An exhibition titled 'Forget Me Not: South Lebanon in Memory and Motion' was held at London's Palestine House earlier this month. It featured archival news footage from 2000, photographs, audiovisual materials, and children's drawings to document the history, culture, and resilience of southern Lebanon, a region experiencing renewed conflict.
The exhibition, curated by Rasha Kotaiche and Ali Abou Khalil, aims to reclaim the narrative of south Lebanon from its people, countering histories of foreign intervention and neglect. Its focus on themes of diaspora, land, and memory has gained unexpected timeliness as the region once again becomes a war zone, highlighting the cyclical nature of violence and the enduring connection of its inhabitants to their homeland.