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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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ICBD 2012
Monday 10 February 2014
IBBY poster of International Children Book Day (ICBD) prepared by IBBY Mexico.
Bologna Book Fair
Monday 10 February 2014
As an Executive Committee member Jehan Helou traveled every year to bologna book Fair to attend IBBY EC meeting (two meetings per year) from 2009-2012
In 2013 she travelled to Bologna book fair for IBBY / Sharjah Fund Consultative Committee meeting
During IBBY Press conference Bologna 2013 (...)
IBBY 33 Congress
Monday 10 February 2014
Crossing Boundaries: Translations and Migrations
London 2012
PBBY Participation
IBBY International 33rd Congress Crossing Boundaries: Translations and Migrations, was held in London, from 23rd to 26th August 2012.
Delegates from more than 70 countries including: Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine (...)
Adaptation & Migration of Folk & Fairy Tales
Monday 10 February 2014
Moderator: Jehan Helou
Session 34 IBBY 33rd Congress
Jim Cipielewski (Associate Dean, School of Education and Human Services, Oakland University, U.S.A.)
Cinderella: Exploring a Tale’s Migration to the American South
While there are numerous Cinderella variants, many are closely linked while (...)
Honour List
Monday 10 February 2014
IBBY CANA 1st Regional Conference
Monday 10 February 2014
IBBY Palestine participation
Participants from IBBY Palestine contributed to the following sessions:
IBBY National Sections in the CANA Region: "From Simple Beginnings to Inspiring Successes"
Nabeela Hassan: ""Promoting a Reading Culture in Occupied Palestine- A Quick Overview"
"Folklore (...)
9th IBBY Regional Conference - Add
Monday 10 February 2014
The 9th IBBY Regional Conference, to be held, October 21-23, 2011 at the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children´s Literature, The Henry Madden Library, at California State University, in Fresno, CA, promises to provide a unique opportunity for teachers, librarians, and other readers to (...)
9th IBBY Regional Conference Opening
Monday 10 February 2014
Peace the World Together through Children’s Books.
A Great Success!
Beverly Naidoo from the UK, Ellis Vance from the US, and Jehan Helou from Palestine reflect the international focus of this memorable conference as they participate in the opening festivities with a choral reading from the (...)
9th IBBY Regional Conference Presentation
Monday 10 February 2014
USBBY Conference Jehan Helou’s Presentation
Peace the World Together Palestinian children final[1] - USBBY
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Peace the World Together with Children’s Books what a beautiful goal to aspire ... Books are magic for Palestinian children they are the Haven of their (...)
Twinning: USBBY and PBBY
Monday 10 February 2014
United Sates IBBY Section has initiated to volunteer with Palestinian IBBY in 2006 which was a vey heart warming move. Below is how USBBY perceive such partnership
Since 2007 USBBY pays annual IBBY membership dues.
In the picture below Barbara Lehman President of USBBY and Jehan Helou,, (...)
Sharjah–IBBY Fund AC Meeting
Monday 10 February 2014
1st meeting
Date: Friday, 24 August 2012 Time: 11:00 - 12:30 Venue: Imperial College, London, UK
Attendees:
1. Bodour Al-Qasimi, UAEBBY President (Chairperson of Sharjah IBBY Fund Advisory Committee)
2. Marwa Al Aqroubi, member of UAEBBY
3. Ahmad Al Amri, member of UAEBBY
4. Patricia (...)
IBBY delegation in Gaza
Monday 10 February 2014
IBBY solidarity visit to Gaza.
The delegation was formed of Ahmad Redza Khairuddin President of IBBY , Patsy Aldna President of IBBY Foundation and previous President of IBBY, and Liz Page Executive Director of IBBY joined by Jehan Helou President of IBBY Palestine who arrived to Gaza a week (...)
IBBY Visit to Gaza
Monday 10 February 2014
IBBY Solidarity Visit to Gaza
The visit of high ranking IBBY delegation to Gaza in mid April 2013 coincided with almost ten years of the declaration of IBBY Palestine as the 65 section of IBBY. This solidarity visit to the children of Gaza who suffer from occupation, oppression and siege was (...)
PBBY: 32 IBBY Congress
Monday 10 February 2014
32 IBBY World Congress Santiago de Compostela 2010
Jehan Helou and Renad Qubbaj the General Diredtor of Tamer Institute participated in the IBBY 32 Congress.
Jehan chaired a meeting of the Arab Group participating in the Congress and at the end of the Congress the meeting of both the Asian (...)
Dr Kanaana: 31st IBBY Congress
Monday 10 February 2014
Stories Told by and for Palestinian Children
By Dr Sharif Kanaana, Palestine
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 (...)
