
This Week in Palestine
Issue No. 193, May 2014
Oral History in Action
By Sam Bahour
Oral history is much more than words on paper or voices on tape. It is a tool of resistance, an act of remembrance, and a platform to educate. As a foreign visitor to Palestine recently noted to me in a meeting, while unable to remember the exact quote or to whom it is credited: “History is meaningless if it does not inform today.”
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Sam Bahour (سام بحور) resides in Al-Bireh/Ramallah, Palestine. He does business consulting as Applied Information Management (AIM), specializing in business development with a niche focus on the information technology sector and start-ups.
Bahour was instrumental in the establishment of two publicly traded firms: the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL) and the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers (APSC). He is Co-founder & Emeritus Member of Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy (A4VPE) and currently serves as an independent Director at the Arab Islamic Bank P.L.C. and a board member at Just Vision
He writes frequently on Palestinian affairs and has been widely published in leading outlets. He is co-editor of HOMELAND: Oral History of Palestine and Palestinians (Olive Branch Press, 1993), tweets at @SamBahour, and blogs at epalestine.ps.
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