The Palestinian Exile

التغريبة الفلسطينية

Hatem Ali's landmark series following a Palestinian family through the Nakba from village to refugee camp — the canonical drama of Palestinian memory.

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Identifiers
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Review
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Refugees, migrants and diasporaModern conflictsFamily, marriage and kinship

Screening Room

Format
Series · Muslim history or life carries the story
Countries
SY
Languages
ar (original)
Approach
historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
التغريبة الفلسطينيةThe Palestinian Exile

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Overview

"The Palestinian Odyssey" is a historical drama series released in 2004, produced in Syria, directed by Hatem Ali. A Syrian series by Hatem Ali about a Palestinian family cut apart by the Nakba and the displacement from village to camp; one of the most influential Arab dramas in the memory of Palestine. 1 2

Context and reception

The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.

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Directed by
Hatem Ali
Written by
Walid Saif

People and things also explored

The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Judham· Kinda· Tayy· Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya· Jafna ibn Amr· Tha'laba ibn Amr al-Azdi· The Great Journey

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “The Palestinian Exile”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-taghriba-al-filistiniyya-2004/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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