This October marked 57 years since Salah Jamal arrived in Barcelona to study medicine. Afterward, he was supposed to return to the West Bank, but he never left Gràcia, hence the photo on his WhatsApp with the bell tower of the Plaça de la Vila in the background. A dermatologist, writer, historian, and university professor of Arab culture, this year he received the Creu de Sant Jordi. With an affable demeanor and iron convictions, he is one of the protagonists of the documentary Arrelats, directed by Isona Passola, which will premiere during the Migrations congress organized by the Ateneu Barcelonès from November 19th to 21st.