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Dua’a Bisharat, principal of Saviour’s Episcopal School in Zarqa, Jordan, talks with AFEDJ’s John Lent about the mission of the school and current conditions in Jordan. The conversation took place via Zoom on July 7, 2020. Saviour’s Episcopal School is a progressive K-12 school in...

Ibrahim Faltas, general director of the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC), talks with AFEDJ’s John Lent about current conditions in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and how JPBC has adapted the services it offers amidst the pandemic and economic shutdown. JPBC is an internationally-accredited...

On Sunday, June 14, the Very Rev. Hosam Naoum will be consecrated as the Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. The service will be live-streamed beginning at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. EDT and 6 a.m. PDT) from St. George’s Cathedral in...

Thanks to AFEDJ Trustee, the Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch, for taking time during his pilgrimage to interview Ms Sondos, a participant with her daughter in the Mother Empowerment Program at Princess Basma Center in East Jerusalem. A signature program of Princess Basma, this two- to three-week...

Ms Suhaila Tarazi, director of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, talked with AFEDJ’s John Lent in East Jerusalem on February 27, 2019. She spoke about the dire conditions the people of Gaza encounter each day and, in this video, about the challenges staff of...

A short interview with a delightful ninth-grader, Shams – “sun” in Arabic – at Christ Episcopal School in Nazareth, Israel. She talks about girls equality with boys, her love of languages and meeting people from across the world, and her big plans for the future....

Leaders from Ahli Hospital in Gaza and the Princess Basma Center in East Jerusalem join AFEDJ Board Chair Bishop Barry Beisner to talk about the drastic impact U.S. cuts in aid will have on the humanitarian institutions of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

“If we don’t receive money for providing therapies for children, we will have no choice but to close down in a few months because we will not have money to pay salaries or our suppliers.” –Ibrahim Faltis, Princess Basma Center Director Check out this story...