Al-Mathaf a Proud Tribute to Gaza’s Past and Future As he strolled with some friends through the spacious halls of his new creation, Al-Mathaf (Arabic for “The Museum,” pronounced as “Al-Mat-Haf”), Jawdat Al-Khoudary spoke of the great Palestinian ... More Source : This Week in Palestine Al-Mathaf: A Celebration of Archaeology and Culture in Gaza “On a small hill overlooking the sea in Gaza stands “Al-Mathaf” (arabic for “The Museum”, pronounced Al-Mat-Haf), a one-of-a-kind recreation and cultural center that showcases Gaza’s rich historical ... More Source : Explore Corps Gaza at the crossroads of civilisations Geneva, January 2007.– Stretched along the Mediterranean coast, the 362 km2 of the Gaza Strip are shown on television news programmes with tragic regularity. Bombarded by images of burnt-out car ... More Source : Musées d'art et d'histoire, Geneva Geneva wants to save the old port of Gaza ARCHEOLOGY – The relicts of the old port revive the commercial past of Gaza, situated at the estuary to the silk road. The city of Geneva pilots an ambitious project of the Museum of Archeology at ... More Source : Museum Offers Gray Gaza a View of Its Dazzling Past GAZA — It may sound like the indulgence of a well-fed man fleeing the misery around him. But when Jawdat N. Khoudary opens the first museum of archaeology in Gaza this summer it will be a form ... More Source : The New York Times The refuge that allows Gaza to reflect on past glories It may seem an odd dilemma in a territory where more than half of families live below an internationally defined poverty line, but Jawdat Khoudary is wondering whether there should be museum ... More Source : The Independent INTERVIEWS ON ARCHAEOLOGY IN GAZA When the average newspaper reader thinks of Gaza, the images that come to mind are often of turmoil, violence, closure, poverty, and despair. There is another face of Gaza, however, that is seldom ... More Source : JOURNAL OF PALESTINE STUDIES View Page 1 Of 2 Pages