Palestinian Heritage

Seven decades of the history of Nablus

Monday-20-November-2017

The Independence Hotel is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding in the Canaanite city of Nablus.

Historic town of Sebastia vulnerable to neglect and Judaization

Wednesday-15-November-2017

Several Palestinian historic sites in Sebastia town and its environs in Nablus suffer from negligence by the official authorities Judaization attempts by Israel and looting by antiquities thieves and dealers.

Ijnisinya: Picturesque nature and old history

Saturday-11-November-2017

Throughout the year between green valleys and slopes the town of Ijnisinya to the north-west of the city of Nablus enjoys an exceptionally beautiful weather.

Farayik: Palestinian home-made traditional cookies

Friday-3-November-2017

Um Mahmoud 50 sits in her modest house in the village of Farkha in the northern West Bank town of Salfit. She prepares cookies with her sons and their wives being the most important ritual of her childhood initiated by her mother and grandparents.

Our heritage is being destroyed by investors

Friday-13-October-2017

When the language of money speaks many considerations become absent and many slogans get neglected so do convictions and ideas.

Qarayoun community emblem of cultural survival in occupied Palestine

Tuesday-3-October-2017

As one strolls down the streets of al-Qaryoun in the Old City of Nablus the traces of a rich cultural mosaic intertwined with the region’s exquisite landscapes give us the impression of an area largely marked by a myriad of sub-cultures which have left their mark in more than one way.

Italian and Palestinian traditional food prepared in Gaza

Tuesday-12-September-2017

Palestinian women prepared cooking tools and ingredients at a hall of an institution in Gaza waiting for chefs from Italy and Palestine to cook traditional dishes in an event sponsored by the Ministry of Culture in Gaza.

Eid cookies: Traditional sweets in rural Palestine

Sunday-3-September-2017

As Eid Al-Adha the Muslim Day of Sacrifice approaches the smell of fine cookies in the West Bank’s rural villages and towns spreads.

Archaeological sites deeply rooted in history

Tuesday-15-August-2017

The Old City of Nablus in the northern West Bank is considered an archaeological and cultural site that has attracted the attention of many visitors and researchers over the past ages.