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Christmas Message from Bethlehem
A few weeks ago, I was meeting with Christian leaders from the Middle East. Although each one of us came from a different context nevertheless it was clear that one single theme was common in all our deliberations: Fear. The Jewish settler attacks in...
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Latest Vatican mystery surrounds missing keffiyeh from Palestinian nativity
(RNS) — The appearance of a keffiyeh on a Palestinian-made nativity scene at the Vatican caused a stir. So did its sudden disappearance.
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Bethlehem artist defends presence of Palestinian keffiyeh in Nativity scene after backlash
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 12:50 pm A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy this week for including a Palestinian keffiyeh with the child Jesus in the manger — but according to the projec...
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Palestinian Artists Create Nativity Scene for the Vatican
Pope Francis unveiled the work, which features traditional olive wood carving and a Palestinian keffiyeh.
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Decolonizing Power: Rethinking the Politics of Art and Religion Conference
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Thursday, November 20, 2025 Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts *Held prior to the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, November 22-25, 2025
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A letter from DAK, after an Israeli attack
Dear friends of Dar al-Kalima University, In a new incidence of aggression, Israeli occupation forces continued to target Palestinian civilian lives with deliberate attempts to cause notable damage and to continue spreading fear and panic among indi...
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Dar al-Kalima University and CAFCAW’s Round Table Larnaca-Cyprus, June 7 & 8, 2024
Dar al-Kalima University is organizing a round table with The Christian Academic Forum for Citizenship in the Arab World (CAFCAW), entitled “Culture, Religion, and the Body”. The round table will take place in Larnaca-Cyprus on June 7 and 8, 2024. C...
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L’université Dar al-Kalima a réuni à Larnaca des spécialistes
sur la question de la culture, de la religion et du corps Pendant deux jours, les 7 et 8 juin, une vingtaine de spécialistes, de chercheurs, d’écrivains et d’artistes, en provenance de la région ou de la diaspora arabes, ont discuté de question...
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Dar al-Kalima University opens the international round table on culture, religion and the body in Cyprus
Dar al-Kalima University and the Christian Academic Forum for Citizenship in the Arab World (CAFCAW) opened this morning the international round table on culture, religion and the body, with the participation of a group of academics and specialists f...
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DARE Regional Forum explores theology after Gaza
In response to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, the Council for World Mission (CWM), in partnership with Dar al-Kalima University, organised its first DARE Regional Forum in the Middle East region in Istanbul, Turkey from 21-24 May.
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