The Palestinian Summer Celebration 2008

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15 June 2008 - 17 August 2008
June 15th - July 13th 2008 (first month)
July 14th - August 17th 2008 (second month)

Come and celebrate Palestine, learn Arabic, study history, know the people and their culture, share some time with local families and volunteer with a local community organization.

http://www.sirajcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=1


Everything is optional

The Palestinian summer celebration is a unique annual program that gives people from all over the world the chance to encounter the life and culture in community organization through voluntary work and internships. The Palestinian summer celebration 2007 will take place in the Bethlehem area in Palestine, between June 15th and August 17th 2008. The annual celebration is organized by Siraj Center for Holy Land Studies www.sirajcenter.org in partnership with Bethlehem University www.bethlehem.edu and the US based Society for Biblical Studies, www.sbsedu.org.

Participants will also have the opportunity to listen and question high level speakers of various positions and expertise.

The 2007 participants developed videos explaining their time and experience
during the 2007 Summer Celebration:

4- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JQ-PsklS04
3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ5jzZHqvnY
2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0PHXE1-TYg
1-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MMve_qHK0

They have written about their time: http://www.sirajcenter.org/s-blogs.htm

The program includes, studying Arabic, History and Theology at Bethlehem
University, living with local families, volunteering with local community
organizations in addition for touring Palestine and enjoy its beauty and
culture and have a firsthand experience of the political situation.

Participants will have the chance to have Palestinian Cooking classes,
Palestinian Debkeh Dancing training, and during the program, eight films will be screened in the Siraj office.

For more information regarding registration and cost:

http://www.sirajcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=1

George S. Rishmawi
Coordinator,
Siraj, Center For Holy Land Studies
Beit Sahour, School Street
P.O.Box 48
Palestine
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