About
Every person is a whole story.
Faces of Palestine is a living hub for the people of Palestine: those who shaped it, and those who stood with it. It gathers the lives of writers and surgeons, teachers and journalists, artists, athletes and activists in one place, free for anyone to read.
- 563 profiles
- 20 paths
- Born 1875–2006
Palestine is too often spoken of in numbers. This is a place for names: for the poet, the doctor, the teacher, the reporter, and for the lives they built, the work they left and the people they shaped.
Why we exist
Remembering Palestinians, one person at a time.
Headlines move fast, and individual lives get lost in them. Faces of Palestine slows down to remember people one at a time: where they were born, what they made, what they stood for, and why they matter.
It is also a place for the friends of Palestine: people of every background who spoke up, reported, healed, taught or created in solidarity.
It is for students and teachers, for the diaspora tracing its own story, for journalists and researchers, and for anyone who wants to meet the people behind the place.
What you’ll find
Lives, paths, and a guide.
- 563
Life stories
Each profile tells a life: a biography, the milestones that shaped it, the legacy it left, and videos and further reading where they exist.
Browse all profiles - 20
Paths
Follow a field, from journalism and medicine to music, cuisine and sport, and see how each one carries the story forward.
Explore the paths A guide on every profile
Curious about something? Ask the AI guide on any profile. It answers from that person’s profile, and tells you when something isn’t covered.
How it works
How a profile comes together.
- 01
Suggested
Anyone can suggest a person whose story should be told.
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Researched
Their life is written up from published sources, interviews and their own work.
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Checked
Each profile is reviewed and sourced before it is published.
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Kept alive
Profiles grow as new information comes in, and readers can suggest additions at any time.
What we hold to.
Dignity
People, not statistics. Every life is told with care and respect.
Accuracy
Facts are sourced, and corrections are always welcome.
Open to all
Every profile is free to read, and free to share.
The paths
20 ways in.
Remember the faces.
Carry their stories.
Palestine lives on in its people — in every poem written, every patient healed, every child taught. Thank you for helping keep their stories alive.