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Hope in hard places E6 – Anya from Israel
Read more: Hope in hard places E6 – Anya from IsraelIn this episode, Embrace’s Revd Su McClellan speaks with Anya Isakharov from Israel. Anya is an administrator for Embrace’s partner, Aviv Ministry, a social ministry that works with deeply marginalised and vulnerable people in Israel. Above: Anya Isakharov The conversation…
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Hope in hard places E5 – Alia from Lebanon
Read more: Hope in hard places E5 – Alia from LebanonIn this episode, Embrace’s Revd Su McClellan speaks with Alia Abboud from Lebanon. Alia is the Chief Development Officer at Embrace’s partner, Thimar, a Lebanese non-profit organisation that seeks to strengthen the witness of the church in the Arab world.…
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Hope in hard places E4 – Dina from Egypt
Read more: Hope in hard places E4 – Dina from EgyptIn this episode, Embrace’s Revd Su McClellan speaks with Dina from Cairo. Dina is a humanitarian worker and she works with children and families living in extreme economic deprivation. Above: Dina In this conversation, Dina shares what it looks like…
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Hope in hard places E3 – Huda from Syria
Read more: Hope in hard places E3 – Huda from SyriaIn this episode, Embrace’s Revd Su McClellan speaks with Huda Nassar, the Middle East Director of the Awareness Foundation. Huda lives in London, but she is from Syria and visits the country regularly. Above: Huda Nassar In this conversation, Huda…
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Hope in hard places E2 – Sally from Iraq
Read more: Hope in hard places E2 – Sally from IraqIn this episode, Embrace’s Revd Su McClellan speaks with Sally Boya from Ankawa in northern Iraq. Sally’s background is in education and she currently works as a foreign policy researcher at Kurdistan Region Presidency. Above: Sally Boya In this conversation,…
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Hope in hard places E1 – Hana from Palestine
Read more: Hope in hard places E1 – Hana from PalestineIn this episode, Embrace’s Revd Su McClellan speaks with Hana Zoughbi Kirreh from Palestine. Hana is a social activist, researcher and mother of two young boys. She lives in East Jerusalem. Above: Hana Zoughbi Kirreh Drawing on the ancient story…
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Living and serving in Israel-Palestine, with Richard Sewell
Read more: Living and serving in Israel-Palestine, with Richard SewellIn this episode, our former CEO Tim Livesey speaks with the Very Reverend Canon Richard Sewell, the Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem. Richard speaks about the events leading up to the devastating war in Gaza, the impact the war…
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Candles in the dark: supporting Palestinian children with disabilities
Read more: Candles in the dark: supporting Palestinian children with disabilitiesIn this episode, our former CEO Tim Livesey speaks with Violette Mubarak, the general director of the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre. They discuss how the Centre is helping Palestinian families; the complexities of navigating permits and checkpoints between East Jerusalem…
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What is the future for Palestine’s indigenous Christians?
Read more: What is the future for Palestine’s indigenous Christians?In this episode, our former CEO Tim Livesey speaks with Dr Usama Salman, director of Koinonia Jerusalem, whose passion and expertise lies in strengthening the dwindling Christian presence in the Holy Land. Above: Dr Usama Salman Percentage-wise, far more Christians…
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“We need to stop killing each other”: A voice from Gaza
Read more: “We need to stop killing each other”: A voice from GazaIn this episode, George Antone speaks to Tim, Embrace’s former CEO, about the daily realities of life in Gaza since 7 October 2023 and also shares something of his hopes and dreams for the future. Above: George Antone “The people…
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Partnering with Middle East Christians through tough times
Read more: Partnering with Middle East Christians through tough timesIn this episode, our former CEO Tim Livesey speaks to Rhiannon de Laune, Programmes and Partnerships Manager at Embrace. Their conversation follows a video call they had with George Antone, a partner in Gaza, which you can listen to in…
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Prison, politics and Palestine: A West Bank perspective
Read more: Prison, politics and Palestine: A West Bank perspectiveIn this episode, our former CEO Tim Livesey speaks with Nader Abu Amsha, the Executive Secretary of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees. Nader shares his experience of being arrested and imprisoned as a young man during the First…
