Stories from Jerusalem / Al Quds
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As a tour guide in Jerusalem, I have developed many tours with different themes, that take you all around the city and sometimes we travel further out to other interesting historical places.
If you have an interest in the history of Jerusalem, then you should definitely enjoy these stories and hopefully you will join one or more tours with me in the future!
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S10E3 Nine Quarters of Jerusalem
Based on Matthew Teller's book "Nine Quarters of Jerusalem" I developed a tour in the old city of Jerusalem that introduces the visitor to the different cultural, social and religious communities…
S10E2 Ceremony of the Holy Fire in the Holy Sepulcher church in Jerusalem
Every year the Greek-Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem enters Christ's tomb in the Holy Sepulcher church in Jerusalem with no way to start a fire, prays, and fire miraculously appears which is then…
S10E1 Women of Jerusalem
For International Women's Day, today on the 8th of March, I prepared a tour in the old city of Jerusalem, that takes you through the history of Jerusalem with women as the main…
Introduction to Stories from Jerusalem
My name is Kristel, I studied history and tour guiding in the Netherlands and I have a tour guide license from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and from the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism. During the…
S9E2 Thob and tatreez, the Palestinian traditional heritage dress
A couple of years ago I received three pieces of embroidery that used to be the chest pieces of Palestinian dresses. The Palestinian dress is called a 'thob' in Arabic. The person who gave them to me…
S9E1 The Palestinian Heritage Museum in Jerusalem part 1
A couple of years ago I received three pieces of embroidery that used to be the chest pieces of Palestinian dresses. The Palestinian dress is called a 'thob' in Arabic. The person who gave them to me…
S8E7 Young Palestinian leaders shaping the future of Palestine
In this episode you will hear three interviews I carried out for PAX Palestine Podcast with four Palestinian young women who share their transformative journey with the Youth Bridges for Democracy…
S8E6 All water has perfect memory, interview with author Nada Samih-Rotondo
Nada is a Palestinian-American author, teacher and mother. She was six years old when her mother kidnapped her from Kuwait, at the time when Iraq invaded Kuwait. They went to the United States where…
S8E5 A house in Jerusalem, interview with filmmaker Muayad Elayyan
Recently the kids and I watched the film 'A house in Jerusalem' by filmmaker Muayad Elayyan who happens to be a far cousin and friend of my husband Tariq. Although he told me that he had a small role…
S8E4 Palestinian children's choir Amwaj
On a Friday evening in September I attended a beautiful concert of the Amwaj children's choir in Bethlehem. I had tears rolling down my eyes. Not only did the choir sound so beautiful, but also did I…
S8E3 A visit to the Makhrour valley
The Makhrour valley is situated between Beit Jala and Battir and the larger part of this valley has been designated as part of a world heritage site registered by UNESCO as 'Palestine, land of olives…
S8E2 Daybreak in Gaza, memories by Yousef Khoury
This is interview with Yousef Khoury, a Christian Palestinian theologian originally from Gaza, currently living in Bethlehem, was conducted in April 2024. The content of this interview was used for…
S8E1 Back to Podcasting
After almost a year of radio silence, I am back to producing new episodes! Last year was very intense for everyone and I was unable to continue the podcast. In this first introduction to the new…
S7E12 Civil Society for Dignity in Palestine part 3 : Media training for Palestinian youth
This is the third and last part of a trilogy that I made for Pax Palestine Podcast about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the…
S7E11 Civil Society for Dignity in Palestine part 2 : Palestinian civil society involvement
This is the second part of a trilogy I made for Pax Palestine Podcast about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the European Union.…
S7E10 Civil Society for Dignity in Palestine part 1 : introduction to Palestinian civil society
This is the first part of a trilogy that I made for Pax Palestine Podcast about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the European…
S7E9 A visit to Bisan / Beit Shean
Beit Shean or Beisan as it is called by Palestinians because before 1948 it was called Beisan and it had a population of 6000 people, is mainly known for the excavation of the ancient city and it is…
S7E8 The Armenian Museum of Jerusalem
In a previous episode with Apo Sahagian, we talked about the Armenian community in Jerusalem. This episode is a deeper dive into the history of the Armenians and their presence in the holy land in…
S7E7 A visit to Akka / Akko / Acre
The Palestinians call it Akka, in English they say Acre, which goes back to how the Crusaders called the city, today we hear people referring to it as Akko and the root letters AK go back to the…
S7E6 A visit to Asqalan
On the Mediterranean coast you can find the ruins of a city that first became a large sized city during the Canaanite period. Of this period the oldest brick wall and arched gate have been excavated…
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Stories from Jerusalem / Al Quds has published 124 episodes since August 2020, covering topics in History, Personal Journals.
Stories from Jerusalem / Al Quds is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 40m.
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