Fobzu joined Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights, Amnesty International UK and War On Want, wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary following the recent Israeli military raid on Birzeit University’s campus in the occupied West Bank. Rt Hon James Cleverly…
Dr. Rami Salameh is an assistant professor at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University and is this year’s Fobzu-Oxford University MEC Writing Residency recipient. He spoke to Fobzu about his research interests, the challenges facing Palestinian higher education today and the value of initiatives such as the Fobzu-Oxford Writing Residency.
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…
Last week Fobzu board member Dr Mezna Qato took time out of her research trip to the occupied West Bank to return to Birzeit University and meet with students and colleagues on campus. Meeting with members of the Advancement…
“I chose journalism to be close to the people. It might not be easy to change the reality, but at least I could convey their voice to the world.” Shireen Abu Akleh (1971-2022) On 11th May, veteran Palestinian journalist…
Earlier this month, Israeli military authorities issued a new directive marking a major tightening of restrictions on international faculty and students teaching and learning at Palestinian universities in a step described by Birzeit University as imposing a ‘siege’ on Palestinian…
Administrative detention is a procedure that allows Israeli military authorities to detain prisoners for indefinite periods on no charge and without trial or access to the evidence against them. It has been used by Israel since 1967 to repress opposition…
Israeli military forces stormed Birzeit University campus on Monday afternoon. As students and lecturers were coming and going from classes, they were met with live fire from Israeli soldiers following undercover forces that had infiltrated the university. Five students were…
Earlier this year, 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.…
Highlighting the systematic targeting of Palestinian university students for prolonged arbitrary military detention by Israel’s military authorities London and Ramallah, 24 January 2021 – On UNESCO’S International Day of Education that celebrates the role of education for peace and…
Dr Lisa Taraki is one of Birzeit University’s longest serving faculty members, having taught for more than 43 years. She came to Palestine from Afghanistan via the United States and for more than four decades has epitomised Birzeit’s commitment to…
Palestinian students are struggling The Palestinian economy is under siege and Gaza has faced a worsening humanitarian crisis over the past 13 years since the illegal blockade began. COVID-19 has deepened the crisis – unemployment in Gaza has now…
