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  • View of the empty inside of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
    Palestinian Christians

    Bethlehem: Gaza war mars Christmas festivities

    Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the supposed birthplace of Jesus, is usually busy over the Christmas season. This year, however, most festivities were cancelled because of the Gaza conflict.

  • A woman kneels on a marble floor in front of a shrine said to mark the spot where Jesus was born
    No festive season in the West Bank

    Christmas muted in 'grieving' Bethlehem

    Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year

  • From a Christian point of view, the consumer-oriented Father Christmas of the gift industry has nothing to do with Bishop Nicholas (image: picture-alliance/dpa/M. Schrader)
    Turkey's "Noel Baba"

    Questions and answers about St. Nicholas

    The Feast of Saint Nicholas, observed on 6 December in Western Christian countries falls within the season of Advent. But who was this bringer of gifts?

  • Christmas in Israel

    Culture war over the Christian holiday

    Christmas is becoming increasingly popular among secular Israelis. It spreads a festive atmosphere that promotes understanding between people of different faiths. Orthodox Jews, however, view the holiday as a threat. By Joseph Croitoru

  • Jesus and Mary in the Koran

    The message of mercy

    Jesus – Issa in Arabic – doesn’t merely enjoy the highest place among the prophets in the Koran. He is also revered in Islam’s mystical tradition for his message of love and mercy. By Aziz Fooladvand

  • Shlomit Tripp and her puppet theatre "Bubales".
    Shlomit Tripp‘s Puppet Theatre "Bubales“

    Vibrant, Jewish, intercultural

    With her puppet theatre "Bubales“, the artist Shlomit Tripp gives audiences a light-hearted taste of Jewish life in a bid to build bridges between religions and cultures. She was presented with the Obermayer Award for her work in January. Ceyda Nurtsch met her and her cast of colourful characters

  • Bethlehem celebrates a subdued Christmas

    Christmas in Bethlehem is usually a festive and colourful season. This year, festivities in the Palestinian town are set to return – but the COVID-19 pandemic is still casting a shadow on celebrations

  • Haifa's Holiday of Holidays

    The festival where everyone is welcome

    Haifa is known for being Israel’s exemplary model of relative harmony between Jewish and Palestinian citizens. Its unique "Holiday of Holidays" is a joyous, multicultural event that has become a major player in domestic tourism. After a two-year break due to the pandemic, Noam Yatsiv writes from this year's festival

  • Christmas 2021

    What would Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem look like today?

    More than 2,000 years since Mary and Joseph made the arduous journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born, checkpoints and political divisions greet pilgrims retracing their steps through Israel and the occupied West Bank

  • Lebanon

    Santa closed: in Beirut, crisis snuffs out Christmas spirit

    Beirut in December was once a shopping extravaganza, where day-long traffic jams clogged streets decked out with flashing Christmas lights and building-sized billboards advertising champagne and jewellery

  • Christmas face masks from Gaza

    In the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Christmas season is giving a boost to a small women’s business that produces pandemic face masks decorated with holiday symbols.

  • A Palestinian woman works on Christmas-themed masks in Gaza City on 9 December 2020.
    Festive coronavirus masks

    Christmas opens new market for small Gaza sewing business

    In the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Christmas season is giving a boost to a small women’s business that produces pandemic face masks decorated with holiday symbols

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