Born in 1942, Aida Qattan is a remarkable Palestinian woman who is a native of Jesus' birth city, Bethlehem. While she still engages her family in most Easter traditions she also recalls a different time when Christians in Palestine were able to enjoy their holiday with much more mobility. This week she is coloring eggs, making ka'k o ma'moul (Palestinian Easter cookies) and preparing for a feast of mansaf to host her family for Easter Sunday. 

The act of crucifixion and resurrection is that of a relationship most personal and general, at the same time. While on a personal level, each one of us sees in the crucifixion and resurrection a narrative that speaks to one's situation, affiliations, afflictions and expectations; on a more general level Easter summarizes relationships and their history with the Divine, faith within the Church and the City and ways in which we reciprocate with others. 

The Maia Mural Brigade brought artists from The Estria Foundation's Water Writes Project and The Break the Silence Mural Project to travel to Palestine and collaborate with local artists on the creation of public murals depicting local water conditions. We painted 8 murals in 8 days at schools near water filtration systems that provide potable water to over 30,000 children and their families. 

Members of the Eastern Catholic Church began their Christmas celebrations in the Gaza Strip on Sunday with traditional prayers in church services. The Protestant community also observed mass in the Dir al Latin church. Reports from Gaza confirm that the ceremonies passed without any untoward trouble or interference, contrary to recent reports of harassment and persecution of Christians in Palestine. 

As Christmas approaches, Palestinian Christians in historic Palestine and the diaspora are preparing to celebrate the holiday season. Occupied Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is in the hearts and minds of many of them. 

This summer Palestinian American student Sami Kishawi traveled to the Gaza for the first time since 2004, expecting to see war-torn buildings and a "collective sense of devastation." But as his photos show, he saw a Gaza which is not depicted in the media. Kishawi told The Electronic Intifada: "The vibrancy of the photos depicts the vibrancy of the way of life there, despite the siege and occupation. I'm hoping to give people a sense of the humanity of Gaza, beyond statistics." 

Unreported World meets members of the Palestinian Paralympic team hoping to qualify for London 2012. They find athletes struggling to train in the conflict zone. 

As the sun sinks slowly behind the stands of the Yarmouk Stadium, it feels a fraction cooler after a day of blistering August heat. Which is just as well, as it is Ramadan and Nader al-Masri, 31, has not eaten or drunk anything since before dawn and will not do so until dusk, still a couple of hours away. Before that, this quiet, slightly built man will have completed 25 circuits of the stadium in around 45 minutes, concealing the arduousness of the task by his straight-backed but graceful, easy running style.