British Mandate

Journal Article The Proverbial Shatha in Early 20th-Century Jerusalem

Jerusalemites loved to explore and photograph the great outdoors with family members and friends.

Photo The Second Arab Exhibition

A display of craftsmanship, unity, and defiance

Journal Article The Arab College in Jerusalem, 1918–48: Recollections

Remembering the Arab College, which graduated educators and had a reputation for excellence throughout the Arab world.

Bio Anwar Nusseibeh

A prominent politician and lawyer from a notable Jerusalem family who served his city under three occupiers

Photo Sounds of Jerusalem

Arabic Music at the Palestine Broadcasting Service during the British Mandate

Blog Post A Testament to a City Lost and a Time Erased: A Syrian Woman Remembers the Jerusalem of Her Childhood

A Syrian woman recalls her Jerusalem childhood during the last years of the Colonial British Mandate. A book review.

Bio Abd al-Qader al-Husseini

A leader in the Great Palestinian Revolt who was killed defending his city of Jerusalem on the eve of the Nakba

Bio Ibrahim Tuqan

An eloquent poet and Arabist whose verses inspired millions across the Arab world

Photo Women at the Forefront of Education and Resistance

Rabiha Dajani and Hind al-Husseini