Last month, Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association submitted a complaint to the United Nations Working Group for Arbitrary Detention about the ongoing Israeli military detention of three female Birzeit students. LPHR…
There was a clear buzz of excitement in posts by potential students in the official Birzeit University Facebook group, created for Palestinian students in the process of registering for undergraduate degree programmes at Birzeit University for the new academic year. Birzeit…
This month UK based charity Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) launched a new campaign to tackle the growing number of Palestinian students arbitrarily arrested and detained by Israeli military forces, which has risen dramatically since August 2019, according to…
Principal Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at Coventry University, Professor Marwan Darweish discusses Fobzu, Palestinian education and preserving Palestinian heritage Last month you retired from Fobzu’s Board of Trustees after almost a decade as a board member. What…
Ussama Makdisi is Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University. Your recent book, ‘Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Arab World’ (University of California…
EDUCATION, OCCUPATION & LIBERATION PROGRAMME Ecumenical Palestine, Colonialism & Education with Ussama Makdisi Professor of History and Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University and Chair: Dr Mezna Qato Margaret Anstee Centre Fellow…
In June, Sandra Hamrouni became the newest addition to Fobzu’s Board of Trustees. In an interview with Fobzu’s e-newsletter Access Online, she discusses what inspires her, working for the British Council under occupation and the importance of promoting Palestinian education.…
Last month the Palestinian education and culture sector was hit by a number of high-profile arrests by Israel’s occupation forces. On 22nd July Palestinian news agency Wafa reported the offices of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music and the…
In May, Birzeit University achieved an impressive debut position in the Times Higher Education (THE) ‘Impact Rankings 2020’. The global performance table was launched in 2019 to provide an assessment of universities’ research, outreach and stewardship against the United Nations…
On Monday 29th June, Fobzu joined 13 other NGOs calling on the UK government to uphold its legal and moral duties, and set out what action it would take to hold Israel accountable if it proceeds with annexation. As a group…
On 5th March, the day the first cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in Bethlehem, the Palestinian authority declared a state of emergency. They quickly closed all schools, universities and public institutions, and imposed a lockdown on movement within towns and…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] April 17th marks Palestinian Prisoner’s Day when Palestinians raise the cause of political prisoners jailed by Israel and elevate their struggle for…
