This event was a conversation around the special issue 'The Academic Question of Palestine' published by the journal Middle East Critique. This issue was guest-edited by Walaa Alqaisiya and Nicola Perugini.
Drawing on the various contributions of the special issue, speakers discussed the sense of intellectual and political emergency that has triggered the n ... Show More
Apr 15
Women and Work in MENA And South Asia: Puzzles, Paradoxes and Policy Challenges
This event, co-organised with the Department of International Development at LSE, was a discussion with Professor Naila Kabeer and Professor Ragui Assaad based on their co-authored report 'Women's Access to Market Opportunities in South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa: ... Show More
1h 13m
Jun 2024
How to Achieve Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading intellectual and original thinker on matters of foreign policy, economics, education, Israel, and the Jewish people. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010-2013 on behalf of the Labor and Independence parties. Dr. Wilf has a BA in Governm ... Show More
1h 39m
Aug 2024
Education Under Genocide: Palestinian Initiatives to Maintain Education in Gaza
In this episode of This is Palestine, host Diana Buttu takes us to the heart of Gaza, where education—once the cornerstone of Palestinian resilience—is under siege. Meet Salma, a 12-year-old student who dreams of becoming a journalist, and Fatima, a university student who refuses ... Show More
17m 17s
Aug 2024
At Birzeit University, the fight for education under occupation
Palestinian university students in the occupied West Bank live under the constant threat of arrest by the Israeli military, often without trial or charges. At Birzeit University, a center of Palestinian intellectual life, a staff member who documents those arrests explains the ch ... Show More
19m 10s