Occupied Jerusalem- The Maman Allah neighborhood is located west of the Old City of Jerusalem, and is considered one of the most prominent modern neighborhoods and markets established outside the town.
Due to its location on the border between the western and eastern parts of the city, it was destroyed by the occupation machine during the Nakba in 1948 and during the Nakba in 1967.
The neighborhood remained a prominent cultural landmark in Jerusalem. Its buildings were constructed of Palestinian stone with touches of sculpture that added beauty to its homes and markets.
Since the beginning of the 1920s, the neighborhood has used a market and shops, in addition to cafes and cinemas, which created a community in which cultural, social and commercial life is mixed.
With the completion of control over East Jerusalem and control over the neighborhood in 1967, the process of Judaizing the neighborhood began with changing its name to the “Mamilla” neighborhood, followed by restoration projects while giving the place a Jewish and Western character.
On the facades of some stores, irregular numbers appear, and Jerusalemite researcher Ihab Al-Jallad explains that they were numbers for stores and buildings. With the demolition operations, they were scattered, and during the restoration they were rebuilt in an irregular manner and some of them were moved to other places.
Al-Jallad explains that the place was crowded with Muslims, Christians, and Jews, but today it has become an address for stores, international brands, and Western civilization, far from its Arab and Islamic identity.
The only building remaining unchanged is a French monastery that carries out charitable work, according to the same researcher.
