Speaker Bios

Because schedules can adjust at the last minute please note that the list of speakers may change.

Sami Awad is the Executive Director of Holy Land Trust (HLT), a Palestinian nonprofit organization which he founded in 1998 in Bethlehem. He has spoken to churches and organizations around the world about the Palestinian nonviolent movement and the Palestinian Christian community. (Watch an interview with Sami).

Alaa Qasasfa Director of the Tour Guide Program, International Studies Program. Masters Degree in Biblical History and Geography, Jerusalem University College, Jerusalem, Israel; BA in Biblical Studies, Bethlehem Bible College, Bethlehem, Palestine.

Rev. Alex Awad (MA. In Missiology, Asbury Theological Seminary; MA in Education, N. Georgia University in Dahlonega GA) is Dean of Students and Instructor at Bethlehem Bible College, and Pastor of East Jerusalem Baptist Church. Rev. Awad is a worldwide speaker on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and on Christians in the Holy Land. He has written many books and articles, most recently “Palestinian Memories. A Story of a Palestinian Mother and Her People”.

Rami Fellemon (M.A. Biblical History and Geography/Emphasis on Archaeology -Jerusalem University College) is a full time instructor at the Bethlehem Bible College. Rami holds a tour guide license in Israel. He started his Ph.D. work in Archaeology at Bar Elan University in Tel Aviv in 2009.

Dr. Yohanna Katanacho (PhD 2007, Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL; M-Div., Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL; MA in Old Testament, Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL) is the Academic at the Bethlehem Bible College and the Galilee Bible College. He has authored and translated several books and articles in Arabic and English.

Dr. Salim Munayer (MA., Fuller Theological Seminary; PhD., Oxford Center for Mission Studies) is Associate Professor at Bethlehem Bible College. He is the founder and director of Musalaha, a ministry of Reconciliation between Palestinian and Israeli Christians. He is a worldwide speaker on issues of Reconciliation. He is the author of many books and articles, most recently a commentary on Hosea for the Asia Theological Association.

Adnan A. Musallam B.A./1967 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, (Political Science / History). M.A./1970 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, (Near East Studies /History). And graduate work in Journalism (1971-1973), Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Ph.D./1983 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Contemporary Arabic/Islamic Thought; Contemporary History of the Arab World and the Middle East; and Contemporary Arabic Literature.

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