The Palestinian Summer Celebration 2008: June 15th – August 17th 2008


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

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 Palestine in addition to donating some of their
time to a local community organization through voluntary work and internships. The Palestinian
summer celebration 2008 will take place in the Bethlehem area in Palestine, between Wednesday
June 15th and August 17th 2008.

The annual celebration is organized by Siraj Center for Holy
Land Studies www.sirajcenter.org (http://www.sirajcenter.org/) in partnership with Bethlehem University www.bethlehem.edu (http://www.bethlehem.edu/) and the US based Society for Biblical Studies, www.sbsedu.org (http://www.sbsedu.org/) .

Participants will also have the opportunity to listen and question high level speakers of various
positions and expertise, learn Palestinian Debkeh Folklore Dancing and participate in Palestinian Cooking classes.

Palestinian Summer Celebration
For more information:
Siraj, Center for Holy Land Studies
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