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Shahinda Nassar on Living in Bethlehem in the Meantime

What does it mean to “live in the meantime” in Bethlehem—during the Christmas season, in the shadow of war, restriction, and profound uncertainty? In this moving conversation, Stephen Bauman welcomes Shahinda Nassar, Director of the Advancement Office at Bethlehem University, for a firsthand look at daily life in Palestine from a Christian Palestinian mother raising three children steps from the Church of the Nativity.

Shahinda shares the beauty and ache of celebrating “three Christmases” in Bethlehem, the reality of permits and checkpoints, and what it feels like to be treated like a…

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