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An Advice worth 500 sheep
It is said that the Sheik of a tribe had only one son, even though he married more than one woman. The boy was pampered as an...
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Mona Wafa
02.04.2008
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Three Good Men
Three merchants were going on a trip when night came with heavy rain forcing them to take shelter in a cave where they spent...
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Mona Wafa
16.03.2008
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Olivia Azat
28.10.2007
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The White Flag
One of the old customs still observed is the hoisting of a white banner (or flag) on roof tops on certain occasions.
When...
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Turathuna Bethlehem University
28.01.2007
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Birth
At the end of the Turkish rule a midwife delivered the baby at home because there were no hospitals. In 1840 the first...
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Turathuna Bethlehem University
28.01.2007
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Qais and Yaman
Few of the younger generation in the Bethlehem District are aware that this District, as well as the other Districts in...
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Turathuna Bethlehem University
28.01.2007
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Pedlars
Long familiar to the area is the roaming of pedlars in commercial streets and inhabited areas. For example, there are: cake...
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Turathuna Bethlehem University
23.01.2007
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Sayings about the Weather
The following are current sayings connected with the weather. They contain a clear idea about climatic conditions throughout...
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Turathuna Bethlehem University
23.01.2007
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A Tale Of El Khadr
The feast of Mar Elias (El Khadr) came and the young men stood together making their vows. One said: “I will give a...
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Turathuna Bethlehem University
06.09.2006
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Arab Educational Institute
04.09.2006
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Wadi Nar: a story
Wadi Nar, “the valley of fire,” connects the Kidron valley in Jerusalem with the Jordan river. Foreigners enjoy the...
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Toine Van Teeffelen
26.08.2006
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Toine Van Teeffelen
26.08.2006
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The Shepherd’s Bride Price
A folk story from Artas
Long ago there was a rich and stingy man who owned sheep and needed a shepherd. God sent an orphan...
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Arab Educational Institute
05.06.2006
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A story from Dheisha
A Moslem woman of Dheisha refugee camp near Bethlehem, Rabiha, tells about the time when her family was forced to leave their...
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Arab Educational Institute
04.06.2006
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Toine Van Teeffelen
04.06.2006
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Telling folktales
The following text is from a book about the telling of Palestinian folklores:
“In the past, folktales were told for...
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Toine Van Teeffelen
04.06.2006
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The wasps
A long time ago one of the invaders of Palestine persecuted the Christians; some of them were banished, some were killed and...
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Toine Van Teeffelen
24.05.2006
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The Old Man - St Nicholas
Beit Jala is an old Canaanite city whose name in Aramaic means "grass carpet." It hosts the Church of the Virgin and St...
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Toine Van Teeffelen
24.05.2006
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A story of an Arabic proverb
"Men are closed boxes opened by experiences"
A man had a son, and the son had a lot of friends. One day the father asked...
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Toine Van Teeffelen
24.05.2006
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Olive wood tree speaks...
The story of the olive wood tree
when he would be able to speak...
Have you ever wondered why there are so many signs...
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Toine Van Teeffelen
24.05.2006
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