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Palestine: Activities

PBBY tries to hold at least one meeting per month which normally includes: discussion of various matters related to children’s literature, a get together with a local or foreign writer, a presentation or discussion of a book and the discussion of a draft story of a Palestinian writer. PBBY tries when possible, to implement activities which promote intercultural exchange and international solidarity.

IBBY with the Argentinean writer Isol

IBBY Palestine arranged last month a meeting with the Argentinean ALMA winner writer and illustrator Isol, in cooperation with Tamer Institute. Tamer has hosted Isol for a series of very interesting training workshops. Isol began by talking about her...

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PBBY Monthly Discussion with Sonia Nimr

The Blue Door Story Dr Hanadi Kharma started the discussion. She spoke about the blue door a note to the two points in the blue door the camp, the right of return, connection to the place, the land, in the memory. Dima el Hajj: she spoke about the pa...

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Expressive, Creative and Therapeutic Arts

In mid September there was an interesting meeting of IBBY Palestine with Khitam Edelbi who is specialized in expressive arts in psychotherapy and works in the early childhood Resource Center (also preparing for doctorate “playback theater therapy” wh...

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LAP meeting with PBBY

During the second visit of a delegation of ‘Librarians and Archivists with Palestine’ (LAP) to the Palestinian Occupied Territory IBBY Palestine arranged for a meeting with the delegation on April 6th, 2015 . After the introduction of attendees, LAP...

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Biennial Reports

Every two year IBBY requests from all national sections to prepare their biennial reports according to a standard format All reports are combined in one report which is distributed in the biennial IBBY Congress, and is posted with each national secti...

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Meeting with Ulf Stark

The Swedish writer ULf Stark was invited by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture. PBBY organized a joint meeting with the Ministry and al Qattan Foundation in which Ulf Stark gave a very interesting talk about his books mainly the book “Can You Whistl...

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Elsa Marston

Marston in Palestine! In 2009 Elsa Marston visited Palestine for olive picking and to visit PBBY and implement some activities with them. It turned to be a very rich visit. PBBY organized a public lecture where Elsa spoke about the picture of Palesti...

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Luciana Savaget

Meeting with the Brazilian writer In autumn 2009 PBBY and Tamer Institute hosted the Brazilian writer Luciana Savaget, it was her second trip to Palestine. The meeting was to discuss the Book of Luciana “Operation Rescue Baghdad” which is against the...

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Kanaana on Folk Tales

Dr Kanaana on Folk Tales. PBBY hosted Dr Sharif Kanaana who gave a very interesting talk, which was an over view about folk tales and children's fairy tales around the world . He reflected on the Migration of these stories giving concrete examples po...

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Safa Ameer

PBBY hosted in 2011 the writer Safa Ameer to discuss her two new books Come Play with Me and Omar & Haha, the former had won the prize of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture for children and was short listed for Itasalt Prize in al Sharjah .. the two...

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Variety of Meetings

Variety of Meetings There were many interesting meetings with Palestinian writers and experts that were not documented in soft copies. • Very important meetings were with the Palestinian writers in which they talked about their life in writing and ho...

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