Our Tales

“Elham” means “The aspiration from God”. Living in Al-Walajah is a great challenge from all sides. It all started when my husband initiated building a house on his land in Al-... read more

On October 24th, 2001, Bethlehem city was under the Israeli invasion. Tanks were closing the entrance of the village and all the entrances of Bethlehem. There was constant shelling... read more

In 1998 I was destined to be engaged to my cousin, I was a Palestinian refugee living in Jordan and my husband was a Palestinian refugee living in Palestine.I remember how happy my... read more

My husband and I, next to our four children, were living happily in our house in Al-Walajah village. I was a housewife and my husband used to work in Israel. On a day in 2006, I wa... read more

My childhood was in our “Arabic House” as we call it. It was a rented house in the old town of Beit Jala. Our Arabic house was basically one big room. In the middle of this room, t... read more

I am the first grandchild in my family –the eldest. According to what I heard from my mother and my aunt, I was a spoiled granddaughter. I have a vague memory of myself in the firs... read more

My name is Tohfa Al Aaraj, I was born in 1974 and I lived under occupation.I have so many stories in my life, the good ones, and the painful ones, but ultimately pain and grief giv... read more