Reality of Jerusalem
Education
Religious Schools in Jerusalem: National and Cultural Landmarks
Jerusalem has been a center for religious education due to the religious status it holds. Successive Islamic eras, starting with the early Umayyad and ending with the late Ottoman, established educational institutions in Jerusalem. In the late Middle Ages, religious schools in Jerusalem and in other Islamic capitals and [...]
The Battle of Education in Jerusalem
Since the occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, the Israeli state has taken many measures to erase the Arab and Palestinian history of the city in favor of an Israeli narrative. Such measures include changing curriculums to reinforce that narrative as well as a prohibition on the construction of [...]
Health
The Tragedy of the Health Sector in Jerusalem
Background on the health sector situation: The process of Judaization threatens to abolish national institutions from Jerusalem and constitutes a challenge to all sectors of the development process; the health sector in the city is one of the mainly affected areas.[1] After Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, [...]
Initiatives
Not a Stranger: a Youth Initiative in the Old City
What is Not a Stranger by the Palestinian Vision Organization? “Not a Stranger” is a youth initiative that was executed by the Palestinian Vision Organization.[1]The initiative came about as part of a wider program funded and supported by Denmark Church Aid (DCA) and the European Union in which Palestinians [...]
Jerusalemite Wanders Jerusalem Narrates in Arabic
Jerusalemite Wanders is a tourism initiative undertaken by two amateur Palestinian researchers: tour guide Robin Abu Shamseiah and history teacher Sahar Zamamiri. Their project was launched with a series of informative tours to Jerusalem landmarks.[1] The tours focus not only on the old city of Jerusalem and the religious [...]
