Contributed by Toine Van Teeffelen on 25.04.2014:
BBC 22 April 2014 Last updated at 23:14 GMT
By Yolande Knell BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27048219
As England celebrates the day of its patron saint, many Palestinians are gearing up for their own forthcoming celebrations of the figure they also regard as a hero.
A familiar flag flaps in the wind above a Palestinian church in the West Bank village of a(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 31.10.2011:
By Ali Qleibo
TWIP, November 2011
To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.
-Psalm 68
Oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instruments of darkness tell us truths,
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
-From Macbeth by Willi(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 07.10.2011:
Popular Traditions and Customs
By Fr. Rafiq Khoury
TWIP October 2011
Nations and societies express their culture and sentiments through traditions, customs, and popular practices. Religious, social, and national identities are the main aspects of culture that are deeply embedded in traditions. As part of the national heritage, traditions develop gradually and spontaneousl(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 07.07.2010:
The Palestinian Agricultural Cycle Fire from Heaven and Rites of Spring
By Dr. Ali Qleibo
TWIP May 2010
Th’ inhabitants of old Jerusalem
Were Jebusites: the Town so call’d from them;
And theirs’ the Native right--
But when the chosen people grew more strong,
The rightfull cause at length became the wrong:
And every loss the men of Jebus (...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 07.07.2010:
The Palestinian Agricultural Cycle Fire from Heaven and Rites of Spring
By Dr. Ali Qleibo
TWIP May 2010
Th’ inhabitants of old Jerusalem
Were Jebusites: the Town so call’d from them;
And theirs’ the Native right--
But when the chosen people grew more strong,
The rightfull cause at length became the wrong:
And every loss the men of Jebus (...)
Contributed by Arab Educational Institute on 07.12.2009:
On November 22, 2009, Mother Marie Alphonsine Danil Ghattas was beatified at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. Born to a Palestinian family in Jerusalem in 1843, she spent her whole life working among the poor of Palestine.
The beatification ceremony was presided over by Archbishop Angelo Amato, special envoy of Pope Benedict XVI. In marking this special day the Holy Fathe(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 11.04.2008:
By Hebron Rehabilitation Committee
Historical background
Al-Haram al-Ibrahimi, the Sanctuary of Abraham or Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the old city of Hebron is considered to be the fourth holiest site in Islam. One of the ancient historical, religious, and heritage sites in Palestine, this 1000-year-old mosque enshrines the tombs of the prophet Abraham, his son Isaac, and his gr(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 04.04.2008:
By Said Madhieh
Old houses in Hebron
The knotty cluster of ancient houses and buildings in the old city of Hebron - or what is referred to in political terms as the H2 area - manifests the continuity of the extended family. The houses carry the names of the families and host all their members: grandparents, parents, children, and grandchildren.
The walls of the houses are(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 04.04.2008:
By Dr. Ali Qleibo
Despite sparse rainfall, the spring has covered the mountains of Hebron with all shades of lush green. Gone already is the almond’s glorious delicate blossom. In contrast the budding deep-purple flowers of the peaches and plums look sinister. The few anemones and thin cyclamen are already wilting. The fields are overgrown with lush green barley and wheat that by the e(...)
Contributed by Jerusalem Quarterly on 08.01.2008:
Heritage, Nationalism and the Shifting Symbolism of the Wailing Wall
Simone Ricca
Source:
Jerusalem Quarterly
Summer 2005
The study of symbols, the creation of historic narrative, ‘invented’ traditions, and heritage symbolism, have become common fields of study among Israeli researchers.1 Thus far, however, there has been no attempt to apply this approach to(...)