Hebron University Hosts The Samaritan Myth Society

 

The chairman of the board of trustees of Hebron University   Dr.  Nabil Al-ja’abari  received the head of the Samaritan Myth Society Mr. Ya’coub Al-Kahen accompanied by the legal advisor of the Society  Mr. Shadi Al-Sameri and in the presence of the University President Prof. Dr. Ahmad Atawneh.

Dr. Al-Ja’abari remembered the trip  made by his late  father his eminence Sheikh Muhammad ‘Ali Al-Ja’abari to Mount Gerizim in Nablus in order to encourage  the culture of dialogue, tolerance and peaceful living  among all religious denominations in Palestine. He expressed his happiness and his support of the role of the Samaritan denomination  in encouraging this culture and the importance of communication with the people of Palestine.

On his part, the head of the Samaritan Myth Society Mr. Ya’coub Al-Kahen gave a detailed explanation about the role of the Society, its aims , the nature , culture and the  religious teachings  of the denomination specially that every year it holds a peace camp the aim of which is  working together for peaceful living on the land of Palestine.

Al-Kahen expressed his pride in holding the Palestinian citizenship. He talked about the challenges faces by the Samaritan sect and the harassments it has been exposed to by the Israeli occupation throughout the past decades.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Al-Kahen presented  the book of the Samaritan Torah in the Arabic language  by Abi-Al-Hasan Al-Souri as a memorial gift to  Hebron University represented by its chairman of the board of trustees Dr. Nabil Al-Ja’abari. Then the  delegation  made a tour to get acquainted with the facilities of the University.

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