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JEHAN ALFARRA is co-chair of the Palestinian History Tapestry Project. She is a Palestinian writer, multimedia journalist and producer, covering Middle Eastern affairs and specializing in Palestinian political news and social issues.

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JAN CHALMERS is a nurse and embroiderer who worked for UNRWA in Gaza in 1969 and 1970. She founded the Palestinian History Tapestry Project in 2011. Her idea for a Palestinian history tapestry was prompted by her experience in working with South African village women to create the Keiskamma History Tapestry. With Palestinian colleagues, Jan coordinates the Tapestry panel production.