Contributed by Arab Educational Institute on 07.12.2011:
“Sumud is More Than a Concept”
Nora Carmi is coordinator of the community development and women’s programs at Sabeel, the Palestinian Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem.
I think of sumud more than just a concept, as I see our being as a gift of God. This means that life is sacred. Because of this beautiful gift, we have to do our best to live abundantly. The basic princip(...)
Contributed by Arab Educational Institute on 26.11.2011:
The sumud interview series explores the meanings of the concept of sumud, or steadfastness
ABDELFATAH ABU SROUR: “PALESTINIANS DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF DESPAIR”
Abdelfatah Abu Srour is director of Al-Rowwad (the pioneers), the cultural and theatre training center at Aida camp in Bethlehem.
Let me give you a quick summary of what sumud is. Sumud is continuing living in Pal(...)
Contributed by Arab Educational Institute on 12.11.2011:
Bethlehem
30 April - 1 May, 2010
Conference program
Venue: Bethlehem University, Furno Hall
Initiators: Oxford Brookes University (UK), Paris-Est University (France) and the Arab Educational Institute (Palestine)
Academic partners: Al-Quds Open University and Bethlehem University (Palestine) and Utrecht University (Netherlands)
Organization
The(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 07.11.2011:
TWIP November 2011
By Marian Houk
The Jericho Equestrian Club was established in 1994 by one man driven by a dream and the power of his will. It is now the only place in Palestine offering all types of equestrian activities, including sports training, horse care, entertainment, and therapy for riders with special needs. It hopes, eventually, to develop a Palestinian Olympic eque(...)
Contributed by Toine Van Teeffelen on 01.11.2011:
Palestinian Village Histories: Geographies of the Displaced
TWIP November 2011
By Nada Atrash
As Rochelle Davis-an assistant professor of anthropology at the Centre for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University-was involved in her research into the narrative of Palestinian life before 1948, she came across books that documented life in destroyed villages in Pales(...)
Contributed by Jerusalem Quarterly on 28.10.2011:
Autumn 2011,47
Behind The News Full Article PDF
Jerusalem Quarterly
The ‘Palestine Paper Leaks’ and the Sacralization of Jerusalem City Space?
Salim Tamari
Even before the crusades, Jerusalem had an enchanting hold on people’s imagination. Visitors imposed their aspirations, inner anguish, and dreams on what they saw as an eternal sacred city, whereas the w(...)
Contributed by Jerusalem Quarterly on 28.10.2011:
Autumn 2011,47
Jerusalem Quarterly
Book Reviews Full Article PDF
Morbid Symptoms: The Omar Yussef Mystery Series
Alex Pollock
The Bethlehem Murders by Matt Rees
Atlantic Books, 264 pp, 2006, ISBN 978 1
84354 603 0
The Saladin Murders by Matt Rees
Atlantic Books, 340 pp, 2008, ISBN 978 1
84354 648 1
The Samaritan’s S(...)
Contributed by Arab Educational Institute on 26.10.2011:
Drama in interreligious education
as a method of learning
Theoretical background and practical activities
2nd by the author full re-edited version: March 2010
From: David Clement
Dipl. Social Education Worker
Mail to: d.clement@arcor.de
Arab Educational Institute (AEI – Open Windows)
Bethlehem, October 2009 – March 2010
Volunteer(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 10.10.2011:
TWIP
October 2011
Palestine is the destination for those seeking cultural and spiritual enrichment. At the crossroads of civilisations for centuries, and the birthplace of the three Abrahamic faiths, Palestine is rich in historical endowments. The rich history of Palestine is still very much alive today in its ethnically and religiously diverse population.
Despite the cou(...)
Contributed by Toine Van Teeffelen on 22.06.2011:
Analysis of a Metaphor
Toine van Teeffelen, Bethlehem
This year new metaphors have been applied in relation to the Arab world which significantly change patterns of thinking about the region. Two main examples are the Arab “spring” and Al Jazeera’s Arab “awakening” which provide a very different, more open and evolving meaning to the idea of people-initiated change than the old (...)