The Arab Educational Institute (AEI) held a public meeting as part of the Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) project at the Headquarters of the Hebron Governorate in the Old City on Monday, 7/6/2021 at 10:30 am. The project aims to prevent conflicts in Hebron H2 area and is funded by the Women’s Fund for Peace and Humanitarian Action (WPHF). …
Communicating Palestine Stories humanize. This adage inspired the Arab Educational Institute (AEI) from the end of the 1990s on, when it started to operate as a civil society organization in the occupied West Bank. Its staff invested in the systematic collection and educational use of stories from and about Palestine. The first projects included the use of Palestinian legends in …
“One early morning, as I was on my way to work at the nursery through a bypass road, I noticed a settler following me for about 15 minutes. I immediately remembered the woman who was kidnapped a few days ago in the same area. I was unable to continue my way and drove off to the main road,” said M.A …
The Arab Educational Institution (AEI) and the Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development (reform) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Governor of Hebron, Major General Jibrin Al-Bakri on Thursday at the governorate headquarters. The MOU comes within the project “Palestinian Women: Early Warning and Mediation Systems to Prevent Conflicts in the Hebron Area H2” in the presence …
Our women’s group held their first meeting on Monday, 24 May 2021, after a long time because of the health protocol restrictions as a result of Covid – 19 risks and the tragic conditions that our beloved country in Jerusalem, Gaza, and West Bank are passing through. The topic was the recent political situation in Palestine. AEI Director Mrs. Rania …
On education in Bethlehem and Palestine during corona time It is sad to see life in Bethlehem has come to a standstill, for many months now. As one commentator said: “Bethlehem is having the loneliest Christmas in the world.” Bethlehem is part of the occupied West Bank. The economic situation in this region is dramatic, with an unemployment rate in …
Rania Murra , Director of the Arab Educational Institute / Bethlehem – Member Organization of Pax Christi International “For us Palestinians, sumud represents life on earth.” What does sumud mean to you? The first thing that comes to my mind when hearing the word sumud: How can a person smile and have hope in the midst of darkness? Every day …
We invite you to sponsor a large poster with a human Palestinian story to be attached on the Wall in Bethlehem. Already 270 posters bring out the stories of Palestinian life and challenge the restrictions under occupation. This “Wall Museum” will be expanded and will present many new Palestinian voices to the world.
