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As we stress about finishing the semester…

By Emily

Share[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZigHoM_VCE]
Yet another reason for academic boycott.[Tarboush Tip:… »

I Guess the Tent Ain’t Big Enough…

By Nimr

ShareOver the years many analysts have linked the price of oil with the degree to which Gulf states seem willing to reform. When oil prices are high Gulf governments might give some lip-service to “reform”, but in general squeaky wheels are bought off and few significant changes are instituted. When oil prices dip,… »

Jeremy Bowen’s Diary from Gaza

By Mohammad

ShareAnother entry in the BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen’s diary as he meets victim’s of the war on Gaza.
Excerpts:
The first day back at school is always a rush for children and parents. Even if you’re organised there’s always an exercise book, or bag, or a pair of swimming goggles that has disappeared during the… »

Omar Qassis: Administrative Detention Extended

By Mohammad

ShareA few weeks ago I wrote about the plight of Omar Qassis, a fellow student at Birzeit University and one of ten illegally imprisoned by the Israeli occupation inside Israel. Omar was held for months without charge, access to a lawyer or to his family. He is held in subhuman conditions that are the standard… »

Omar Qassis: Administrative Detainee

By Mohammad

ShareThe case of Palestinian prisoners held in administrative detention in Israeli prisons is a particularly horrible side of Israeli oppression. Of the roughly 11,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, there are over a thousand languishing without charge, without a release date, without access to any evidence held against them.
Administrative detention is a system of… »

Today’s Pic

By Fayyad

Share Ahmed Sawafiri, 19, of Gaza City, studies with a friend’s help for the college entrance exams, Tawjihi, earlier this week. Ahmed lost both legs, an arm, and two fingers when an Israeli missile exploded in a crowed as he walked to class in April. (Al-Jazeera)
Chaim Sugerman learned that he actually is not studying for… »

Israel has a problem with education

By Mohammad

ShareOne of the unique things about attending a Palestinian university is the proximity you feel towards the conflict with the Israeli occupation. For decades, Palestinian universities were at the center of the resistance-where popular movements and social programs were pioneered, and where a large majority of political (and military) activists were recruited. Admittedly, since the… »

Turkey Almost Votes for Religious Freedom!

By Emily

ShareAccording to the print issue of the International Herald Tribune on Feb 8,
Lawmakers voted early Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment to allow women to enter universities wearing Islamic head scarves, a move that many secular Turks view as an attempt to impose religion on their daily lives.
Lawmakers voted 401 to 110 in a preliminary… »

American College Opens Up Satellite School In the Middle East

By Maytha

ShareIn a move transform NYU into “Global Network University,” the New York city-based private university has expanded beyond it’s Union Square and Houston reach to include a satellite campus in the Middle East. http://www.nyu.edu/public.affairs/releases/detail/1787
Beth Fertig from WNYC reports on the recent announcement:
“A-BOOO DUHHBEEE* will serve 2000 students when it opens in three… »

Weekend Reading: Lee Bollinger’s White Man’s Burden

By Fayyad

ShareIf you thought Lee Bollinger’s introduction of Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to speak at Columbia University in September, was among the most ignorant, unprofessional, and uneducated displays to be spewed by a prominent educator, you’re not alone.
If you are struggling to understand how such illiterate and racist remarks could come out of a major figure… »

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