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Coronavirus in Palestine Update
Fobzu is taking steps to respond to the new challenges brought about as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic spreading to Palestine. We are paying close attention to the impact of the virus on higher education for Palestinians, and working with our partners and...
Event 25th Feb – Beyond decolonisation: Liberating the study of the Arab world from the Gulf to Palestine
Fobzu and UCU present EDUCATION, OCCUPATION & LIBERATION Beyond decolonisation: Liberating the study of the Arab world from the Gulf to Palestine with Professor Omar H. AlShehabi Director of the Gulf Centre for Development Policies and Associate Professor in...
Applications open for the 2020 Fobzu-Oxford University MEC Writing Residency
Following the success of Fobzu's first writing residency in 2019 when Professor Hala Nassar from Bethlehem University was hosted at Oxford, Fobzu is delighted to announce that we have now formed an official partnership with the Middle East Centre at St Antony's...
We’re hiring! – Communications and Administrative Officer – Part time
Would you like to work for one of the longest running Palestinian solidarity organisations in the UK dedicated to supporting Palestinian education, and contribute to a dynamic phase of renewal? Fobzu is looking to hire an energetic Communications and Administrative...
Birzeit University students march in support of political prisoners
On Saturday, the Israeli army fired tear gas at scores of students marching to Ofer prison, west of Ramallah. This was one of a series of demonstrations organised by Birzeit University students over recent weeks in solidarity with political prisoners detained by...
Fighting back against visa denials of academics teaching in Palestine
The recent escalation in visa denials and restrictions on the employment of foreign nationals working at Palestinian universities has been met with a growing mobilisation of solidarity from organisations from around the world. Professional associations and trade...
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Great series of @PalStudies blog posts from students and academics on the experience of distance learning in Palestine as universities move courses online #coronavirus
https://www.palestine-studies.org/ar/node/1649909
New @AlMezanCenter @LPHR_Lawyers & MAP report: Chronic impunity keeping Palestinian health workers in the firing line
“While we celebrate work of health workers around world battling #coronavirus, we must remember impunity is also infectious" @aimshalan
https://www.map.org.uk/news/archive/post/1103-new-report-chronic-impunity-for-attacks-is-keeping-palestinian-health-workers-in-the-firing-line
Fobzu is taking steps to respond to the new challenges to higher education in Palestine brought about as a result of the Coronavirus. Full details here: https://fobzu.org/blog/2020/03/27/coronavirus-in-palestine-update/