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  The ways in which Um al-Khair brought me in as if I had always been there not only showcases its desire to connect with the world, but also highlights its steadfastness in the face of adversity.
  
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- What people are saying
  
  Thank you so much for welcoming our Church of Scotland Behind the Wall Group to Um al-Khair. Everyone spoke warmly of our visit and of how impressed they were by your commitment to nonviolent resistance.
  
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- Desert Tour
  
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  Trek the desert with the indigneous Bedouin tribes across the South Hebron.
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- Breadmaking
  
  $35 per person for the breadmaking class.
  
  Bedouin breadmaking
  
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  Visit with a Bedouin judge and learn about the justice through a non-Western lense.
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- Livestock milking
  
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  The relationship between the Bedouin and their herds represent a unique part of their lifestyle.
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- Textile Workshop
  
  $35 per person to learn about traditional textile making. Reduced rates for couples and groups.
  
  Textile Workshop
  
  Delve into tradition by learning from Bedouin women the time-honored art of textile weaving.
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- Shepherding
  
  $50 per person to join the local shepherds in South Hebron. Reduced rates for groups.
  
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- 2020
  GSC supports Khirbet Homsa | 11.23.2020
  Eviction and Settlement in Sheikh Jarrah
  Settlers Uproot GSC Trees in Atuwani
  Working Together to Secure Lands in Area C | 12.31.2020
  Stopping settlement encroachment in SSH | 11.1.2020
  Settlers attack Palestinians with rocks, knives | 10.13.2020
  Radical Israeli settlers injury 4, fields set on fire in Huwara | 10.7.2020
  Repair and revitalization of the Um al-Khair kindergarten | 7.9.2020
  Um al-Khair Community Oven Under Threat | 4.6.2020
  Update | 3.11.2020
  Update | 3.2.2020
  Update | 2.20.2020
  Update | 1.31.2020
  Update | 1.7.2020
  2019
  Update | 11.27.2019
  Update | 9.27.2019
  Update | 8.11.2019
  Update | 7.12.2019
  Update | 6.18.2019
  Update | 5.29.2019
  Update | 4.23.2019
  Update | 3.10.2019
  Update | 2.10.2019
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- Personal Stories
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  Treated Like Animals
  A Disregard for Humanitarian Aid
  At Any Time
  Sustaining Resistance
  A Mother’s Burden
  No Room For Love
  My First Home Demolition
  Life Shaped by Bulldozers
  Mornings Under Military Occupation
  A Wedding Demolished
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Projects, Updates

Update | 1.10.2019

Update | 1.10.2019 Thanks for continuing to support the movement [...]

By Admin|2019-01-10T09:24:05+00:0001/10/2019|Categories: Projects, Updates|Tags: Home Demolitions, Um al-Khair|

The John Deere
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The John Deere

Eid's Workshop

The John Deere

The John Deere Eid’s construction of the John Deere tractor [...]

By Admin|2018-12-05T09:16:35+00:0011/22/2018|Categories: Eid's Workshop|Tags: Eid Hathaleen, Um al-Khair|

Eid’s “Dream House”
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Eid’s “Dream House”

Eid's Workshop

Eid’s “Dream House”

Eid’s “Dream House” It’s the dream of all parents to [...]

By Admin|2018-12-05T09:10:51+00:0011/22/2018|Categories: Eid's Workshop|Tags: Eid Hathaleen, Um al-Khair|

Excavator & Bulldozer
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Excavator & Bulldozer

Eid's Workshop

Excavator & Bulldozer

The Excavator and the Bulldozer Meticulously constructed with painstaking labor [...]

By Admin|2018-12-05T09:48:38+00:0011/22/2018|Categories: Eid's Workshop|Tags: Eid Hathaleen, Um al-Khair|

Demolishing Our Dreams
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Demolishing Our Dreams

Home Demolitions

Demolishing Our Dreams

Demolishing Our Dreams UM AL-KHAIR | 11.15.2016 By Awdah [...]

By Awdah Hathaleen|2019-12-26T19:41:38+00:0011/15/2018|Categories: Home Demolitions|Tags: Awdah Hathaleen, Home Demolitions, Israel, Palestine, Um al-Khair|

Treated Like Animals
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Treated Like Animals

Home Demolitions

Treated Like Animals

Treated Like Animals UM AL-KHAIR | 08.24.2016 By Awdah [...]

By Awdah Hathaleen|2019-12-26T19:56:23+00:0008/24/2016|Categories: Home Demolitions|Tags: Home Demolition, Israel, Palestine, South Hebron, Um al-Khair|

A Disregard for Humanitarian Aid
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A Disregard for Humanitarian Aid

Home Demolitions

A Disregard for Humanitarian Aid

A Disregard for Humanitarian AidUM AL-KHAIR | 08.09.2016By Awdah HathaleenThe [...]

By Awdah Hathaleen|2019-12-26T19:50:52+00:0008/09/2016|Categories: Home Demolitions|Tags: Awdah Hathaleen, Home Demolition, Um al-Khair|

A Wedding Demolished
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A Wedding Demolished

Home Demolitions

A Wedding Demolished

A Wedding Demolished UM AL-KHAIR | 06.04.2016 By Awdah [...]

By Awdah Hathaleen|2019-12-26T19:16:13+00:0006/04/2016|Categories: Home Demolitions|Tags: Awdah Hathaleen, Home Demolition, Israel, Palestine, Um al-Khair|

At Any Time
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At Any Time

Home Demolitions

At Any Time

At Any Time UM AL-KHAIR | 11.05.2014 Our lives [...]

By Admin|2020-07-14T19:56:01+00:0011/05/2014|Categories: Home Demolitions|Tags: Home Demolition, South Hebron, Um al-Khair|

Sustaining Resistance
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Sustaining Resistance

Home Demolitions

Sustaining Resistance

Sustaining Resistance UM AL-KHAIR | 10.27.2014 As Bedouins, we [...]

By Admin|2020-07-14T19:59:16+00:0010/27/2014|Categories: Home Demolitions|Tags: Home Demolition, South Hebron, Um al-Khair|