“The Rebirth of Humanity in a Time of Conflict” Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the face of trials, injustices, atrocities, and the heartbreaking loss of life, especially among children, civilians, and the elderly, as well as the destruction of all of God’s creatures, particularly in the Holy Land of the three monotheistic religions, I urge the peoples of the free …
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Pax Christi International Statement on the current escalation of conflict in Israel – Palestine/ October 11th 2023
AEI Activities during the Gaza War 2023
In response to the Gaza War of 2023, the Arab Educational Institute (AEI) actively participated in various initiatives to address the crisis, extend solidarity, and advocate for peace and justice in the region. Below is an overview of our activities: Prayer and Fasting Response: A prayer and fasting session took place in response to the call by the World Council …
An Urgent Call for Humanity in the Midst of Suffering
AEI-Pax Christi 10/10/2023 In the heart of Palestine, amid ongoing struggles and suffering, we at the Arab Educational Institute (AEI-Pax Christi) want to make a plea for humanity, empathy, and a commitment to international humanitarian law. Our voices stress the need to protect the most vulnerable, especially in Gaza. The following are quotes from group members coming together these days …
Networking Meeting
On Saturday, 26th of August 2023, the Arab Educational Institute /Pax Christie Bethlehem held an evaluation and networking meeting for the participating institutions in the project “Young Palestinian Women Conducting Advocacy for Civil Peace”, which is funded by Misereor. This encounter aimed at evaluating the activities and trainings that were implemented during the first year of the project, which included …
Summer Workshops
Arab Educational Institute -Pax Christi Bethlehem has started the summer workshops activities with its different groups entitled: “Palestine deserves my care” funded by Pax Christi German sections.
Misereor’s Visit to AEI
On Sunday, 2nd of June 2023, AEI/Pax Christi Bethlehem represented by Mrs. Sahar Fakhouri welcomed Leonie and Jaqueline, two representatives from Misereor- Germany, funder of the AEI project entitled “Young Palestinian Women Conducting Advocacy for Civil Peace”. AEI had organized a meeting with the participants from the 3 groups of Hebron CSOs. This encounter aimed at evaluating and monitoring how …
Preparing Initiatives on the Internal Ecology Approach
Last month, the Arab Educational Institute completed the first phase of the training workshops under the “Integral Ecology” project with two groups of students from Dar Al-Kalima Lutheran School /Bethlehem and the Greek Catholic School /Beit Sahour. The meetings focused on the importance of an integral ecological approach, the concept of advocacy, and how to do an advocacy campaign. These …
A Panel Discussion with His Beatitude Michael Sabah
Last Friday, 2nd of June, the Arab Educational Institute/ Pax Christi Bethlehem, represented by its Co- presidents Mr. Fuad Giacaman and Mr. Elias Abu Akleh and the Youth Program coordinator Mr. Roger Salameh participated in a panel discussion organized by Kairos Palestine with His Beatitude Patriarch Michael Sabah – Patriarch of the People on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday …
Women’s Group Meeting
On Tuesday 30th of May AEI/SSH women’s group members had a special meeting to celebrate some members’ birthdays for the past three months. The women sang various peace, sumud and folkloric songs. The atmosphere was characterized by friendliness, joy, socializing sharing the joyous occasion The Christian/ Muslim living together have been growing and contributed to better understanding as well as …