Bethlehem Cultural Festival

Tag: Heritage

Gaza Witness

An evening of readings, shared experiences and testimonies from those in Gaza and those who know Gaza.

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Reporting Palestine

Speakers include: Zena Agha, Chris Gunness, Hind Hassan, Amjad Iraqi, Aroub Abdelhaq, and others to be confirmed. Moderated by Matthew Teller.

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Syriacs of Bethlehem

George Kiraz discusses the importance of the Syriacs in Bethlehem and their contribution to the artistic and religious life of Bethlehem, as well as his recently published book, Water the Willow Tree – Memoirs of a Bethlehem Boyhood.

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Outside looking in: 19th century exploration of Bethlehem

Jacob Norris, Maxim Sansour and Khalil Shokeh will discuss a remarkable period of western exploration of Bethlehem in the mid-1800s.

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Water the Willow Tree Book Launch

George Kiraz will be in discussion with Sarah Irving and Jacob Norris with an introduction by Mahmoud Muna from the Educational Bookshop.

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Nine Quarters of Jerusalem - Online Book Launch

Matthew Teller author of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem will be in conversation with Mahmoud Muna of the Educational Bookshop – joining us straight from Jerusalem.

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Notes from the Diaspora: the Bethlehemite communities of Latin America

Panel discussion/roundtable about migratory experiences of Bethlehemites and their descendants in the Americas. 

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Palestine through 4 womens work

Carol Mansour, Carol Sansour, Huda al-Imam in conversation with Lucy Lyon

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Lives between the Lines - Reflections on a lost Levant

Michael Vatikiotis in conversation with Toby Ash and Anthony Gorman.

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Arts and its place within the community

What is ‘Beautiful Resistance,’ and what role can cultural activity play within the community? Abdelfattah Abusrour, Brigid Keenan and Charlotte Eagar discuss their work in refugee camps across Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon.

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