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Reclaiming the Narrative
We tell authentic Palestinian stories to challenge erasure and distortion.
Advocacy Through Art
We use film as a tool to advance justice, equity, and awareness.
Humanizing Through Storytelling
Our films spotlight lived experiences to restore dignity and depth.
Archiving for Impact
We preserve Palestinian voices for education, activism, and future generations.
Be part of the movement to preserve truth, amplify voices, and build justice through film. Whether you’re a storyteller, artist, educator, or ally — there’s a place for you at Palistory.
Our Story Tellers
Have a look at some of what we have learned in our interviews.
Dr. Hassan El-Najjar
Ghada El-Najjar
Ghada Elnajjar is a daughter of Dr. Hassan El-Najjar. She works as the director of operations in an Atlanta area based financial services firm. In her youth, she would spend Summers with family in Gaza. She worked as a journalist before marriage and has since raised two sons. She lives in the North Atlanta suburbs. She has lost more than 100 relatives to the Occupation’s violence since October 8th, 2023.
Jamal Awad
Jamal Awad was born in the immediate aftermath of the nakba, and eventually migrated to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates before settling in Dalton Georgia, where he raised six children (including Palistory CEO Ibrahim Awad and CFO Malaka Mustafa). He operated a car audio shop in Dalton until his retirement and now lives in Cherokee County, North of Atlanta.
Dr. Abeer Abouyabis
Abeer Abouyabis grew up stateless in Beruit, a witness as a child to the Lebanese Civil War and Israeli incursions across the border. She eventually moved to the United States, completing her medical training at Emory University Hospital. After work in Middle Georgia, she would return to EUH where she worked for 19 years, before being terminated at the insistence of zionists for posting a poem to social media in the days following the October 7th, 2023 Operation al-Aqsa Flood.
Rev. Fahed Abuakel
At four years of age, Fahed Abuakel was driven from his home in Palestine by the Zionist terrorists driving the nakba. He graduated from high school in the holy land before migrating to the United States in 1966 to attend Columbia Theogical Seminary in Decatur Georgia. After travels and student preaching opportunities in Florida and Michigan, he returned to Atlanta where spent a career at the First Presbyterian Church in Midtown Atlanta. In 2002, he was named by his peers as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and was instrumental in efforts which resulted in his national church divesting their retirement funds from the Occupation.
Musa Ghanayem
Musa Ghanayem was born in 1974 in Wisconsin, to parents whose families had claimed Ramallah, Palestine as their home for generations. His parents were driven from their home following the 1967 war, and in the year before Musa’s birth resettled in Wisconsin. He pursued a law degree. He has practiced law in three states, worked for a while as a prosecuting attorney and now runs a criminal defense practice in Atlanta. He served for roughly a decade with the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine, travelling frequently to Palestine for the organization.
Palistory is a film-based initiative committed to documenting and sharing Palestinian stories through documentaries, films, and episodic series.
Yes. Our documentaries and many narrative projects are rooted in firsthand accounts from Palestinians in both occupied territories and the diaspora.
You can donate, share our work, host screenings, or connect us with storytellers and communities.
Yes, Palistory is a mission-driven organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and cultural preservation. We operate as a registered nonprofit entity, and all contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
For your records, our nonprofit Tax ID (EIN) is 99-1125525.
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Join the GT MSA on April 11, 2026 for a 5K run/walk to raise critical relief funds. Stick around after the race for a vibrant community festival!
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