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Music/Mohamed Najem Today on April 30th, 2021 the Bethlehem Cultural Festival celebrates International Jazz Day. Bethlehem's star musician Mohamed Najem marks the day from Paris. Mohamed Najem is a Palestinian Clarinetist, Nay player and composer…

"In 1982 the Dance Committee of ITI founded International Dance Day to be celebrated every year on the 29th April, the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), the creator of modern ballet. The intention of International…

Since 2018, the 21st of April is celebrated internationally as “World Creativity and Innovation Day”.On this day, the Bethlehem Cultural Festival celebrates all the creators and innovators here in Palestine and around the world. Huda…

We'll be streaming the Bethlehem Arab Capital of Culture 2020 opening night tomorrow on our website. To be broadcast live here from 4pm to 6pm UK/6pm to 8pm Palestine time. Sadly postponed due to the…

Ahead of its main programme of events in December, the second edition of the Bethlehem Cultural Festival wishes to honour throughout 2021 a series of International Days and World Days, with artistic contributions drawn from…

The Mujadara :  Ingredients For 4 people 1 ½ cup of green dry lentils1 tsp of cumin1 tsp of coriander4 red onions2 cups of medium grain rice1 tsp of cinnamon 1 tsp of sugar½ cup of…

Ingredients : 2 large eggplants2 tbs of lemon juice4 tbs of tahini2 garlic cloveBit of salt4 tbs of olive oil½ tsp of coriander ½ tsp of cumin½ tsp of chilly flakes ( optional) Char the eggplant…

" Maftoul or Marma'on as we call it in Bethlehem is a winter dish that I adore. The broth is deep, intense and the maftoul grains resonate the taste of the land. Today I prepared…

A special Palestinian recipe from Chef Fadi Kattan... " Burbara celebrates the feast of Saint Barbara. The story says she converted to Christianism and her father was extremely upset. She hid from him in a…