Cycling Through a Fragmented Land

Suhaib Samarah's "Cycling Palestine" reunites hundreds of youth with their land despite checkpoints and restrictions.
Untold Palestine
May 29, 2026
Salfit, Palestine
Story by:
Majd Abu Srour

In a land fragmented by checkpoints and settler roads, Palestinians are still trying to discover their country… on bicycles.

From the village of Bruqin near Salfit, Suhaib Samarah started the project "Cycling Palestine," bringing hundreds of young men and women on journeys across Palestinian villages, reconnecting them with places that have become harder and harder to reach each day.

And despite the checkpoints and restrictions, they keep moving forward…