Family Treasures

Our Children Are the Assets of our Future

Families are all about raising children, who in Palestine constitute about half the population. An investment in children is important for protecting their rights and securing their opportunities as both ends in themselves as well as a means to raise family prosperity and social standing. As we aim to ensure that our children live in […]

Women Leading Against All Odds

By: Ola Awad

Leadership remains the main talent in demand in the midst of all the technological advances in organizations and management styles. A leader’s mission is full of challenges and responsibilities, but it can also be extremely rewarding on a personal level. A good leader is not only an efficient manager but also a humane team player, […]

All in the Family

By: Penny Johnson and Islah Jad

In a poignant essay, poet and scholar Sharif Elmusa describes taking his two children, American born and raised, to the now abandoned Al-Nuwayma Refugee Camp near Jericho, where Sharif grew up after his own family was forced to flee from their coastal village in 1948. Sharif is apprehensive, but as the children wander through the […]

Changes and Transformation

Arab Families in the 1948 Territories

By: Baker Awawdy

The Arab-Palestinian community in the 1948 territories accounts for 17.3 percent of the population of Israel, excluding the population of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. The number is estimated to be close to 1.5 million people, with over 300,000 families, of which nearly 51 percent live in northern Israel and the Galilee.*1 Anyone who closely […]

Elderly Persons in Palestine

By: Daoud Al Deek

Palestinian society traditionally considers care of the elderly to be a moral, social, and religious obligation, and consequently, sending one’s parents or grandparents to a nursing home has been deemed shameful. Although elderly persons still have a special status in today’s Palestinian family, recent changes in family attitudes and lifestyle may have an impact on […]

Palestine to Host Arab Statisticians

By: Ghazy Rahho

The Union of Arab Statisticians wishes to extend its congratulations and best wishes to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on the occasion of its achieving first place among the Arab statistical bureaus for its scientific approach to the development of statistical activity in our beloved Palestine. We likewise would like to express our […]

Broken Trust

When the Mediterranean Concept of Family Becomes Twisted

By: Cristina Natoli

Palestine and Italy have a lot in common. They share many features, from the sunny climate and the long and rich history to the love of social life and interaction. Indeed, both societies are based on the fundamental concept of family, a pillar around which the two cultures steadily revolve. Families under the Mediterranean sun […]

The Family Protection Bill

For a Family Life Free of Violence

By: Hanan Kamar

Although the violence that is perpetrated by family members is one of the most pervasive and widespread forms of violence in the world, it is rarely reported. Family violence usually happens behind closed doors and with minimum evidence, which makes it difficult for survivors to prove. It has many forms, including physical, sexual, psychological, and […]

The Role of Palestinian Families in Conflict Resolution

By: Mustafa Mari

It is not uncommon to see reports on sulha pacts in Palestinian newspapers. Such pacts result from efforts to informally resolve disputes of all sorts within Palestinian society, a traditional stream of conflict resolution efforts that involve a multitude of players in various forms. Sulha is based on mediation and can be applied to any […]

Family Issues

By: Morgan Cooper

Many Palestinian families are affected by Israel’s refusal to grant residency and family unification rights. According to the Geneva Conventions, Israel as an occupier is obliged to administer the occupied population in that population’s best interest. The therefore unlawful denial of the Palestinian right to residency and family reunification affects the core of our society […]

Treated Wastewater for Irrigating Crops in Palestine

Courtesy of ARIJ and PCPM The world is becoming increasingly concerned about the negative impact of climate change, which includes heat waves, reduction of annual precipitation, shallow groundwater aquifers and increasing water salinization, land degradation, reduction of the biomass and vegetation cover, water scarcity, and reduced food production. In addition, the ongoing increase in world […]

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Message From the editor

Our children and families may be among the greatest source of happiness in our lives. They provide a sense of belonging, a feeling of home, a space of nurturing – at least ideally. Friends become our family, pets may provide company and patient ears, but the need for community has been deeply engrained in us […] more

Compassion

After quite a long time since my last vacation, I decided to take a break of one week in October. Along with my wife, my two daughters, and one of the girls’ friends, we flew to Rome, one of our favorite cities. The trip was simply lovely, and I came back refreshed and ready to […] more

In the Limelight

Personality of the Month

Safiya Khalid Al-Ali

By Rawan Mana’ An ultra-committed changemaker who dedicates her life to leading positive social change. A strong sense of self-reliance and responsibility – to both her family and her community − have shaped Safiya Khalid Al-Ali’s character and given her the strength that helped her direct the course of her career. Safiya grew up in […]

Book of the Month

Salt Houses

By Hala Alyan Hutchinson Penguin Books, UK, 2017, 312 pages, $25 Reviewed by Mahmoud Muna − Educational Bookshop, Jerusalem. In this majestic book, Alyan tells the story of a Palestinian family. Spanning several decades and generations, the package contains weddings, traditions, and moments of small happiness − but also war and displacement. However, this book […]

Artist of the Month

Yalalan

Now is the time to do many things: It is time to tell things the way they are, to stare into the eyes of the thief and tell him to his face: “You are a thief”; it is time to say no to the clandestine sale of Palestinian lands in Jerusalem; no to all the […]

Personality of the Month 2

Yasmeen Mjalli

My name is Yasmeen Mjalli, and I am one of four daughters of Muslim Palestinian parents. Growing up in both the United States and Nablus, I finally settled in Ramallah at the end of 2016. I am currently pursuing a graduate degree in women’s rights at Duke University and am passionate about social engagement and […]

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