Dr. Maria C. Khoury Introduction
Dr. Khoury lives in Palestine, on the West Bank of
the Jordan River, in the Biblical land of Judea and
Samaria. She has authored many articles dealing with
the Christian presence in the Holy Land and the Palestinian
struggle for independence and freedom. Her book, Witness
in the Holy Land, is a reflection of life in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories since the outbreak
of the Second Palestinian Uprising in September 2000.
She is married to David C. Khoury, co-founder of the
first Palestinian microbrewery in the Middle East
"Taybeh Beer,” and former mayor of Taybeh.
The Khourys returned to the family village of Taybeh
following the Oslo Peace Agreement (1993) to boost
the economy and raise their children with centuries’
old Palestinian Christian values and traditions.
Maria (Kouremenou) Khoury holds a Doctor of Education
degree, Boston University (1993); Master of Liberal
Arts, Harvard University (1985) and a Bachelor of
Arts, Hellenic College (1982). She gave three years
of her time to the Latin Patriarchate Schools in the
Holy Land where she helped English teachers learn
new methods in education and modern teaching strategies
for the classroom. Due to the Israeli closures and
siege (2000) it became impossible to reach the eleven
schools. She has been a volunteer in her husband's
home village of Taybeh at St. George Greek Orthodox
Church to help fundraise for a vital housing project
aimed at helping families obtain their first home
on land donated by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
Twenty Four houses have been built and families finish
them on their own pace.
Maria was born in Tripoli, Greece and raised in Denver,
Colorado. She is the mother of three adult children
Elena, Canaan, Constantine and the author of nine
children's books. Her popular book, Christina Goes
to the Holy Land, will help inspire young readers
in knowing more about the Christian presence in the
land of Christ’s holy birth, crucifixion and
resurrection. She divides her time between her homes
in Boston and Taybeh, travels throughout the world
promoting the Christina Books and making presentations
about the dwindling Christian community in Palestine.
Maria Khoury was selected one of the top four 2009
Human Rights Champions.
Description of Holy Land Presentation:
Maria Khoury uses her personal life experience living
in the West Bank, the Palestinian Occupied Territories
to bring greater awareness how conditions are on the
ground for Christians in specific and Palestinians
in general who suffer day to day under Israeli Military
occupation trying to do simple things like going to
work, school, etc. She speaks from the perspective
of being a woman, mother, an Orthodox Christian and
community activist. A sample of her opinions can been
viewed on one of the interviews on the multimedia
page
www.saintgeorgetaybeh.org
and more information about Taybeh available:
www.taybehmunicipality.org
If your organization provides a computer with power
point program, an LCD projector, a screen and a person
to run the equipment, the audience can view the CD
with photos of Taybeh (15 minutes length), the Christian
village in Palestine. Presentations can last from
20 minutes to two hours depending on the need of the
audience. (e.g., in church, after service, conference,
special gathering, etc)
Possible Titles to fit different audience but usually
the same content:
Love Thy Neighbor: Reflections from the Holy Land
Walking the Worthy Walk: Witness for Christ
Life on the Other Side of the Wall
Christian Presence in the Holy Land
Palestinian Christian Community Under Occupation
Maria Khoury's Archived Articles
This message is from Maria
Khoury's archive.
This is Maria Khoury's current
message.
Past messages are available in the
archive .
Please
click here to view photos of
Maria Khoury during her Ministry.
