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'Two Young Girls from Bethelehem'

A Bonfils portrait of two young girls in traditional dress from Bethlehem. Each region in Palestine has its distinctive embroidery patterns and style for adorning women's clothing. The headdress often has coins sewn into it.

Bethlehem, PALESTINE

1876-1918

Photography By Félix Bonfils (1831-1885)

Institute for Palestine Studies, Photograph Collection

From the book: Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of the Palestinians 1876-1948 by Walid Khalidi / Published in 1984

About the Author: Born in Jerusalem in 1925, Professor Walid Khalidi was educated at the University of London and Oxford University. He taught at Oxford, the American University of Beirut, and Harvard. Khalidi, a renowned Palestinian historian, is the general secretary of the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has written extensively on the Palestinian exodus, and the ongoing conflict. He is a distinguished scholar, and a source of great pride to the Palestinian People.

Thank you Walid Khalidi, for keeping our story alive...