. This year, Amena is returning with Umm Akram (Mariam Fathalla), now 89, to share her personal story of the most tragic event in Palestinian history. On May 14, 1948, as Zionist leader David Ben Gurion was proclaiming a Jewish state in Palestine, his troops drove out the inhabitants of the ancient Palestinian town of al-Zeeb. 18-year-old Mariam Fathalla (Umm Akram) was one of them. She and her young husband fled to Lebanon. By year's end, the 4,000-year-old community had been leveled. More than half of all Palestinians were killed or expelled and more than half the cities, towns and villages disappeared, a crime that Palestinians call al-Nakba (the Catastrophe). Now 89 years old, Mariam has spent the last 71 years in crowded, makeshift refugee camps in Lebanon. She has raised three generations, all waiting to return to Palestine. She has seen five Israeli invasions of Lebanon, as well as the 1976 Tel al-Zaatar camp massacre that killed more than 2000 refugees there. Amena El-Ashkar, 24, is a Palestinian journalist and translator. The granddaughter and great granddaughter of Nakba survivors and has known no home other than a refugee camp.

Thursday, March 14 6:30 pm Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 520 16th St. North Birmingham, AL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2283148511925107/ Mariam Fathalla, now 89 years old, has spent the last 71 years in crowded, makeshift refugee camps in Lebanon. She has raised three generations, all waiting to return to Palestine. Mariam wants to meet you. So does Amena Ashkar, a 24 year old journalist and translator. They have a different message. They do not live in Palestine. They have no citizenship anywhere. They do not live under Israeli occupation. They have a different perspective. Free admission - international snacks distributed at the end of the program. Plenty of parking available. Contact Farook Chandiwala, farooqyc@gmail.com Sponsored by: Birmingham Islamic Society, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute