شوارع بيت لحم أصبحت شبه مهجورة. الحزن يخيم على أعياد الميلاد في مهد المسيح

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  Palestinian Christians

  Bethlehem: Gaza war mars Christmas festivities

  Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the supposed birthplace of Jesus, is usually busy over the Christmas season. This year, however, most festivities were cancelled because of the Gaza conflict.

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  New book: "Rooted in Palestine"

  The role of Christians in the Middle East conflict

  Palestinian Christians are an integral part of the Palestinian national movement. This is the conclusion reached by the Chilean-born Palestinian political scientist Xavier Abu Eid. Interview conducted by Andrea Krogmann

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  ″Christmas and the Qu′ran″

  When love comes down

  ″Christmas and the Qu′ran″, Karl-Josef Kuschel′s scholarly examination of the Christmas story in the light of the New Testament and the Koran, digs deep to deliver a message of hope. Lucy James read the book

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  Jesus and Mary in the Koran

  The message of mercy

  Jesus – Issa in Arabic – doesn’t merely enjoy the highest place among the prophets in the Koran. He is also revered in Islam’s mystical tradition for his message of love and mercy. By Aziz Fooladvand

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  Exchange between Christian, Jewish and Muslim Scholars

  Exploring a Shared Heritage

  Prof. Sabine Schmidtke, head of the Research Unit for the Study of Intellectual History in the Islamicate World at the Freie Universität Berlin, has a passion in life: working with ancient manuscripts. In the course of her work, she discovers common threads in the thinking of Christian, Jewish and Muslim scholars. Arnfrid Schenk takes a closer look at her work and its significance outside the academic world

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  Interview with Lutheran pastor Mitri Raheb

  ″Till we have a fair peace″

  Mitri Raheb is a Lutheran pastor and Arab Christian and the founder of the International Center of Bethlehem. Martina Sabra talks to him about Luther's influence in the Middle East, the chances of an Islamic Reformation and accusations of anti-Semitism