Bethlehem

Taqi Spateen Paints Palestine Museum Mural of Aaron Bushnell

Taqi Spateen Paints Palestine Museum Mural of Aaron Bushnell

Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. serviceman who self-immolated to protest the genocide in Gaza, has become a modern Palestinian...

11 JULY 2025 • By Hadani Ditmars
Ravaged by Fire

Ravaged by Fire

Francisco Letelier connects the devastation of fire and climate change with the decimation of Gaza, and other disasters...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Francisco Letelier
Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories

Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories

Chloé Benoist, a French journalist and editor, writes of her time spent reporting from the West Bank.

22 JANUARY 2024 • By Chloé Benoist
Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Had Jesus been born today he would be considered Palestinian, and his birth would have faced many obstacles...

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Ahmed Twaij
The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

Cory Oldweiler reviews three novellas by Bethlehem born and raised, Ramallah-based poet and writer Ghassan Zaqtan.

13 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Cory Oldweiler
How Bethlehem Evolved From Jerusalem’s Sleepy Backwater to a Global Town

How Bethlehem Evolved From Jerusalem’s Sleepy Backwater to a Global Town

Bethlehem native and novelist Karim Kattan reviews the new book by Jacob Norris that tells the 19th century...

15 MAY 2023 • By Karim Kattan
Palestine in Pieces: Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon

Palestine in Pieces: Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon

A new film depicts the treachery of being Palestinian living under the Israeli Occupation Forces in Bethlehem.

21 MARCH 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Sacred Fire, Profane Fire: From Ritual to Barbecue

Sacred Fire, Profane Fire: From Ritual to Barbecue

Bethlehem's top chef Fadi Kattan waxes enthusiastic on fire, grilling and the art of turning meat pink.

15 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Wasta Tawla, or how the Wastafarians Fared at Fawda

Wasta Tawla, or how the Wastafarians Fared at Fawda

Bethlehem chef Fadi Kattan recalls the disaster of wasta leading up to Christmas Eve at Fawda restaurant.

14 JUNE 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Maqloubeh Behind the Wall in Bethlehem

Maqloubeh Behind the Wall in Bethlehem

Chef Fadi Kattan, fed up with walls, Covid and strife with Israel, shares a classic Palestinian recipe.

14 MAY 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Covid and Zaatar

Covid and Zaatar

When you're a chef, losing your sense of smell and taste threatens your entire way of life. Chef...

18 APRIL 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Freekeh, freekeh, freekeh!

Freekeh, freekeh, freekeh!

Bethlehem's epicurean chef, Fadi Kattan, talks about one of his big loves and even lets us in on...

16 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Ella Shohat
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