Arab Educational Institute – Pax Christi

AEI’s ‘Citizenship and Diversity: Christian-Moslem Living Together’, is implemented in the West Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Palestinian Authority. Running now for over 20 years, it promotes inter-religious living together of Palestinian Moslem and Christian teenager youth at 30 West Bank schools in the Bethlehem and Ramallah regions. As the title says, the program fosters …

In Bethlehem, AEI activates Palestinian youth and children groups, also at the Sumud Story House. Besides reflecting upon issues such as faith, the groups are involved in communicating Palestine and its environment to local and international audiences. They do so in various creative ways, such as through wall posters, debate, and music. During the summer, the youth groups take part …

The Sumud Story House is located near the Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint and the Separation Wall around Rachel’s Tomb in north-Bethlehem. Rachel’s Tomb is a holy place annexed to Israel and walled-off, made inaccessible for Palestinians. At the House, several women groups including a choir (the Bethlehem Sumud Choir) come together for their weekly meetings and training sessions dealing with a wide …