Author: Moritz Behrendtz

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During the Nakba, hundreds of thousands left their homes (photo: public domain)

The Palestinian Nakba of 1948

An Objective Delineation of Events

The Swiss journalist Marlène Schnieper describes how Palestinian society is still affected by the experience of flight and expulsion it went through in 1948. In her book on the Nakba she links the broader history with the life stories of individual Palestinians – both prominent and unknown. By Moritz BehrendtMore

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Kylian Mbappe (France): the son of a Cameroonian father and an Algerian mother, Kylian Mbappe has deep roots in Africa. Mbappe was just 19 when he was part of the French team that won the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He is just one of several French players of African heritage, including Paul Pogba (Guinea), N'Golo Kante and Moussa Sissoko (both Mali), Ousmane Dembele (Ivory Coast) and Karim Benzema (Algeria)

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