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“Palestinian students need support because we are under occupation and face many difficulties. This scholarship means so much to me because it means I don’t have to struggle to pay tuition fees.” Wejdan, Fobzu-UNRWA Scholar, Birzeit University Palestinian...
Professor Hala Nassar becomes first Fobzu Writer in Residence
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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/