Nakba, meaning "catastrophe" in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, which resulted in around 750,000 Palestinians being expelled or fleeing their homes. It is a deeply traumatic event in Palestinian collective memory and continues to shape their struggle for justice and their right to return to their homes. (Source:Wikipedia)
I photographed the Remembrance event in Washington Square Park, Manhattan, New York City, on Friday, May 15, 2026. The event was attended by hundreds of people of various religious denominations, and of different races and heritage.
The young women seen in the crowds move through demonstrations with their keffiyeh folded and tied—not merely as fabric but as a banner that maps history across their shoulders.
