Ahmed Najar recently joined Fobzu’s Board of Trustees. Originally from Gaza, Ahmed is a Senior Financial Analyst who has worked in a variety of global companies over the past 17 years, covering different regions around the world. Ahmed holds a…
EDUCATION, OCCUPATION & LIBERATION PROGRAMME Land, Memory & Belonging: A conversation about art and education in Palestine with Vera Tamari with Vera Tamari and Dr Yara Sharaf (Westminster University) [button link=”https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-memory-and-belonging-with-vera-tamari-tickets-660367074697″] REGISTER HERE[/button] Vera Tamari is one of…
Born in Jerusalem, Vera Tamari is a visual artist, Islamic art historian, art educator and curator. She received her undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from the Beirut College for Women (now LAU) in 1966 and specialized in ceramics at the…
Helen Murray is a researcher with the Political Economy of Education Research Network, she is a long term Fobzu Friend and a campaigner for the right to education in Palestine. On 13th of June, Helen spoke to Fobzu about her support for education in Palestine and why Fobzu's work is so valuable at a time when pressure is mounting to restrict support for Palestinian civil society.
Rawan is a recipient of Fobzu’s Dominic Simpson Memorial Scholarship, having previously been supported by the Dominic Simpson Memorial Trust, which closed in 2021. She has now graduated with a degree in Computer System Engineering from Birzeit University having excelled…
75 years of Nakba: Time for the UK to stand up for Palestinian dignity, respect and justice Today, as a group of UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith charities working for Palestinian human rights, wellbeing and dignity, we…
Fobzu recently celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March, a day recognised by the United Nations since 1977 but with roots in the women’s and labour movements of the early 20th century. Co-hosted with the Department of International Development at…
Academics and higher education specialists from across the UK and Palestine gathered on 7th March at the National Education Union headquarters at Hamilton House in London to discuss how to support access to higher education in Palestine. In a one-day…
At noon on 29th November, the Birzeit University community gathered to mourn the killing of two of its members by Israeli military forces. Classes were suspended for the day and flags flown at half-mast as students, faculty and staff congregated…
Arwa, a Fobzu-UNRWA scholarship recipient, speaks about student life in Gaza. A final year student of Computer Science at the Islamic University of Gaza, Arwa has excelled throughout her course, despite the major challenges facing university students in in the…
The UK must support Palestinian civil society under attack Fobzu has joined 12 UK humanitarian, development, human rights and faith charities and organisations to urge the UK government to support Palestinian civil society under attack and take action for prevent…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Fobzu and UCU in cooperation with Birzeit University EDUCATION, OCCUPATION & LIBERATION PROGRAMME Isolating Palestinian higher education: New restrictions on Palestinian universities under occupation with Professor Beshara Doumani, President of…
