Palestine Remembered

Maqam Saba: One Scale, Three Skies - Melbourne Recital Centre, Sunday 25th OctoberYousef Alreemawi talks about an upcoming performance at Melbourne Recital Centre, dedicated entirely to the Saba music scale, performed by multiple artists and headlining will be Tarab Ensemble, on Sunday the 25th of October. And you can sponsor a Palestinian to go to the concert by dropping Tarab Ensemble an email a...

David Watson, member of Free Palestine Melbourne, discusses the purpose and importance of the Red Lines Package, a set of bills to turn Australia's international legal obligations into practical safeguards against genocide, anywhere in the world. They discuss common critiscisms of the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion, that it's focus on Anti-Semitism is a missed opportunity to...

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the final part of a 5 part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the final part of a 4-part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the third part of a 4-part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the second part of a 4-part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the first of a 4-part interview.

Robert interviews Ala'a Al Qaisi, writer and director of The Return, a play about Marwan, a grieving Palestinian father in Gaza, who waits for his martyred daughters to return through the clouds, only to embark on a surreal spiritual journey that explores life, death, murder, love and forgiveness. Ala'a speaks about the meaning of the title, the inspiration behind the play and the character Marwan...

Yousef discusses how the history of the Kafr Qasim massacre influenced the inception of Palestinian Land Day. Music:Ounadikoum by Ahmad Kaabour Image: 'Palestine Nakba Day demo in Berlin', Montecruz Foto (2015), CC BY-SA 2.0

Yousef presents a collection of Arabic songs and instrumental pieces, including: Melody of Eternity by Farid al-Atrash Shall We Meet Tomorrow (Umm Kuthum) by Mohammed Abdel WahabQareat Al Fengan by Mohamed El Mougi Ya Salam by Nancy AjramSaaban Alaya by Amr Diab Khuttat by Ilham al-Madfai Image: Ilham Al Madfai in 2005 (2005) by Skip The Budgie, CC BY-SA 2.0

Yousef continues to discuss the passports and travel documents of the Palestinians after the Nakba, this week focusing on the Palestinians who fled to Iraq. He explains the massacres and events that caused the flight and the situations of the Palestinians in Iraq as the political and economic landscape of the country evolved from the 1950s to the 1990s. Music: Tarab Ensemble read Eleven Planets Si...

Yousef picks up where he left off last week, discussing the passports and travel documents of the Palestinian people, including what happened to the Palestinians who remained in Israel under military law, those who were in West Bank during Jordan's annexation, and those who went to Lebanon. Image: All-Palestine Government Passport (2016) by وسام زقوت, CC BY-SA 4.0 

Yousef discusses the passports and travel documents of the Palestinian people and how they reflect not just geographical locations, but also the history and political context associated with them. Why do some Palestinians hold Jordanian, Syrian, Egyptian, Lebanese or Iraqi documents, and what rights do the Palestinian people hold under each of these? Music: Aal Gani by Samira SaeedA Sufi song by U...

Yousef shares a collection of stories, poetry and music of resistance, including the story of Palestinian prisoner Abdul Karim and poems by Najib Al-Rayyes, Mahmoud Darwish and Tawfiq Ziad, many of which are connected to the television drama show, With My Own Eyes. Abdul Karim is a Palestinian who was imprisoned for 25 years by the Israeli Occupation Forces and engaged in biopolitical resistance d...

For 3CR’s 2026 Radiothon and in honour of the station’s 50th anniversary, Yousef looks back on Palestine Remembered’s 22-year history and why the show, as well as 3CR, is still so important today. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated during the radiothon show, and thank you to everyone who tunes in week after week to Palestine Remembered. It’s thanks to you that we can stay on air and ensure t...

Yousef presents a recording of the documentary, Palestine 1920, produced by Al Jazeera English. The film includes accounts from historians, witnesses and archival documents, which show Palestine as a thriving province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, challenging the narrative that Palestine was "a land without a people and a people without a land". Image: Ancient Pa...

A 2018 interview by Robert Martin with Bassem Tamimi from the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank. They discuss the history and current occupation and aggression of Israeli settlers in Nabi Saleh, the Palestinian fight for land and freedom, the Intifada and the responsibility of the international community to fight for Palestinian rights.  Image: Israeli West Bank barrier (2011) by Montecruz Fo...

Vivien Langford brings us recordings from the Palestinian Land Day rally at Town Hall Square in Sydney, featuring speeches from Susan Higginson and Josh Lees, and from Palestinian Prisoners' Day at Hyde Park in Sydney, featuring a speech from Mona. Susan Higginson, Greens MP in NSW Parliament, tells crowd: 'You are our humanity'.Josh Lees from Palestine Action Group recounted the history of Palest...

Jessica Morrison interviews Joyce Ajlouny, a Palestinian-American who leads the US Quaker organisation, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Joyce discusses growing up in occupied Palestine, the relief support and advocacy work AFSC for Palestinians, and AFSC's involvement in the BDS movement. https://afsc.org/ Image: Quakers view the Palestinian narrative as just and righteous (2024) by Sch...

Yousef presents music from Lebanese singer Ahmad Kaabour, who passed away three weeks ago. He shares the stories behind the songs and the meanings they hold in the struggle for Palestinian liberation.  Songs:Ounadikom ErhalYa Nabd AldaffaJanoubiyoun OmmiNabilYa SittiYa Rayeh For tickets to Tarab Ensemble's upcoming concert The Lone Traveller at Brunswick Ballroom, Saturday April 25, 1.30pm, head t...

On April 2, the Palestinian flag was lowered from the Preston Town Hall, as decided by Darebin City Council. A special ceremony took place, in which Yousef made a speech and played music to accompany the lowering of the flag. He presents a recording of this ceremony.  For info on upcoming events and actions, follow APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne. Catch daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Pal...

This week, we listen to an edited recording of a conversation between former director of Adelaide Writers' Week, Louise Adler, and Palestinian Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. The pair discuss Abdel-Fattah's latest novel, Discipline and the cost of speaking out, as part of Constellations/Not Writers' Week, presented by the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA) on March 1, 202...

This week, Yousef explores Palestinian self-determination, the contradictions of Palestinian citizenship under occupation, the sociology term progressive except for Palestine (PEP), and how Palestine is the moral test of our time. Awedt Ainy performed by Umm Kultham. Understanding Palestine Series: The Arab world in the 80s; a Palestinian Perspective, Sun 8 March, 4:40 pm. Register here. Image: Co...

Yousef presents recordings taken by journalist and pro-Palestinian activist Robert Martin during his 2017 visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The audio features conversations with residents sharing their lived experiences: Baha, a tour guide, discusses the expansion of settlements in Al-Ahil near Hebron; Sadi, a barber, reflects on daily life in Al-Quds under occupation; and Unis, an ac...

Yousef introduces an English translation of a documentary titled 'I Was There', produced by Alaraby Television (التلفزيون العربي). The English translation was prepared by Yousef, together with co-presenters Nasser Mashni and Robert Martin. The documentary recounts the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, which took place on 25 February 1994 in Hebron. In this attack, Baruch Goldstein, an Israeli settler, ent...