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Palestinian Women

Haifa

Saar Waterfalls

Baniyas

Sakhneh

Old Olive Tree

Taiberias

Nablus

Hebron

Tantura Sea

Jerusalem

Olive Mountains - Jerusalem

The Late Queen Alia of Jordan

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Alia Baha ad-Din Touqan hailed from a prominent Palestinian family in Nablus. The third spouse of the late King Hussein,

Yusif Beidas and Lebanon’s Banking Industry

Born in Jerusalem (December 1912), Yusif Beidas began his banking career as a messenger and worked his way up to become one of the top managers

St. Nicholas a.k.a. Santa Claus

St. Nicholas, of Greek extraction, had a reputation for putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him – thus becoming the model

Samaritans

When people hear the word “Samaritan,” people often think of the “Good Samaritan.”  It was in the story Jesus Christ told – a parable about a

Taybeh Brewing Company

Once brewed in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago, beer is now brewed in Palestine.  One of the first micro-breweries in the Middle East, the

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Established in 1991, the US-based Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) aims to identify and treat every child in the Middle East in need of
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Mar Saba Monastery

05 Nov 2013

Distinct Palestinian Heritage

05 Nov 2013

Twinning and Sister Cities

05 Nov 2013

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Playgrounds for Palestine

04 Nov 2013

Columbia University’s Center for Palestine Studies

08 Sep 2013

Palestinians and Soccer

08 Sep 2013

Female Judges on Palestine’s Islamic Benches

08 Sep 2013

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08 Sep 2013

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