Dear friends of the AEI, I am Theresa Priebe, a german volunteer in the AEI. I have now already been here since 8 eight month. About four month ago I started giving English tutoring to friends of mine and their siblings. I noticed that many kids have problems with simple english conversations, which made me…

The Wall Cannot Stop Our Stories     The Arabic concept of sumud, literally steadfastness, guides the youth’ and women’s work at the Arab Educational Institute in Bethlehem, member of the peace movement Pax Christi. At the time when the concept started to become widely used in the Palestinian movement in the occupied West Bank,…

Die Mauer kann unsere Geschichten nicht aufhalten Fuad Giacaman Arab Educational Institute     Das Leitbild von „Sumud“, Standhaftigkeit, bestimmt die Arbeit der Jugend und der Frauen im Arab Educational Institute (AEI) in Bethlehem. Das AEI ist Mitglied bei pax christi. Zu der Zeit, als im besetzten Palästina Ende der 70er Jahre der Begriff „Sumud“…

Strategic Plan Arab Educational Institute 30/8/2016 – 30/8/2019     Basic data     Full name of the organisation Arab Educational Institute Acronym AEI-Open Windows Date established December 1987 Nationality Palestinian Legal status, official registration number NGO Non-profit organization QR-0034-F Official address P.O.Box 681, Bethlehem Visiting address Paulus VI Street (Madbasseh), Youth Media House Hebron…

Annual Report Arab Educational Institute 1/9/2016-30/8/2017     Introduction   AEI hosted four programs each of which deals with a combination of different target groups:   Inter-religious (Moslem-Christian) community Youth and children Women and family Cultural tourism.   In each of the programs AEI builds upon the power of bringing people together and communicating their…

Annual Report Arab Educational Institute Continuing the Sumud 1/9/2015-30/8/2016     Sumud   The Arabic concept of sumud, literally steadfastness, guides the youth’ and women’s work at AEI. At the time the concept started to become widely used in the Palestinian national movement in the occupied West Bank, at the end of the 1970s, its…

                                                                              June 2017      — AEI wishing ‘Eid Mubarak’, a blessed feast —   “Recognize Israel as Apartheid State”: A call to the World Council of Churches by Palestinian-Christian organizations   After more than 50 years of occupation, I think it is urgent to raise the prophetic voice of the churches to speak…

                                                                              December 2016       With best wishes from the AEI in Bethlehem…         AEI’s latest news:   Financial campaign                            Support AEI’s commemoration of 50 years of occupation, June 2017   Help us to distribute this information about two financial campaigns:   In Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G7NeFv9EN8 For the crowdfunding action,…