In 1948, thousands of Palestinians were forcibly removed from their homes, their villages were leveled, and have lived in refugee camps in neighboring countries for 71 years. This has been given the name “el Nakba”, or the catastrophe. Then 18 year-old, now 86 year-old, Mirium Fathalla travels now on an informational tour with her friend Amena el Akshar to keep the story alive.