Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2022
Dār al-Kalima Press, which is affiliated with Dār al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, launched its latest publication, Rooted in Palestine: Palestinian Christians and the Struggle for National Liberation 1917-2004 by Xavier Abu Eid [Xavier Abū ʿĪd]. The launch ceremony took place in the hall of St....
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2021
During his visit to Ramallah, Chief of the Egyptian Intelligence Agency Major General ʿAbbās Kāmil has relayed a message from Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to his Palestinian counterpart Maḥmūd ʿAbbās. Major General ʿAbbās Kāmil conveyed Egypt’s insistence that a just solution to the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2019
Minister of Women's Affairs Dr. Āmāl Ḥamad discussed with Egyptian Ambassador to the State of Palestine ʿIṣṣām al-Dīn ʿĀshūr the mechanisms of cooperation in supporting women's issues, human rights, and gender equality at the embassy in Ramallah [Rām Allāh] today.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 3, 2019
For the first time in history, a British government minister has performed prayer in al-Aqṣā Mosque on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
During a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, the British Home Secretary Sajid Javid stressed the evident necessity of political progress to establish a...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
This month has seen a scathing battle in the mass media over visits by some Egyptian Christian citizens to Jerusalem, soon followed by another wrangling over a visit by Muftī of the Republic ‘Alī Jum’ah to the holy city, where he led worshippers for prayers at al-Aqsá Mosque.
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2011
Editor: Dr. Nagia Abdelmoghney Said is a longtime member of the board of the Egyptian Moral Rearmament Association, an Egyptian peace movement with Muslim and Christian members. The Egyptian MRA is part of Initiatives of Change in Europe.
Date of source: Saturday, June 22, 2002
Nova, a major Dutch television program presented on June 13 a number of statements recorded in several Friday sermons in Dutch mosques. The Dutch Daily Trouw reported the TV program, including quotes from the sermons, and followed this up with several other articles. The author gives an overview of...
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2002
Adam Shapiro is a Jewish pacifist who believes he serves a purpose in life by being a human shield. He belongs to the “internationals,” as they call themselves and oppose violence of any kind. They do not condone Palestinian suicide bombings, just as they do not condone Israeli military assaults on...
Date of source: Friday, November 24, 2000
A group of between 45 and 50 Israeli settlers attacked Father Ibrahim Hijazine, a Catholic priest from Ramallah after he had preached in Nablus. On his way back to Ramallah they forced him to go back saying that he can’t use this road because it is for Israelis only. When Father Ibrahim told them...
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2000
The annual feast of the Holy Virgin in Deir Rafat in the Palestinian territories usually draws 3000 to 4000 pilgrims. However, this year the number was not more than 300-400 people only, due to the actual situation, especially because all the Christian Palestinians from the Palestinian territories...