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UNESCO’s visit to IBBY Palestine
UNESCO Delegation Visit to the Library of IBBY Palestine in Gaza
Handing Khitam her prize for winning UNESCO’s "World Tales" competition
Giovanni SCEPI Head of the Culture Unit at UNESCO Palestine, and Youssef Al-Ejla, Head of UNESCO Office visited PBBY Shawka give Khitam al-Hissi the (...)
A Land Fueled by People and Stones
This moving piece by writer Dima Sehwail written during the 2008-9 war on Gaza it was published in IBBY 33rd Congress book and of the few items read in one of the plenary sessions
A land fueled by people and stones
Faces of people in my country
Their fingers
Legs
Hands
And tongues will (...)
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Seasons Greetings From Ibby Palestine
Monday 20 December 2021
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Our Wishes for a Better, Kinder and Peaceful World!
Creative Writing Training
Wednesday 10 November 2021
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Creative Writing Training The International Board on Books for Young People – Children in Crisis
Introduction
PBBY made a training session in creative writing with distributing the novel ‘Diamond’ to the children by the writer Hani el Salimi who made the training.
The training was done in Al (...)
Free illustrations by the Children of Al-Shawka Library
Wednesday 20 October 2021
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More to come after the special illustration workshop.
37th "IBBY" Congress in Moscow - Honour List
Monday 27 September 2021
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Warm Congratulations to the Winners of the "Honour List" from Palestine
With great success, the 37th "IBBY" Congress ended its work in Moscow, after being postponed for a whole year because ofCovid-19 pandemic.
The distinguished books of the winners of the “Honour List” for 2020, for the (...)
IBBY Palestine summer camp in al Ataa Library
Wednesday 8 September 2021
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IBBY Palestine organized a summer camp of cultural and entertainment activities, in al Ataa library; whereby 200 children from both sexes (100 each week). Children were divided 50 children for each of the two periods, morning and an evening.
Activities were varied, different and included five (...)
Khitam from IBBY library in Gaza is a laureate in UNESCO ISF "WORLD TALES"
Monday 9 August 2021
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IBBY Palestine was very happy to receive the followig letter to Khitam Hissi :
Dear Khitam al-Hissi,
We hope that this email finds you and your loved ones well and healthy in these challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are writing to you to inform you that your entry to the UNESCO (...)
Jerusalem Tales The Children of Gaza & Jerusalem together in Creativity & Hope
Thursday 5 August 2021
IPBBY initiated a creative writing training for children in cooperation with Al Saraya Center for Community Services in Jerusalem. Many children were happy to write stories reflecting their reality. The stories were spontaneous and reflected their aspirations to have their voice reach the wider (...)
Covid-19 in Gaza IBBY & Friends Respond to Gaza Children’s Pain and Needs
Thursday 5 August 2021
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Three days ago we had the alarming news that Gaza Hospitals Occupancy has Reached 100% with the surge of Coronavirus Cases. This reflected a very dangerous situation in the Israeli besieged Gaza.
There were closures in the spring, but then the Covid -19 was contained through the quarantining (...)
Children Writings #2 Sad Return to School
Thursday 5 August 2021
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I wish siege on Gaza is lifted & the crisis of UNRWA solved
Hala Abed
10 years
How I wished the school would start because for me, it is the place of love, happiness and fun, where we meet new friends. But because of the economic situation of the Palestinian people, the bad situation of (...)
Covid-19 Drawings
Thursday 5 August 2021
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Children expressing their feelings towards Covid-19 in drawings.
Summer Camp after Israeli Aggression 2021 - We Will Rise
Monday 26 July 2021
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IBBY Palestine in cooperation with the United Palestinian Appeal implemented a very successful summer camp for four hundred boys and girls at Al Shawka Library in Rafah- Gaza.
The aim of this activity was to support and relieve psychological distress after the horror experienced by the (...)
The Human Cost of Drone Warfare
Monday 31 May 2021
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Very expressive and depressing stories, written by the children of IBBY libraries in Gaza, about their traumatic experience with the horrific Drones that do not leave their sky!
The Drone is An Industry to Hurt Humanity
Abla (Librarian of al Ata’a Library
The size of the drone cannot be (...)
From our Hearts to Palestine
Wednesday 26 May 2021
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These beautiful writings and illustrations were inspired by Palestinian children sufferings during Israeli aggressions on Gaza.
Pakistani children in solidarity with the children of Palestine
Tuesday 25 May 2021
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From the pure hearts of Pakistani children with cancer, solidarity with the children of Palestine.
Stories Told by and for Palestinian Children
Tuesday 4 May 2021
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Stories Told by and for Palestinian Children
The main topic of this presentation is the writing of stories for children. The children I am concerned with here are those between the ages of three or four up to the age of nine or 10, that is, before the age where they start to show any (...)
