A while back I was contacted by a woman called Michal who suggested that we open a section on our website where people can share their personal stories of connections and we’d do this in both Hebrew a Read More
September 20, 2020 1275
My name is Gil Alexander, and this week I discovered a major city in Israel called Umm al-Fahm. The Umm al-Fahm Gallery, founded by Sayid Abu Shaqra, is holding an exhibition of Arab and Jewish artist Read More
September 14, 2020 1473
Every year we celebrate our blog birthday, as is customary in the blogosphere. A beautiful tradition. For me, the blog birthday gives me the opportunity to reflect on our blog’s elements, goals and vi Read More
August 9, 2020 1259
Who wouldn’t want to travel with Ulfat Haider and climb snowy mountains in the heat of the summer? But we’re staying put, and despite the new isolation instructions it’s still quite possible to travel Read More
July 16, 2020 1450
It’s well known that I like to collect fascinating stories for our website section about activist women promoting a shared life, so here’s an amazing story for you. “We must be prepared to act as a ba Read More
May 19, 2020 2483
What is the month of Ramadan – an explanation from the Eureka site, also photos of items from the National Library’s Islam and Middle East collection can be found here. Educational initiatives concern Read More
May 10, 2020 2232
I met Sharon Ashkenazi through her wonderful project team here in Israel. Oren Cnaan contacted me a while ago to add their organization, Israeli Salad to our organization database (run voluntarily by Read More
April 25, 2020 2317
Katef Murad Salame began her academic career at the Beit Jann Comprehensive High School, known as the top school in Israel for Bagrut (matriculation tests) eligibility, and continued as a student of c Read More
March 29, 2020 3725
When was the last time you thought about International Women’s Day, the successful women in Arab society and the women who advance a shared life? Outstanding Arab women who have ‘made it’, as well as Read More
March 16, 2020 5069
I’ve recently come across a program that resembles a student exchange program, but different. This program has special ideas and a very special connection. It’s intended for students from conflict or Read More
February 16, 2020 2301
