The Raja Shehadeh Archive
A multi-year, multi-disciplinary international project to preserve and publish Raja’s personal archive of diaries and other writings, including papers belonging to his father, the lawyer Aziz Shehadeh (1912-85), that together cover almost a hundred years of Palestinian society and history.
The physical archive is stored at the University of Edinburgh. Scans and other digital assets form part of the Digital Archive of the Middle East (DAME), based at the University of Exeter. Cataloguing of the entire archive is under way, and publication will follow.
The Raja Shehadeh Archive forms part of the inalienable cultural heritage of Palestine. Raja Shehadeh and his heirs retain copyright in all materials, as well as moral and intellectual property rights.
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PUBLIC LAUNCH of the archive and celebration of the literary legacy of Raja Shehadeh:
• 3 September 2026
• 3pm UK time (1400 UTC, 5pm in Palestine, 10AM Eastern)
• In Edinburgh, and online around the world
• Free – registration essential
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For more details of the archive preservation project Phase 1 (2024–26), and proposals for completing Phases 2 and 3 (2027–30), click here to view briefing document.
للاطلاع على مزيد من التفاصيل حول المرحلة الأولى من مشروع حفظ الأرشيف (٢٠٢٤–٢٠٢٦) ومقترحات إنجاز المرحلتين الثانية والثالثة (٢٠٢٧–٢٠٣٠)، اضغط هنا للاطلاع على وثيقة المعلومات باللغة العربية.
