Bethlehem Reborn

The Wonders of the Nativity

By: H.E. Ambassador Issa Jamil Kassissieh

It all started in the Vatican Museums where the Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Holy See exhibited the cradle of Christianity, the birthplace of our Lord Jesus Christ. The exhibition Bethlehem Reborn shows the fruit of the rehabilitation works at the church – the beauty of the mosaics, the columns, and the […]

Policies and Challenges: COVID-19 in Palestine

By: H.E. Dr. Mai S. Al-Kaileh

Since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-II) was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, it has spread rapidly, initially all over China and then throughout the entire world, reaching Palestine on March 5, 2020, when the first imported cases of COVID-19 were identified in Bethlehem. The Palestinian government’s response was swift and effective: H.E. President Mahmoud […]

A Forward-Looking Response to COVID-19

By: Courtesy of UNDP/PAPP

The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge the world has faced since World War Two. We have now reached the tragic milestone of 1.41 million deaths, and the human family is suffering under an almost intolerable burden of loss. But the pandemic is much more than […]

Mobile Clinics Bring Health Care to Remote Areas

By: Courtesy of UNFPA

“This is the only health care service in this area.” Amina is a 31-year-old woman from Fahma Refugee Camp located southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. She lives with her husband in a small, old house with their five children and her husband’s family. Fahma is in an isolated area, with no facilities […]

Inequality on the Rise during COVID-19

By: Courtesy of Oxfam

In the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt), the level of inequality, the gap between the rich and the poor, dramatically increased in 2019. Globally, the OPT now ranks 118th out of the 158 countries assessed on the commitment-to-reduce-inequality index, a significant fall of 33 places compared to the 2018 placement – and alarming given the expressed […]

Going Virtual during COVID-19

By: Haneen Qawasmi

The Palestinian Charity for Youth Economic Empowerment (CYEE) was established formally in 2011. It envisages a Palestine where young people have the skills needed for economic success and enjoy access to broad and durable networks of business owners, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. CYEE believes that providing youth with these opportunities will contribute to building freedom […]

Nurse Muna and COVID-19

Training to Beat Back Coronavirus in Gaza

By: Courtesy of World Health Organization

“Iwas afraid for my children,” Mona Abu Omar, 40, recalls of the first days of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Gaza Strip. “They said, ‘Don’t be afraid to hug us, Mama, we know that you are taking all precautions.’” In late August, Muna was sent with a day’s notice to staff a tent triage center […]

Tackling COVID-19

The Palestinian Medical Relief Society

By: Mustafa Barghouthi

The Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) was founded in 1979 by a group of health professionals to close the gaps identified in the existing but impoverished health care system in Palestine. It aims to deliver a rights-based approach to health for all Palestinians who live under the occupation. It remains the largest and only united […]

Quo Vadis?

How Hospitals in Germany Are Managing the Novel Corona Pandemic

By: Abir Giacaman

In mid-March 2020, the first wave of COVID-19 confronted Germany with full force. Today, we are in the middle of the second, more vicious – in terms of numbers – wave. Nothing we have ever seen is in any way similar to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ebola did not reach our borders, the 2009 flu […]

An Innovative Face Mask for the Coronavirus

By: Anan Copty

COVID-19, also popularly known as the coronavirus, hit the world by surprise starting in December 2019 in China, and then the rest of the world in 2020. Entrepreneurs and the start-up scene took a real blow as a result. If one has a creative solution for environmental issues, traffic, education, or a cure for diabetes, […]

Majd

Accompanying Youth through Turbulent Times via a Virtual Character

By: Courtesy of Sharek Youth Forum

Palestinian society today needs new tools and methods to help adolescents and youth safely transition from adolescence into adulthood. Sharek Youth Forum works closely with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to promote gender equality and positive behavior through animation characters who serve as “virtual ambassadors” to change children’s behavior. As the recipient of generous […]

READER VIEWS

TWiP asked a few of its readers to comment on one or more of the following questions. Below are their responses. 1) Do you think that the Palestinian government is in a position to handle the pandemic? How would you rate its performance? 2) How much faith do you have in the vaccines that are […]

We Deliver

Providing Logistic Solutions during the Pandemic

By: Ahmad Ramahi

Innovation is at the core of survival in a world of constant change. The ability and courage to take initiative and stand out define the businesses that excel in the market. One need only glance at the current global struggle against COVID-19 to see how fear and uncertainty can paralyze progression. But simultaneously, the pandemic […]

Celebrating Culture during COVID-19

A Warm Welcome to the First Edition of the Bethlehem Cultural Festival

By: Michele Cantoni

The Bethlehem Cultural Festival was planned initially as a series of performances, screenings, exhibitions, and talks in the United Kingdom in December 2020 to honor Bethlehem as it celebrates its role as Arab Capital of Culture. It was determined to open a window for UK audiences to discover and enjoy Bethlehem’s cultural scene in what […]

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Message From the editor

A few years ago, during a trip to Southeast Asia, I hired a taxi for a day. After about ten minutes, the driver sneezed once. He apologized profusely, reached over to pull out a mask from the glove compartment, and wore it for the rest of the day. You could spot people all over town […] more

Twenty-Two Years

It’s all relative. You might think that 22 years is a long time in the life of a magazine, but you’d be humbled to know that Al-Quds newspaper, a daily publication, has been in print since 1951! Still, with all the ups and downs in Palestine, I believe that any publication that survives 22 years […] more

In the Limelight

Artist of the Month

Amwaj

Established in 2015 in Bethlehem and Hebron, Amwaj (Arabic for “waves”) Choir engages children and youth in an independent educational program that leans on cultural centers of the two Palestinian towns. Led by a mixed team of French and Palestinian educators, Amwaj allows children and youth to access high-quality music tuition through an intensive pedagogical […]

Personality of the Month

Dina Nasser

Dina Nasser is a Palestinian public health nurse with a post-graduate specialization in operating room nursing. She received her RN degree from the Nightingale School of Nursing, St. Thomas’ Hospital, in London, United Kingdom, and her operating room specialization at Lewisham Hospital School of Nursing before obtaining her master’s degree in public health at Birzeit […]

Book of the Month

Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands

By Sonia Nimr Translated by Marcia Lynx Qualey Interlink Books, 2020, 224 pages, paperback, US$15. In this book, Sonia Nimr, who in an interview confesses to being a 62-year-old woman who feels as though she is still 16, tells tales of a young woman’s travel adventures across perilous deserts, seas, and empires with the intention […]

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