Rafah Museum Explained

The Rafah Museum (Arabic: متحف رفح) was established in December 2022 in the south of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. It was founded by Laila Shaheen, an academic who holds a doctorate in educational studies from the Arab Research Institute of the League of Arab States in Cairo and a doctorate in arts education technology from Helwan University in Egypt, at her own expense. To simulate the permanence of survival in the face of the storms of displacement, normalization and Judaization. Openings, exhibitions, and heritage celebrations were held at the museum to commemorate Palestinian occasions, such as Earth Day and International Women’s Day.[1] [2]

Contents

The museum contained 200 heritage items, 24 mannequins, old documents from court records and other historical papers of the people and their property, collections of clothes and dresses, heritage tools, decorations and embroideries related to Palestinian heritage and everything related to old agricultural tools such as "shadouf, sickle, plow, sieve and gafa", and a brass corner.[3]

The museum also contained rare gemstones, old Palestinian passports before the Israeli occupation, old Palestinian postage stamps, original and illustrated documents about ancient Palestine, Palestinian women's headdresses of various shapes, different types of baskets, and a mummified sieve that may be more than 150 years old.[4]

Destruction

The museum was bombed in 2023 by the Israeli Air Force in response to Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.[5] [6] Shahin said after the bombing:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-11-25 . 2023-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121114234/https://www.alghad.tv/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A6-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89/ . 2023-01-21 . قناة الغد . ar . سيدة فلسطينية تنشئ أول متحف للتراث على نفقتها الخاصة .
  2. Web site: 2023-11-25 . 2023-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126120556/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/society/%D8%B3%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AD . kamal.hanna . العربي . ar . سهيلة شاهين تؤسس متحف التراث الفلسطيني في رفح .
  3. Web site: 2023-11-25 . 2023-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125172424/https://www.nawa.ps/ar/post/49104 . فلسطينيات . 2022-12-26 . شبكة نوى، . شبكة نوى، فلسطينيات . ar . "متحف رفح" حلم سهيلة الذي تحقق بعد ثلاثين عام .
  4. Web site: 2023-11-25 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018013549/https://www.alquds.co.uk/%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF/ . 2023-11-25 . القدس العربي . أول متحف للتراث الفلسطيني في غزة بجهود سيدة .
  5. News: Diaz . Jaclyn . Treasures destroyed and masterpieces in vaults: War's toll for art in Israel and Gaza . 27 June 2024 . . 8 December 2023.
  6. News: Kendall Adams . Geraldine . Widescale destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza . 27 June 2024 . . 30 January 2024.
  7. Web site: 2023-11-25 . 2023-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125172424/https://bnfsj.net/post/2035/%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AD-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%89 . 2023-11-06 . بنفسج . ar . د.ليلى شاهين .

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