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for Studies & Folk HeritageSa’ir · Hebron · Palestine

SA’IR · HEBRON · PALESTINE

A living heritage.
A lasting identity.

Al-Sanabel Center for Studies and Folk Heritage

Heritage worth researching. Culture worth reviving.

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ABOUT US

Preserving Palestinian heritage and memory

Al-Sanabel Center for Studies and Folk Heritage is a scientific and cultural institution dedicated to preserving, documenting, disseminating, promoting and archiving Palestinian heritage, national identity, living memory, and folk, cultural and civilizational traditions.

Proceeds from book sales support the publication of heritage books, because sustaining this work is an important individual and collective responsibility.

“Our folk heritage is our national identity.”
Palestinian embroidery, pottery and olive branches

OBJECTIVES

Research, preservation and community

  1. Collect and document theoretical material related to Palestinian folk heritage.
  2. Conduct educational and social studies, academic surveys, public opinion polls and economic feasibility assessments.
  3. Collect tangible heritage artifacts for a folk heritage museum.
  4. Publish the Center’s heritage series and books documenting Palestinian folk heritage.
  5. Organize heritage exhibitions, festivals, seminars, conferences, lectures and workshops.
  6. Compile dictionaries of folk proverbs and names and translate them into foreign languages.
  7. Coordinate with local, Arab and international heritage and research centers.
  8. Produce and distribute documentary films about folk heritage.
  9. Publish Al-Sanabel Journal of Folk Heritage and the Arabian Gulf Journal of Humanities and Social Studies.

ESTABLISHMENT

The Center’s foundation

Dr. Idris Jaradat laid the foundations, objectives and vision for a center dedicated to folk heritage. The Ministry of Information licensed the Research Center for Studies and Folk Heritage under License No. 11/M.A. on March 3, 1996.

Al-Sanabel journal was officially registered on February 15, 1997, under No. 74/M. The Center was later registered with the National Institutions Office affiliated with the Office of the Presidency in Ramallah under No. 2645/M-K on April 1, 1998, and with the Ministry of Interior. The Arabian Gulf Journal of Humanities and Social Studies began publication on April 14, 2025.

Dr. Idris Jaradat

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR

Dr. Idris Mohammad Saqer Jaradat

A researcher and academic, psychological specialist, family dispute mediator and financial rights specialist, special education and inclusive education supervisor, and the founder and director of Al-Sanabel Center for Studies and Folk Heritage.

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THE CENTER’S JOURNALS

Publishing heritage and academic research

Al-Sanabel Journal of Folk Heritage

A print periodical devoted to folk heritage, oral memory, customs, traditions, rituals, social conventions, values and positive social practices. Its first issue appeared in June 1997. Scholarly contributions undergo peer review, and the journal is distributed to schools, universities, cultural and research centers, researchers and readers.

ISSN 3080-4086

Arabian Gulf Journal of Humanities and Social Studies

A monthly, peer-reviewed electronic journal issued under the academic supervision of Cihan University–Duhok and in cooperation with Al-Sanabel Center. It publishes research across the humanities and social sciences and provides open access to its content.

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