User:Adigebatur/The Real Map

The Real Map is a digital artwork by graphic design artist Adige Batur.

The work, which looks like a Palestine map full of flowers, was shared on social media accounts of the F-Graphi art workshop in July 2020. The pre-1948 borders of Palestine on the map are called the real map. The work, which was designed as a reaction to Palestine being ignored on Google and Apple maps, attracted particular attention in the Arab world. Egyptian artist Assaad Taha and actress Yasmin Raeis shared this work with a large audience.Vogue Arabia, published a news about the work going viral on social media. Emirates Women magazine also reported on the reflections of the work in the Arab world. Fatima Muhammed from the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper prepared a report describing the creation process and its impact.

Not including Israel in the work caused reactions. The Forward news site, owned by Jews, broadcasting in the United States, expressed the reactions about the work.

Jüdische Allgemeine newspaper published in Germany made a report expressing the social media sharing and reactions of the work..