Articles

• Pluralistic Spiritual Centre report for the 2007 - 2008 scholastic year
  18 September 2008

  In the recent scholastic year, the Centre has continued to develop its ongoing, core programs - in interfaith study, in mediation , in youth work, and for the Village community and its neighbors in the area.
  From Dirasat - 2nd Meeting
  (1) Dirasat: Scripture and social transformation - Interfaith study on the path to political justice
  In the framework of Dirasat we conducted three seminars: Feminism in Islam, with Muslim scholar-activist Arin Hawari, who is Associate Principal of the (...)

• Creating Change Advocates: Palestinian & Israeli Professionals in Dialogue and Action
  5 August 2008

  Young professionals seek means to create a peaceful solution to the conflict.

• The School looks forward to the coming year
  4 August 2008

  Enrollment up, satisfaction by parents and pupils up, and a lot to look forward to in the 2008 - 2009 school year.

• Mediation in a multicultural context
  3 August 2008

  Crosscultural Community Mediation Training at the Pluralistic Spiritual Centre is among the latest educational initiatives at the Oasis of Peace...

• Children of War at the Oasis of Peace III
  August 2008, by Faryal Awan

  Eyes full of excitement, smiling faces, infectious enthusiasm, and dreams come true... describes the summer camp run by Wahat As-Salam / Neve Shalom for kids from refugee camps in the West Bank.

• An art workshop for children from Tulkarm, West Bank and pupils of the WAS-NS primary school
  July 2008

  In June 2008, an activity took place that was the first of its kind for us. Twenty-five Palestinian children aged 8 – 13 from a refugee camp in the West Bank joined children of the WAS-NS primary school for an art workshop.

• A Special Night for Some Extraordinary Children
  July 2008

  The primary school hosted the 6th grade graduation on Sunday June 29th.

• A New Milestone: First Young Leadership Certificates Awarded
  20 May 2008

  On April 17th, 2008, the Youth Club (the Nadi) presented certificates of completion to graduates of the Young Leadership Course who participated in the first-ever such training course given at the Nadi.

• School for Peace Study Day
  20 May 2008

  The School for Peace called a study-day to discuss new thinking behind the methodology of its encounter work.

• An Evening on the Nakba in the Youth Club
  19 May 2008

  On Thursday, May 15, 2008, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe), the Youth Club (Nadi as-Shabibah / Moadon Noar) hosted an evening of film and discussion.

• New equipment improves medical services to a West Bank town
  February 2008

  A delegation from Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam visit Naalin, together with Japan’s representative to the Palestinian Authority, to mark the successful installation of medical equipment at the town’s clinic.

• School for Peace activity report - 2007
  10 January 2008

  The School for Peace continues to develop its rich program of activities.

• Rethinking the work of the School for Peace
  10 January 2008

  New insights into the context of Arab - Jewish relations influence on the macro level influence both structure and content of the School for Peace encounter.

• Update on the Children’s Educational System
  10 January 2008

  Principal Anwar Dawood gives a complete overview of the binational children’s system in mid-term. The truth is out: school doesn’t have to be boring.

• Make way for the youth club
  10 January 2008

  Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam is quietly preparing a new generation of leaders from among the ranks of its young people.

• Doumia - Sakinah activity report 2007
  10 January 2008

  A brief summary of the many interesting activities conducted by the Pluralistic Spiritual Centre during 2007.

• {Dirasat} - Scripture and social transformation: the first two meetings
  10 January 2008

  Dirasat, a new program of inter-religious study being piloted by the Pluralistic Spiritual Centre, began with two successful seminars: one looked at feminism in Islam, another looked at the image of Jesus in Judaism.

• A Holiday on the Opening of the 2007-08 School Year at the Neve Shalom - Wahat al Salam Primary School
  12 September 2007

  On September 2, The NS-WAS primary school entered its 24th year: Reflections on the occasion, and a glimpse at the year ahead.

• Children of War at the Oasis of Peace II
  31 August 2007, by Ranin Boulos

  In July, for the second year in a row, a successful week-long summer camp was organized for Palestinian boys and girls from a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Tulkarem.

• "Massa - Massar": A Journey of Discovery
  22 August 2007, by Dorit Shippin, Rotem Mor

  A week-long interfaith-learning peace-building program for Jewish,
  Christian and Muslim youth in Israel