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Uṣūl Arabic "أصول,” pronounced (oo-SOOL)
1 (noun) origins
2 (noun) excellence
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09/29/2026

JENIN, JENIN (2002) by Mohammed Bakri

A documentary capturing the experiences of residents of the Jenin refugee camp following the Israeli military operation there during the Second Intifada.

Through firsthand testimonies, Jenin, Jenin portrays the destruction left in the operation’s aftermath while centering the stories and perspectives of members of the camp’s community.

The film serves as a record of Jenin in 2002 and of the people who lived through a significant and deeply consequential moment of the Second Intifada.

(we must be on its edge)
09/24/2026

(we must be on its edge)

09/19/2026

“gaza strip” (2002)

Released in 2002, James Longley’s documentary Gaza Strip captures everyday life in Gaza during the early period of the Second Intifada. At the center of the film is a 13-year-old boy growing up amid violence, uncertainty, and profound loss. Through his experiences and those of the people around him, the documentary offers an intimate portrait of childhood shaped by conflict and a young person searching for meaning within circumstances far beyond his control.

Cc: Pali Diaries

Our brother Ben BEN is the most courageous artist today. In his official statement regarding being dropped from the tour...
09/14/2026

Our brother Ben BEN is the most courageous artist today.

In his official statement regarding being dropped from the tour with Ed Sheeran:

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there’s a phrase in Arabic:

لا شكر على واجب

“La shukra ala wajeb.” There is no thanks for a duty.

That stayed with me. Because that’s what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

I didn’t need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say.

Free Palestine.

But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I’ve ever been on.

Our brother Ben BEN is the most courageous artist today. In his official statement today: When my brother Omar was doing...
09/14/2026

Our brother Ben BEN is the most courageous artist today.

In his official statement today:

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there’s a phrase in Arabic:

لا شكر على واجب

“La shukra ala wajeb.” There is no thanks for a duty.

That stayed with me. Because that’s what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

I didn’t need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say.

Free Palestine.

But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I’ve ever been on.

09/13/2026

If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself—
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up
above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
-Refaat Alareer (may God rest his soul)

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Mahmoud Darwish wrote about Palestine, but really, he wrote about what it means to love a place history keeps trying to ...
09/08/2026

Mahmoud Darwish wrote about Palestine, but really, he wrote about what it means to love a place history keeps trying to separate you from. He gave language to the longing of diaspora Arabs and Arabs remaining in the homelands.

That’s part of why UṢŪL exists.

Our Arab Legends collection honors the poets, artists, thinkers and revolutionaries who left us more than a legacy rather, they left us something to return to.

Knowing your roots means remembering who kept them alive.

The Poet of Exile: only at www.usulapparel.com

video & audio: Archive Arabi

08/13/2026

THE WAIT IS OVER. 👀

ṢUMŪD COLLECTION drops TOMORROW.

Built from our roots. Made for those who stand firm.

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You’re not ready for this one.

07/29/2026

The Arabic language like many other languages around the world have the capacity for flexibility in dialects, meanings and pronunciation. Between two generations, one word can completely change in its sound.

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