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The lives upended by colonial rule in the Middle East

2023-10-03 08:51
British and French control of the region a century ago came at a cost which is felt until this day.
The lives upended by colonial rule in the Middle East

Eid Haddad's parents were teenagers when they witnessed the full force of Britain's presence in Palestine in 1938.

"They saw the troops coming in and attacking people. My father told me that one of the men was hit on his head with a wooden hammer used to mince meat called [in Arabic] a modakah...