Spring Term 2018
“Welcome back” to e-turathuna as we commence Spring Term 2018.
We started the academic year 2017-2018 featuring a new genre – “the interview” –in an interactive encounter with Palestinians whose lives are marked with a “passion for turath.” Fall Term featured Ms. Maha Saca, a Bethlehemite and a generous donor of Bethlehem University Library. If you haven’t read this feature, click the following link so you are updated:
https://www.bethlehem.edu/turathuna/topics/a-passion-for-palestinian-turath
This Spring term, e-turathuna showcases Mr. George Al-Ama, who also hails from Bethlehem and is a Bethlehem University graduate having majored in English Literature with a minor in Business Administration. After completing his Master’s degree in Archaeology at Al Quds University Abu Dis, he is currently pursuing his doctorate at the Hebrew University specializing in Archaeology.
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George M. Al-Ama in his Graduation Ceremony from Bethlehem University in 2004 | George M. Al-Ama with his classmates during a field visit of the archaeological excavations |
Mr. Al-Ama is not new to our efforts to put “turath” centre-stage. He made it literally possible to have the Jabra painting exhibition here at the Turathuna Centre, for which we are immensely grateful.

Mr. Al-Ama