For more information about this episode, please visit our website here. This is a special episode highlighting the impact of the novel coronavirus in our context, and more specifically, on Palestinian women and men living under occupation.All interviews were conducted via online social platforms in accordance with the social distancing, shelter at home, and lockdown restrictions that we are currently facing.Thank you to Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) for helping to sponsor this episode. You can find them at www.cmep.org, and on Facebook and Instagram. CMEP does not necessarily agree with all the views expressed here, and those interviewed do not speak on CMEP’s behalf.

WOMEN BEHIND THE WALL

Episode 11 - A Special Episode: The Intersection of COVID-19 and the Occupation

A Palestinian grandmother caring for her elderly father dreams of emigrating to be with her children and grandchildren abroad.

Episode 10 - Lorice’s Story: Wanting to Go, Needing to Stay

An Armenian woman from Jerusalem living in the West Bank on how her Armenian identity gives her a different role in the conflict and a different life experience from her Palestinian neighbors.

Episode 9 - Vicky’s Story: Armenian Identity in the Midst of the Conflict

A single, Palestinian-Israeli woman from a Muslim-background on how her family responded to her changing her religion and her work among women in East Jerusalem.

Episode 8 - Hanan’s Story: On Changing Religion and Working in the Occupation

A Palestinian-Israeli woman from the Galilee, on her marriage to a West Banker, and her reflections on identity and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Episode 7 - Shireen’s Story: Crossing Borders for Love and Family

An American Christian woman in Israel, sharing stories about her work among East Jerusalemite and West Bank women, on the high prevalence of trauma and domestic violence, and how military checkpoints, children’s arrests, and night raids affect women.

Episode 6 - Heather’s Story: To Bear Witness to Injustice

A Palestinian mother from East Jerusalem on her marriage to a West Banker, the challenges of trying to pass on her legal status to her children, and her longing to experience her basic human rights.

Episode 5 - Sara’s Story: Longing to Experience Basic Human Rights

A Palestinian woman on creating space for healing in her community and how to give the next generation of Palestinian children, including her own, a healthy sense of self and wholeness despite the everyday realities of a military occupation.

Episode 4 - Eilda’s Story: Holistic Healing for a Community in Ongoing Trauma

A young, single Palestinian woman, reflecting on growing up under occupation and the theological challenges she experiences due to Western Christian justification of the occupation in the Holy Land.

Episode 3 - Amira’s Story: Challenging Western Christian Justification of the Occupation

A Palestinian mother reflecting on the challenges of raising her children without hatred, while struggling to find answers about the injustice they regularly experience.

Episode 2 - Hind’s Story: The Struggles of Raising Children under Occupation

An introduction to this podcast and some of the voices you will hear in the upcoming episodes.

Episode 1 - Prologue: A Glimpse at What's to Come

The WOMEN BEHIND THE WALL podcast stands at the intersection of gender, religion, and conflict, offering you a glimpse into the lives of Palestinian Christian women living under the Israeli occupation.

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