Haj Ibrahim Ahmad Abu El-Hawa is a Peacemaker living on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
He has spent his life being a walking symbol of hope, peace and generosity. Bringing peace has always been his way of life – from speaking at massive public gatherings to milking cows with local groups. He is a dear friend to all faiths. Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists . . . he loves his neighbors and would like to welcome YOU into his home.
The Peace House was established over 30 years ago in order to “bring light to the needy”, and has been run using only donations ever since. With his welcoming Bedouin heritage, Ibrahim warmly offers a space for peacemakers, travelers and the needy where they can eat, sleep and collaborate for free.
Ibrahim “lives to give” and his mission is to "love our neighbor, as ourselves". He has given his life and his life savings to this philosophy, working tirelessly and speaking to millions worldwide. His peace work has been directed at all religions, cultures and faiths. This work is what led him to co-founding Jerusalem Peacemakers.
Jerusalem is considered a holy city by most religions and it is in the center of a political ‘tug of war’. With visible divisions in the streets, Ibrahim’s Peace House unites those divisive forces by being a place for everyone. Just a step away from the West Bank, the Peace House stands strong as a symbol of hope.
With the volatile landscape that we see Israel in today, when Ibrahim’s work is most important, he is struggling to keep up. His health has severely turned and the weight of the Peace House continues to grow. Ibrahim’s vision is to restore the house, pay the bills and to have a wealth of food to feed many mouths.
If we don’t act now, the Peace House may be closed down.
However, with YOUR SUPPORT, we can restore the peace and allow it to continue to thrive as a hub for social change and as an example to the world of positive change through collaboration.
The Team
In October 2012, Akosia, a small charity based in the UK, headed to Israel to run a documentary filmmaking project for women. Quinn Simpson, a life coach and two filmmakers, Susannah Trevelyan and Amy Daniel, were the three Akosia volunteers. The project took place in an Arab village in Northern Israel called Fureidis, where Jewish Israeli and Arab Israeli women came together to learn the art of storytelling and technical film skills.
At the end of the project, the three volunteers went to stay in Jerusalem for a few days, and this is when Peace for Ibrahim’s dream began. Ibtisam Mahameed, a peacemaker they worked with in Fureidis (and dear friend), sent the team to visit her dearest friend Ibrahim Ahmad Abu El Hawa.
Our lives will never be the same again. We are so thrilled to share his story with the world and we hope to one day meet you. Perhaps we will run into each other in Ibrahim’s Peace House.
He has spent his life being a walking symbol of hope, peace and generosity. Bringing peace has always been his way of life – from speaking at massive public gatherings to milking cows with local groups. He is a dear friend to all faiths. Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists . . . he loves his neighbors and would like to welcome YOU into his home.
The Peace House was established over 30 years ago in order to “bring light to the needy”, and has been run using only donations ever since. With his welcoming Bedouin heritage, Ibrahim warmly offers a space for peacemakers, travelers and the needy where they can eat, sleep and collaborate for free.
Ibrahim “lives to give” and his mission is to "love our neighbor, as ourselves". He has given his life and his life savings to this philosophy, working tirelessly and speaking to millions worldwide. His peace work has been directed at all religions, cultures and faiths. This work is what led him to co-founding Jerusalem Peacemakers.
Jerusalem is considered a holy city by most religions and it is in the center of a political ‘tug of war’. With visible divisions in the streets, Ibrahim’s Peace House unites those divisive forces by being a place for everyone. Just a step away from the West Bank, the Peace House stands strong as a symbol of hope.
With the volatile landscape that we see Israel in today, when Ibrahim’s work is most important, he is struggling to keep up. His health has severely turned and the weight of the Peace House continues to grow. Ibrahim’s vision is to restore the house, pay the bills and to have a wealth of food to feed many mouths.
If we don’t act now, the Peace House may be closed down.
However, with YOUR SUPPORT, we can restore the peace and allow it to continue to thrive as a hub for social change and as an example to the world of positive change through collaboration.
The Team
In October 2012, Akosia, a small charity based in the UK, headed to Israel to run a documentary filmmaking project for women. Quinn Simpson, a life coach and two filmmakers, Susannah Trevelyan and Amy Daniel, were the three Akosia volunteers. The project took place in an Arab village in Northern Israel called Fureidis, where Jewish Israeli and Arab Israeli women came together to learn the art of storytelling and technical film skills.
At the end of the project, the three volunteers went to stay in Jerusalem for a few days, and this is when Peace for Ibrahim’s dream began. Ibtisam Mahameed, a peacemaker they worked with in Fureidis (and dear friend), sent the team to visit her dearest friend Ibrahim Ahmad Abu El Hawa.
Our lives will never be the same again. We are so thrilled to share his story with the world and we hope to one day meet you. Perhaps we will run into each other in Ibrahim’s Peace House.