This Virtual Delegation will visit the Nassar family at their farm. The farm has been in the family since 1916 and is located 6 kilometers from Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. The one-hundred acre farm is surrounded on three sides by Israeli Settlements, and below by the Palestinian village of Nahalin. The family has also been in the Israeli courts since 1991 seeking to maintain their claim to this land. Join members of the Nassar family to learn about their story and understand more about the work of their farm.
Sponsored by: Eyewitness Palestine & Friends of Tent of Nations North America. (FOTONNA). https://fotonna.org
Contact: Emily - EP Program Director Eyewitness Palestine - emily@eyewitnesspalestine.org
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Daoud Nassar, a Palestinian Christian farmer, is Director of the Tent of Nations Project: an educational and environmentally conscious farm that seeks to build bridges between people, and between people and the land. Daoud has traveled to the United States many times and has spoken at nearly 350 venues there. He has also been invited to speak at notable places. Such as the RiversideBaptistChurch in New York City, which is where other famous human rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Bishop Tutu have also preached, and the CarterCenter in Atlanta to be a participant in the Human Rights Defenders Forum. In October 2018, Tent of Nations and the Nassar Family will receive a Peace Award from the World Methodist Council. Daoud has a Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies from the BethlehemBibleCollege, a Bachelor's degree in Business from the BethlehemUniversity, and a degree in Tourism Management from BielefeldUniversity in Germany. He is married to Jihan Nassar, and they have three children.
Amal Nassar is a Pediatric Physiotherapist for Respiratory diseases at CaritasBabyHospital in Bethlehem. Amal is compassionate about peacebuilding and social justice and she is actively involved in the work of the farm and Tent of Nations.
Shadin Nassar is a senior majoring in international law and human rights at Al-QudsBardCollege, Palestine. She has continuously worked with local and international NGOs on youth empowerment programs highlighting the role of youth in decision-making, societal development, and human rights advocacy. In September of 2017, out of her passion for creative writing, Nassar started leading the first creative writing initiative 'Written Voices,' which aims to introduce creative writing to the Palestinian educational system in order to foster a new generation of Palestinian writers. Shadin is one of the civic engagement coordinators in her college campus and is a lead global fellow at the Open Society University Network, where she helps motivate young leaders to incorporate their skills, visions, and experiences to formulate civic engagement projects.
Nardine Nassar finished high school in 2020 and now is a first year student at Bethlehem university studying medical laboratory science. Nardine is a musician playing piano and trumpet and helps in organizing children summer camps at the Tent of Nations.