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Towards Inclusive Societies: Middle Eastern Perspectives Paperback
Inclusive societies based on equal citizenship rights and dignity remain unfulfilled following the so-called Arab Spring. After years of turmoil, people in the Middle East seem to have opted for “state security” versus “human security”, while exclusive identities, be they ethnic, national, or religious such as the Sunni-Shiite divide, seem to push...
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Tawfiq Canaan: An Autobiography
Autobiographies give a unique, eyewitness account of historical events experienced by one particular person, an account of a life with all its ups and downs, struggles and failures, successes and setbacks. Canaan autobiography recounts a very rich life of one of Palestine’s leading ethnographers, medical doctor, public figure and one of the most pr...
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Middle Eastern Women: The Intersection of Law, Culture and Religion
Women in the Arab world suffer from a lack of equality in most rights, duties and within all areas of society, including the criminal justice court, economy, healthcare, media, politics, religion, family law and civil status law. International reports document the systematic gender gap that is based on discrimination, the prevalence of male traditi...
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Bethlehem: A Sociocultural History
Bethlehem has a unique setting spanning a fertile landscape to the west and desert to the east. Its diverse environment made it a center for Baal and Adonis on the one hand, and the perfect setting for desert monasteries on the other. Its historical and religious significance turned it into a place for pilgrimage and a tourist destination, while it...
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The Double Lockdown: Palestine under occupation and COVID-19
This unique booklet on the impact of COVID-19 on Palestine was prompted by the need to provide an overview of the effects of COVID-19 in the realms of politics, economy, health, gender, and religion.
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Jerusalem: Religious, National and International Dimensions
This book contains the findings of the latest research and studies conducted by Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture in 2018. The first chapter examines the Scottish and English religious perception of Jerusalem as a source for British politics. The second chapter looks at an imagined Jerusalem in the Age of Trump. The third chapter...
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Christ at the Checkpoint: Blessed are the Peacemakers
This book contains the most important papers from the second, third, and fourth Christ at the Checkpoint conferences that took place in Bethlehem. The themes of these conferences were: "Hope in the Midst of Conflict" (2012), "Your Kingdom Come" (2014), and "The Gospel in the Face of Religious Extremism" (2016).
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For an open Jerusalem: Palestinian Christian Art today
Palestinian Christians are a group in the Middle East that is being decimated in a frightening way by emigration. Their voice, the voice of the descendants of the oldest Christians, must not go unheard. As sensitive interpreters of their time and situation, the artists are both Palestinians and Christians at the same time, marked by two traditions...
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Palestinian Christians: Emigration, Displacement and Diaspora
This book contains the findings of the latest research and studies conducted by Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture in 2017. The first chapter crystallizes four waves of Christian emigration from Palestine within the last century. The second chapter contains the results of an emigration survey conducting in the West bank and the Ga...
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Bethlehem: The Historic Center & Bethlehem in Jerusalem
The First of its kind guidebook that gives a unique insight into the cultural, social, and religious history of the “Little Town” that got on UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage List.
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