Derelict Structures

Al-Assi Cinema Studio: Glorious Past and Pale Present

p 43, Zahraa Zawawi, Mohammad Abu Hammad
In the history of Arabic literature, poets stood on the relics (Atlal) of their lovers’ residency areas, recalled love memories and paid tributes to them in their poem. Al-Assi Cinema is considered a (Tallal); a space that remained. Since more than a decade, it has been left for forgetfulness and...

Construction, Destruction, and the In-Between: al-Na‘ama Flourmill, Nablus

p 56, Shaden Awad, Manal Bishawi
Al Naameh Flour Mill characterizes an exceptional instance in the manufacturing movement in Nablus. Its establishment is linked to the modernity project that the city witnessed between WWI and WWII. The mill journey from its inception to its annihilation reflects the transformations in the power...

The Ottoman Saraya: All That Did Not Remain

p 66, Khaldun Bshara
"All that did not remain” is about the Ottoman saraya (regional government headquarters of mid and late Ottoman era in Palestine) that disappeared from the physical landscapes of urban centers in Palestine. The essay poses a methodological question about how can we think about material culture that...

Tegart’s Modern Legacy: The Reproduction of Power, a Timeless Paradox

p 78, Yasid El Rifai, Dima Yaser, Adele Jarrar
In this narrative, we strive to examine and illustrate the role that was played by the Tegart forts in the Palestinian landscape, since their establishment in 1936 to their nowness, addressing changes that were altered to this legacy. These structures stood as loci, radiating power in the...

Stolen Land: Tracing Traumascapes in Four Leprosaria in the Jerusalem District

p 87, Suzannah Henty
In the writing of history of threatened heritage, collectively we can better understand the return to sovereign title and rightful citizenry of space. In Jerusalem and its surrounding suburbs are four leprosaria: Mamilla Asylum, Jesus Hilfe Asyl ( Talbiya ), Silwan and Surda (star) Mountain. These...