Category: Testimony
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My olive harvest experience: A trip of joy and sadness
Read More: My olive harvest experience: A trip of joy and sadnessRev’d David Coaker, of the United Reformed Church, recently took part in the Embrace olive picking trip, travelling to the West Bank to help Palestinian famers with their olive harvest.…
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The glass-blowing artisans of the West Bank
Read More: The glass-blowing artisans of the West BankMeet Mohammed and Selim, two highly skilled artisan working in the glass-blowing trade in the West Bank.
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Sliman Mansour: Painting Palestine’s Story
Read More: Sliman Mansour: Painting Palestine’s StorySliman Mansour is an influential and renowned Palestinian artist. His work – which has come to symbolize the Palestinian national identity – has inspired generations of Palestinians and international artists…
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The making of Syria’s secret library
Read More: The making of Syria’s secret libraryIn our latest blog, BBC reporter and friend of Embrace Mike Thomson shares the amazing story of the secret library at Daraya, created while the city was under siege. It’s…
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Playing the game: What it takes to survive in Lebanon, part two
Read More: Playing the game: What it takes to survive in Lebanon, part twoEmbrace friend and writer Patrick Page, who lives in Beirut, tells us of life in Lebanon through the eyes of his elderly neighbour, ‘Claudette’. This is part two of her…
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“Playing the game”: What it takes to survive in Lebanon
Read More: “Playing the game”: What it takes to survive in LebanonEmbrace friend and writer Patrick Page, who lives in Beirut, tells us of life in Lebanon through the eyes of his elderly neighbour, ‘Claudette’. This is part one of her…
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Christianity in the Middle East: St Barbara’s Day
Read More: Christianity in the Middle East: St Barbara’s DayIn Orthodox Christianity, which has its roots in the East, December 4th is Saint Barbara’s day.