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.
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.
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…
[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…
Dr Nazmi al-Masri is Associate Professor of Education at the Islamic University of Gaza. He received his PhD in education from Manchester University and is currently Co-Investigator on two research projects with UK universities. What has university life been…
