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A Letter from our Director Dear Friends, As the end of the year and the decade quickly approaches, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. This year, I’m recounting all we’ve accomplished together. You [...]

by Rosana Thompson, Diaspora Palestinian, Steward of Facts- and Bright Stars of Bethlehem Area Representative “Here you talk about it as something you ‘believe in’, but where I [...]

Growing up, thinking so much about Bethlehem and the first Christmas, it’s a destination that pops up in so many travel dreams. And then, finally getting there you find “the little town” is [...]

This post is taken from the Bright Stars of Bethlehem Advent Devotional and part of our 2019 Advent Series, For those who wait. This week’s reflection is penned by Rich Bimler, one of [...]

On December 21, 2019, share the heart of Christmas with the people of Bethlehem. 9:30am ET/ 4:30pm in Bethlehem Palestinian Christians, whose ancestors date back to the first followers of Christ, [...]

This Sunday, October 27, Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum was our guest of honor at a Minneapolis-area Bright Stars fundraiser. We seized the opportunity to celebrate her tireless advocacy [...]

“You can tell a lot about who’s shaping our country by looking at rooftops,” says Wa’fa, a painting student at Dar al-Kalima, squinting through the dusty windows of the third-floor painting [...]

In this July/August issue of Smithsonian magazine, Rev. Dr. Raheb is featured in the article, “A new way to see the Holy Land,” by award-winning journalist, Geraldine Brooks. The [...]

An update from two volunteers’ semester in Bethlehem Last February, John and Barbara Fritsche traded their downtown Chicago condo for a small apartment in the bustling center of Bethlehem. [...]

  Dar al Kalima graduate, Wisam Al Jafari receives 3rd prize at Cannes International Film Festival! The first Dar al-Kalima University of Arts graduate to be represented at this prestigious [...]