Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society

Newsletter

December2017

Alrowwad concludes a workshop to measuring the

impact of strategic planning

2-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society concludes on Saturday a workshop for the administrative and executive staff in Alrowwad in ways to measuring the impact strategic planning for the advancement of institutional work.

For his part Dr. Abdelfattah Abo sorour, General Director of Alrowwad thanked stars foundation and Dr. Attallah kuttab for their efforts to develop the organization pioneering work in the year 2017.

It is worth to mentioning that Alrowwad carries out several workshops and trainings for their stuff to matches the cadres that is being developed according to the strategic plan of the foundation for years 2018-2020.

Alrowwad celebrate World Day for Children with

Disabilities

3-12-2017 Bethlehem, Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society with partnership Noor Society for Children with Disabilities celebrated the international day for people with disabilities which was on the 3rd of December of each year through several activities and recreational activities for children held in Al Nawras Hall in Doha city. with a group of children from Anwar Al-Doha and the children of Aida camp participated. Alrowwad Club Bus Team provided entertainment activities for children through wooden games and air balloons distribution, while our volunteer footprint team and Noor volunteers participated in a number of competitions and group games for children.

Alrowwad carries out activities for kindergartens and

schools in Bethlehem

4-12-2017

Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society carried out an entertainment activity for children with disabilities from kindergartens and schools on the occasion of the 'International Day of Disabled Persons', in which a group of children from schools in Bethlehem Governorate participated in partnership with the Directorate of Education.

These activities are part of the integration of children with disabilities into society, through which the Alrowwad Society seeks to increase the confidence of children with disabilities in their abilities and facilitate their integration with the rest of the children of society.

Alrowwad 194 broadcast an episode entitled

“Combating violence against Palestinian women”

5-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society and Radio Al-Rowwad (194) presented a radio episode entitled “Combating Violence Against Palestinian Women” In which participated with the Media Coordinator of Alrowwad Society , Mohammed Abu Haniyeh, Ms. Ahlam Al-Wahsh, President of Al Najdah Social Society for the Development of Palestinian Women, Ms. Yula Khair, member of the Federation of Palestinian Women’s Work Committees, And Ms. Amal Al-Jubeh, Director of the Legal and Social Counseling Center and the mother of prisoner Nasser Abu Sorour In order to talk about the reality of violence against Palestinian women by the Israeli occupation.

This radio episode is part of the 16-day program to combat violence against Palestinian women.

Alrowwad conclude a training workshop in the field of

handicrafts for women

5-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society, through the Women’s Program, concluded the training workshop in the field of handicrafts and wool weaving presented by Abeer Al-Zaghl, which lasted for ten days.

Where the workshop concluded with a workshop for handicrafts, during this initiative was honored Abeer Zaghl through the coordinator of the women’s program Manal Odeh, which thanked all the women initiatives that provide personal experience for the rest of the women to take advantage of them.

It is worth noting that the Women’s Program carries out a number of training courses by directly engaging women in training.

Alrowwad conclude the World Day for Children with

Disabilities

8-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society society for Culture and Arts concluded its activities to commemorate the World Day for Children with Disabilities during the first week of December in partnership with the Directorate of Education in Bethlehem and in cooperation with the Foundation of Sadil, Noor society for People with Disabilities, Beit Raja Foundation, and Our volunteers ‘have a footprint’ and team volunteers ‘together for your youth’

For his part, Dr. abdelfattah abusrour, Founder and General Director of Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society, said that the revival of the International Day for People with Disabilities aims at raising awareness among the society about the rights of persons with disabilities, the enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities and full participation in society on an equal basis with others. Integrate the disabled into every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life that benefits them and society. The groups of persons with disabilities, especially children, need to remove barriers to inclusion in society, and evidence that when we remove those barriers to their integration into community life they will be able to achieve progress and development for their society and country.

Where activities began recreational activities carried out in the Nawras Hall in Doha for children through wooden games and the distribution of balloons and face painting. On the following day, recreational activities and various activities were held for kindergartens and schools in Bethlehem governorate. The children participated in artistic workshops in the field of music, theater and Dabkeh in addition to the small journalist program.

The event concluded with a meeting with children with disabilities and children of cancer patients, which included many recreational activities for children, competitions and educational games.

Alrowwad run out reading a collection of short stories

for children

9-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society, in cooperation with the Tamer Foundation, ran a discussion panel for children, which included the story of “What is the impediment?”, The theme of the girl's courage and her role in the family and in addition to the story " نص نصيص" popular story, Stories have been interactive by children.

Alrowwad participated in a training workshop about

use of digital technology in libraries in France

Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society participated in a training workshop on the

use of digital technology in libraries through technologies )Touch board,

Makey Makey Stop Motion) and how to use it through the partners Copiak

pioneers in the city of Marcel in France.

Where the team received a training in Fab Lab to learn the techniques of adding to visit the collection of libraries Marcel and identify the library systems and how to employ and use the tablet in the activation of libraries, and the importance of educational games and games PlayStation to attract users to libraries. The pioneer team will apply the use of digital technology in Palestinian libraries, work on a variety of games and projects related to Makey Makey and employ Raspberry pi in the work of the game group and use 3D in producing different models.

Alrowwad counseled a course in the field of "crochet'

for women

Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society and through the Women's Program concluded in December a training course for women in the field of (crochet) which is the knitting or twisting of the small needle thread which is a special needle.

which participated in the training course, which lasted more than ten meetings, was attended by a group of women from the Aida camp in the women's program. at the end of the training course, they presented a small exhibition of handcrafted works.For her part, the coordinator of the Women's Program alrowwad Society Manal Awda thanked the volunteer Shahira Hajajra for her initiative in training women on how to master the use of crochet to produce distinctive handicrafts.

Women’s program runs a women’s awareness meeting

on breast cancer

9-12-2017 The Women’s Program at the Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society ran an awareness meeting for women to talk about breast cancer with the participation of Dr. Traji Al-Qadi, head of the Community Health Department / Health Directorate in Bethlehem.

During the panel discussion, women identified the risks they face during

breast cancer and how to prevent and treat them in the early stages.

These meetings are part of the awareness activities of the women’s

program in Aida camp.

Alrowwad start a textile course for women

12-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society, through the Women’s Program, launched Tuesday a new session in the textile field “Trico” for women as part of the voluntary courses that the Alrowwad Society seeks to provide women free of charge in Aida camp.

Alrowwad hosts an open meeting for women in

Bethlehem

18-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural And Arts Society organized in partnership with the

Society of Social Welfare for the Development of Palestinian Women an open meeting

entitled “Combating violence against Palestinian women” in the presence of the

Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Women Bassam al-Khatib, the head of

the women’s unit in the governorate, Wafaa Hamid, the representative of the General

Authority for Human Rights Alaa Ghanaim, the executive director of Alrowwad Society,

Ribal Alkurdi, the head of the Union of Women’s Action Committees Nada Tuir, the

President of the Society of Social Welfare for the Development of Palestinian Women

Ahlam al-Wahsh and a group of women from different areas of Bethlehem, Beit Sahour

and Beit Jala The village of Jib al-Dhib and Aida camp.

The meeting was opened by the executive director of Alrowwad, Ribal Alkurdi, who welcomed the attendees and stressed the importance of the role of women in the Palestinian society and the need to shed light on the issues that concern women, especially the issues of violence practiced by the Israeli occupation within the political violence against women in Palestine.

For his part, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Women Bassam Al-Khatib stressed the need to support and involve Palestinian women in all aspects of society, especially in decision-making, calling on women to be free and to prove their presence in important positions in society and pressure and influence decision-makers to enact laws and legislations that treat Palestinian women.

The Head of the Women’s Unit in Bethlehem Governorate reported the suffering faced by Palestinian women in Bethlehem, especially with the Israeli occupation during visits prisoners in prisons or through military checkpoints and methods used by the occupation to pressure and harm women.

Alrowwad carry out a number of bus activities in

schools

21-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society carried out a number of

activities extracurricular for children through the activities of the bus

games carried out in privet and public schools in Bethlehem governorate.

Where the bus of the Alrowwad Society carried out more than 10 activities during December, attended by more than 450 students from schools and kindergartens in the governorate.

Alrowwad participates in the Christmas Call events in

Bethlehem

23-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society participated in the

Christmas Call events organized by Christmas Call organized by the

institutions working in the governorate through the launch of platforms to

collect the signatures of visitors and passersby to the Church of the Nativity

in the celebrations of Christmas to sign the call of birth, which emphasizes

the Arabism of Jerusalem and its Palestinian

Where foreign visitors, Arabs and the people of Bethlehem governorate

interacted with the Christmas call and signed the platforms, while a

website was launched to launch the Christmas call internationally to collect

as many signatures as possible for solidarity with Jerusalem.

Alrowwad organizes a workshop for librarians in

Bethlehem

24-12-2017 Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society organized a training a2-day

workshop for librarians in the Bethlehem Governorate participating in the

Copiak project to familiarize them with the applications of smart tablets

and how to use them in the fields of teaching and office work.

Alrowwad conclude its 2017 foreign tour with a visit to

Britain and Lebanon

Alrowwad cultural and arts society counseled on December her foreign tour 2017 which touched a number of European and Arab countries.

During his stay in Britain and Scotland the founder and general director at Alrowwad Society Abdelfattah Abusrour, visited a number of institutions, cultural clubs and libraries during the launch of the new Bethlehem Beautiful Resistance Recipes, one of the best cookbooks of 2017. These visits come to open the horizons of cooperation and partnership between Palestine and these countries, especially in the cultural, artistic and creative fields.

During his stay in London, Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour spoke during the Good Morning program on Al-Arabi channel about Alrowwad as a creative artistic resistance and through his talk about the importance of resistance in art and creativity to influence the international opinion, especially in the issue of Jerusalem, which has received international attention recently following the political changes in the region.

At the invitation of the society of Charitable Women in Lebanon, Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour visited Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon "Camp Burj Al Barajneh Camp Sabra and Shatila" to open the horizons of joint cooperation and to identify the concerns in the Palestinian camps and transfer a creative experience of resistance to Lebanon to help Palestinians in the diaspora to innovate. and excellence through the arts that express the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people wherever they may be. During his visit to Lebanon Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour was a guest on the Good Morning program in Al Arabi satellite channel at the corner of "Profile" and talked about Alrowwad as a creative resistance that carries the message and vision of the Alrowwad society which works within programs and goals that seek to convey the concerns and suffering of the Palestinian People The world through art and creativity.

A new book of Palestinian food entitled

"Beautiful Bethlehem Resistance Recipes"

From the healthy and hot soups to the popular dishes and desserts Palestinian delicacies, the authors of Bethlehem Book collected Palestinian recipes to give the Western reader a glimpse of daily life in Palestine where the Palestinian land and culture are subjected to the largest campaign of Israeli Judaization and piracy of Palestinian food heritage. The Bethlehem book is characterized by popular Palestinian recipes such as bread, pastries, salads, vegetables and a variety of interesting ways to cook popular Palestinian food such as mansaf, macloba, msakhan and many famous Palestinian and international items, which the book showed in a modern way how to made this food and express pulse of life of the Palestinian people in the face of adversity and difficulties.

The authors of the book of Bethlehem, Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour and Manal Odeh, collected authentic recipes for Palestinian food of all kinds from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, which was passed down from generation to become a Palestinian heritage that preserves the identity of the land and the Palestinian cause and maintains its existence.

The Bethlehem book was launched in the United Kingdom, Britain and Scotland on the eve Christmas celebrations and following the controversial US president's declaration that Jerusalem would be the capital of the occupation. The book carries an important message to the Western community that includes the heritage, culture and identity of the Palestinian people through Palestinian popular cuisine, which tried the occupation recently launched a number of campaigns to try Judaization and marketing as Israeli recipes, the last attempt to Judaize "hummus, falafel and msakhan"

Herald Scotland classified Bethlehem's recipe book as one of the best cookbooks of 2017. It is distinguished by transferring the heritage of the secrets of food preparation and popular Palestinian cooking arts in an easy and simple way, which preserves and fortifies Palestinian flavors and protects them from extinction and thwart attempts by Israeli cuisine to pirate and counterfeit food. Palestinian conflict to the present memory and its dissemination to the whole world.

The Palestinian writer and author Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour said that the Palestinian cuisine faces challenges, many popular foods are threatened with disappearing from the Arab table, especially those that are connected to land and heritage, and many food and meals with historical roots and link to the geography of the place and the land, has become under Israeli piracy and the struggle for existence and the attempts of counterfeiting and Judaization and distortion of identity and attempts to attribute to the Israeli kitchen.

He pointed out that the popular foods that were raised and raised by the grandparents and the Palestinian parents and were inherited to the grandchildren over generation linked to identity and has a historical extension and constitute the whole issue of Palestine, as the variety of food throughout the seasons, according to the ground of grass, and he said "Our food is our heritage and our culture. These foods are from the homeland, and it is enough from Palestine."

On the other hand, the writer Manal Awda pointed to the need to teach how to prepare and introduce Palestinian cuisine, especially since the occupation deprived many of them and quoted many of the popular Arab recipes and attributed them to his kitchen. The Bethlehem book was based on the adoption of traditional cooking as a culture rooted in the minds of the rising generations. The presence of foods by heritage and heritage on the table and in every Arab and Palestinian house and its involvement with the Western world.

It is worth mentioning that the book "Recipes Bethlehem" is the authors of Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour and Manal Odeh and the implementation of Melissa Squoot and the publication of Gilgamesh. The proceeds of this book will be used to support the Alrowwad Society for Culture and arts to develop the skills of young people, women and children in Aida camp.

Launching the third phase of work on Alrowwad

Vocational Training Building

In preparation for its opening in 2018

During the month of December, Alrowwad cultural and arts society completed the third phase of the work on the inauguration of the Alrowwad vocational training building and the preparation of a number of its internal facilities in preparation for its opening next year. Work has been done on the internal infrastructure of the guest house and the external departments and the processing of basic and ground logistics in the building.

Be our partners - against the ugliness of the occupation

and its violence

To donate to Alrowwad Society,

The following bank account numbers can be used:

Alrowwad Center for Culture and Theater Training

account numbers: 9250-296802-510

IBAN: PS41 ARAB 0000 0000 9250 2968 0251 0

Palestine-Bethlehem-bank no 94, branch no: 368- Branch: Al Khader - Arab Bank

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