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Here in Silver Spring, Maryland in the United States
one American student's interest in the Palestinian cause
led him to archive it in his own way
Dan Walsh is not your average student
as his latest venture into university education
is inspired by what he's collected of Palestinian posters
that support the cause from all corners of the world
Mr. Walsh's attachment to the posters began
while he was in Morocco in the mid-70s
as a Peace Corps volunteer
and began learning the Arabic language
by translating the posters
one day I was translating the posters and came across
a word I did not understand: Palestine
and that was the beginning of this archive
Dan's thesis advisor Dr. Rochelle Davis
has also become fascinated with collecting the posters
from all over the world to help her student
And she intends to co-write a book with him
concerning the history of the posters
These posters
encompass the entire history of Palestine
They contain the political history, the cultural history
the artistic history, the social history, the history of resistance
all Palestinian activities are here
and all Palestinian beauty is here
So they are very important for the Palestinian heritage
Before this large archive is relocated
to a Palestinian museum one day, as Mr. Walsh hopes
he is currently trying to put it to use
to teach Americans the Arabic language and Palestinian arts
On the website we present the posters as an
educational encyclopedia for teachers and students, for the first time
and Palestinian art
or Palestinian cultural arts
we are using them in American schools for the first time
Posters of Palestinian messages
has become one of the best ways of recounting the cause's history
with its victories, its defeats, and its divisions as well
We await a better future and a better poster