his name was adib souqi. the palestinian writer adib suqi was originally from jaffa. before the day of nakbat, he was able to become the champion of the eastern miracle tournament. he was able to defeat athletes from syria, lebanon and egypt in the competitions that were held in the same cinema, which is only a few meters away from here . our cinemas were not only a place to show movies, but also centers. being cultural , big gatherings were held in cinemas, along with political gatherings, we went to our cinemas, watched shows, listened to music, all we were doing work. along with business and culture, a dynamic political movement also grew. during the ottoman era , palestine was represented in the house of representatives, or the ottoman lower house, but with the beginning of the british protectorate, the palestinian national movement was gradually formed in jerusalem, which sought the independence of palestine. in 1919, the local muslim and christian groups organized the first palestinian conference. 30 people present at this meeting rejected the british guardiansh