Al-Birwa was a Palestinian Arab village, located 10.5 kilometers (6.5 mi) east of Acre (Akka). In 1945, it had a population of 1,460, of whom the majority were Muslims and a significant minority, Christians. Its total land area consisted of 13,542 dunams. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
The former school in al-Birwa, 2019
Al-Birwa from a distance, 1928
Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet.
Darwish at Bethlehem University (2006)
Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian National Poet, Pen and Ink Portrait by Amitabh Mitra
Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Darwish & George Habash (pictured in 1980)
Mahmoud Darwish Portrait.