20 Questions
What is the significance of the 3000-year-old Philistine graveyard discoveries in Ascalon?
They confirm that the Philistines were indigenous to the Near East.
What do the Ramesses III documents indicate about the Peleset people?
They were inhabitants of the land of Djahi, now known as Palestine.
What is the significance of the Arabic inscriptions found in Palestine?
They reveal that Palestine was particularly important during the early Islamic period.
What did Assyrian inscriptions from the 8th and 7th century refer to the southern coastal region as?
'Palashtu' or 'Pilistu'
What is the Old Testament based on according to the text?
Exilic and post-exilic imagination
What were the traditional toponyms for the area known as 'Palestine' in classical Antiquity?
Retenu and Djahi
Which region referred to the areas south of the Litani river to Ascalon and as far as the Rift Valley to the east?
Djahi
What is the significance of new archaeological discoveries and epigraphical evidence?
They can help read the history of Palestine through the eyes of the indigenous.
What do the traditional approaches to the Philistines and ancient Palestine reflect, according to the text?
They have been constructed through the eyes of settler-colonisers.
What was used to refer to the regions along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean and was divided into three sub-regions?
Retenu
What is the publisher of the book 'The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World'?
Allen Lane
In which country was the book 'The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World' first published?
United Kingdom
What type of paper is the book 'The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World' made from?
FSC certified paper
Who is the authorized representative for the book 'The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World' in the EEA (European Economic Area)?
Penguin Random House Ireland
Who holds the copyright for the book 'The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World'?
Kehinde Andrews
What event was the catalyst for the wave of protest and rebellion in the United States in May 2020?
The police killing of George Floyd
What metaphor is used to describe the response to the new-found enthusiasm for talking about racism?
Rebranding a racist product
What factor is suggested as a reason for the mainstreaming of racial justice during the lockdowns for the Covid-19 pandemic?
Lack of other news and places to go
What did the pandemic expose about society, according to the text?
Racism underpinning society
Which event is cited as having failed to grasp the attention of the wider public despite similar responses from Black communities?
The murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in 2016
Explore the evidence for the indigenous nature of the Philistines, including epigraphic and archaeological findings. Discover the toponyms of Retenu and Djahi, and their significance in the 14th century BC Egyptian story of Sinuhe.
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