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Professor Hala Nassar becomes first recipient of the Fobzu Writing Residency
Fobzu is delighted to announce that Professor Hala Khamis Nassar has been chosen from an impressive array of applicants to be the recipient of our very first Writing Residency for Palestinian scholars. Hala is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education at...
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UK charities statement on US so-called ‘Deal of the Century’
Charities urge UK government to uphold principles of international law and justice in face of US so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ (20 May 2019) Today, the Palestinian people are facing a national emergency and urgently need our support. Since the election of President...
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Prof Abdel Razzaq Takriti: Liberating the Study of Palestine
Award-winning scholar of modern Palestinian and Arab history, Professor Abdel Razzaq Takriti (University of Houston), gave the third lecture of the 2019 Education, Occupation & Liberation series the day following the annual...
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Fobzu pays tribute to Patron Sir Michael Atiyah (1929-2019)
Sir Michael Atiyah, who died this January aged 89, was one of the leading mathematicians of his generation and a dedicated supporter of freedom and justice for the Palestinians and other Arab peoples. The British-Lebanese scholar achieved the highest accolades...
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Event 16th May: Decolonising the Study of Palestine 71 Years after the Nakba
Friends of Birzeit University 40th Anniversary programme co-hosted with the University & College Union (UCU) EDUCATION, OCCUPATION & LIBERATION Decolonising the Study of Palestine 71 Years after the Nakba with Professor Abdel Razzaq Takriti,...
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Fobzu joins NGOs in condemning UK dereliction of responsibility at the UN Human Rights Council
Fobzu joined nine other UK charities and NGOs to condemn the UK government’s decision to abstain on a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council last month which backed the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry into the 2018 protests in Gaza. The charities...
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Delighted that Hala Nassar is our first @Fobzu Writer in Residence. She will be based at @OxfordMEC @StAntsCollege where she will be completing a book on the history of Palestinian drama and theatre. Thank you to the Selection Committee, and to all the tremendous applicants! https://t.co/64pBUnx4Zb
Professor Hala Nassar becomes first recipient of the Fobzu Writing Residency @BU_News @StAntsCollege
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