Jerusalem Story - The City Retold

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Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem?

Palestinians comprise nearly half the population of Jerusalem and have built, and shaped, the city for centuries, yet their stories are rarely told.

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Closure and Access to Jerusalem

Jerusalem is known as an open, international, “city of peace.” For millions of Palestinians, however, it is a closed, virtually unreachable, city.

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The Separation Wall

Israel's Separation Wall, called al-jidar by Palestinians, has drastically reshaped the geopolitical fabric of Jerusalem.

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Institutional Capacity

Israel’s long record of deinstitutionalizing and de-developing the Palestinians of Jerusalem against the counterpoint of their resilience and determination to retain their agency and dignity in their city

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Land

In Jerusalem as in the rest of the country, land is the locus of the struggle for control. Here we explore the status of land in Jerusalem and its environs.

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Settlements

Israel has used Jewish settlement as a pivotal strategy to control, disrupt, and radically transform the Jerusalem geopolitical landscape.

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Surveillance and Detention

How do ubiquitous surveillance, mass arrests, and prolonged detentions facilitate Israel’s iron grip of control over Palestinian Jerusalemites?

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Spiritual and Religious Life

For centuries, Jerusalem has been holy to the three monotheistic religions. What are the realities facing those who wish to worship in this treasured holy space today?

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Blog Post A Photograph Is “Not Just Memory”

An exhibit of Khalil Raad’s work reminds us that photography is a tool for reimagining and resistance.

Bio Khalil Raad

A prolific photographer whose body of work documented daily life in Jerusalem over six decades

Photo Harvesting the Land

Olive farmers of 1930s Palestine

Announcement

Introduction to Stained Glass Art

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3:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Al Ma’mal Foundation, Jerusalem, New Gate, Old City

Al Ma’mal Foundation is organizing a workshop titled “Introduction to Stained Glass Art” with artists Mariam Ghazaleh and Hala Shweiki. Over five sessions, each lasting four hours, participants will become acquainted with the history and techniques of stained glass (vitrage), learning how to combine light, color, and imagination. They will also design and create their own unique pieces.

The workshop is open to participants aged 15 and above, with a maximum capacity of 8–10 participants. Registration is required through this link.

Journal Article Memories of Communal Relations in Jerusalem prior to 1948

Three Palestinians remember their childhoods in cosmopolitan Jerusalem prior to 1948

Blog Post Fresh Ingredients and New Connections through Cultural Activities in Jerusalem’s Old City

The Old City Hub welcomes heartwarming cultural activities and new connections.

Blog Post Weaving Straw Stools: An “Artistic Escape” and Homage to a Family and Levantine Tradition

A visual and heritage-based artist in Jerusalem finds herself in the craft of her predecessors.

Blog Post Fawzi al-Bakri: An Acerbic Local Poet Who Gave Voice to the Poor of Jerusalem

A caustic poet who was at the heart of the city’s intellectual life in the 1980s

Journal Article Childhood Memories of Jerusalem and Ramallah

A Jerusalem novelist recalls his childhood in Jerusalem and Ramallah

Blog Post In the Presence of Mahmoud Shukair

We pay a visit to a master storyteller in his lifelong Jerusalem home.

Feature Story Amid Gaza Genocide, Israel Hones in on Sheikh Jarrah

Israel brings new displacement mechanisms to bear in Sheikh Jarrah.

Interview Expert: “A Palestinian Family’s Circle of Grief Cannot Close until Burial” of Their Loved One

For two years of genocide in Gaza, Israel has held all Palestinian remains as bargaining chips, defying international law.

Photo Harvesting the Land

Olive farmers of 1930s Palestine

Blog Post A Photograph Is “Not Just Memory”

An exhibit of Khalil Raad’s work reminds us that photography is a tool for reimagining and resistance.

Blog Post US Backs Settler-Led Archaeological Tunnel Project in Jerusalem

By inaugurating Pilgrims’ Road, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blessed Palestinian displacement.

Health and Health Care Bio Katherine Hanania Siksek

An unconquerable spirit with an unwavering commitment to serve

Video Samia Halaby: I See Incredible Beauty

In Samia Halaby’s studio, art, time, and resistance move as one.

Blog Post Fresh Ingredients and New Connections through Cultural Activities in Jerusalem’s Old City

The Old City Hub welcomes heartwarming cultural activities and new connections.