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Report on the second session of "Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Monetary Political Economy"

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Forced Labour for Free Trade: Tracing Gendered and Racialised Exploitation in Jordan’s Garment Industry

About 80,000 workers—75% of whom are migrants—produce sports and outdoor clothing for major American brands in export-processing zones (EPZs) across Jordan. This talk examines how these zones operate as extra-territorial legal and spatial formations that are partially exempt from national labour protections while simultaneously fulfilling compliance requirements that legitimise their integration into global supply chains.

The second session of "Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Monetary Political Economy"

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The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University, in partnership with the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), is pleased to invite you to participate in a seminar series: “The Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Critical Political Economy”

International Conference: South-South Solidarity and Resistance to Imperialism

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Call for Papers

Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation : Critical Political Economy Talks Seminar Series

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The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University, in partnership with the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), is pleased to invite you to participate in a seminar series: “The Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Critical Political Economy”

From the Monroe Doctrine to Venezuela: The United States’ Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies extends an invitation for participation in the online seminar, “From the Monroe Doctrine to Venezuela: The United States’ Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean.” The seminar will be held today, Monday, January 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM, via Zoom through the link below. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Arabic and English.

Opening of Registration and Admission for the Master’s Program in International Studies for the Second Semester of 2026/2027

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The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies announces the opening of registration and admission for the Master’s program in International Studies for the second semester of 2026/2027.

International Studies Readings Series

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The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University is pleased to announce the launch of the “International Studies Readings Series.”

Report on the Third lecture in the Series, Palestine: The nexus and history at the heart of global transformations

Solidarity Across Geographies: From the Spanish Civil War to the Genocide in Gaza

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Report on the Third lecture in the Series, Palestine: The nexus and history at the heart of global transformations
Lecture Title: Solidarity Across Geographies: From the Spanish Civil War to the Genocide in Gaza
Date: Monday, 24 November 2025
Speaker: Dr. Jorge Ramos Tolosa – Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Valencia (Spain)

Invitation to attend the third lecture titled: Solidarity Across Geographies: From the Spanish Civil War to the Genocide in Gaza

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As part of the ongoing series of lectures organized by the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University, titled:
The nexus and history at the heart of global transformations
we invite you to attend the third lecture entitled:
Solidarity Across Geographies: From the Spanish Civil War to the Genocide in Gaza

Conclusion of the "Ramallah Congress on the Decolonization of Palestine"

Asem Khalil, Vice President for Academic Affairs,

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The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University concluded its conference, “The Ramallah Congress on the Decolonization of Palestine,” held in partnership with Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network and the Progressive International. The conference aimed to create a space for collective dialogue and to strengthen joint efforts toward achieving justice and liberation in Palestine.

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