PHOTOGRAPHY | PALESTINE

Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

I saw the centuries-old stone riddled with bullets

My Journeys in Palestine: photo essays narrated using quotes from Fugitive Dreams

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Birthplace of Jesus, the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine (Photo by the author, 2019)

‘The oldest church in the world still in use, it was built in the 4th century AD, almost like a fortress, connected to the outside world by a tiny door.’

My six-year-old could barely walk through the door without bending (Photos by the author, 2017)

Mass at the Church of the Nativity (Photo by the author, 2017)

Lighting a candle by the star marking the birthplace of Jesus (Photos by the author, 2017 and 1993)