PBBY has been active on the international level. PBBY attended all IBBY Congresses since 2004 the first was in 2002 as Individual Member. some documentation to follow later.
Children in Crisis Situations: Palestinians under Occupation
PBBY Presentation in IBBY 34th Congress in Mexico In a workshop dealing with the subject of children in difficult situation , and their right to equal rights. The workshop was moderated by Akoss Ofori-Mensah EC IBBY member. The speakers were Hossein...
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IBBY Palestine in Mexico Congress
IBBY Palestine participated in the successful IBBY 34th Congress in Mexico. We were represented by PBBY President Jehan Helou and Executive Secretary Afaf Abu Nahleh Harb. The theme of the Congress was Reading as an Inclusive Experience - All Means A...
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Elected to IBBY's EC
IBBY's 31st Congress, convened in Copenhagen in 2008. The Congress Theme was Stories in History-History in Stories Four PBBY members attended the Congress Dr. Kanaana and Arham Damen chairwoman of Tamer Institute Safa Abu Asab from diakonia and Jehan...
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Tribute to Britt Saksson
This is a Palestinian tribute to a wonderful friend and member of the Swedish IBBY.
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IBBY Ireland Conference
In December 2003, the president of IBBY Palestine and the General Director of Tamer Institute Jehan Helou was invited to Ireland to take part in IBBY Ireland conference: Fighting for Writing …Children's Books in Areas of Conflict. The aim of the conf...
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Book Fair Nami Island
PBBY was invited by Nami Island Team to Nambook-007 International book fair in May of that year. Jehan Helou and Olivia Qandah participated, and they carried Palestinian children which were nicely exhibited at the book exhibition. as seen in the PP....
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Peace Story, Nami Island
International meeting at the launching of the 22 stories of Peace Story in Nami Island in South Korea PBBY at NABOOK-010 PBBY was honored to be part of the creative NABOOK-010 the Peace Festival/ Peace Story. PBBY President Jehan Helou was member of...
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USBBY NL on Palestine
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IBBY 32nd Congress
Theme: the Strength of Minorities Santiago de Compostela Spain in 2010 Jehan Helou and Renad Qubbaj General Director of Tamer Institute participated from IBBY Palestine, Dr. Sharif Kanaana, who was supposed to present a paper on “Writing Stories for...
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Nami Island Creative Meeting
Children’s writers, illustrators talk on peace Nami Island Two hundred years ago, Hans Christian Anderson was born in the town of Odense, Denmark. From “The Snow Queen,” “The Little Match Girl” to “The Little Mermaid” and “The Ugly Duckling,” his leg...
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Oakland: A Child's View from Gaza
The exhibit had writings form PBBY libraries in Gaza Oct 2011 After attending the successful USBBY Regional Conference in Fresno California, the prominent writer Beverley Naidoo and Jehan Helou (IBBY-Palestine) visited the exhibition of "A Child's Vi...
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ICBD 2012
IBBY poster of International Children Book Day (ICBD) prepared by IBBY Mexico.
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Bologna Book Fair
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 D...
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IBBY 33 Congress
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 countrie...
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Adaptation & Migration of Folk & Fairy Tales
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 Cinderel...
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Honour List
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IBBY CANA 1st Regional Conference
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...
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9th IBBY Regional Conference - Add
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 t...
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9th IBBY Regional Conference Opening
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 fe...
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9th IBBY Regional Conference Presentation
USBBY Conference Jehan Helou's Presentation Peace the World Together Palestinian children final[1] - USBBY Click for the full presentation Peace the World Together with Children's Books what a beautiful goal to aspire ... Books are magic for Palestin...
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