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Africanity in the Maghreb: National Identity towards the other
4-5 march 2011
Dr. Raed Bader participated in an international conference titled "Africanity in the Maghreb: National Identity towards the "other". Held by the -IRMC- l'Institut de recherche sur le Maghreb contemporain in Tunis.
Roundtable about Israel's decision to deport members of the Palestinian Legislative Council from East Jerusalem
On 20 September 2010, The Forced Migration Refugees Unit (FMRU) at the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies (IALIIS) organized a Roundtable in which the Legal Advisor at the Red Cross, Dr. Cordula Droege, Al-Haq General Director Mr. Shahwan Jabareen, and Dr. Yaser Ammouri from the Faculty of Law and Public Administration at BZU have participated.
UNRWA and Palestinian refugees after its 60th anniversary
The FMRU at the IALIIS hosted Lex Takkenberg - Chief, Ethics Office at theUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Takkenberg presented an overview of the UNRWA and Palestinian refugees after its 60th anniversary.
The FMRU organized a lecture entitled: “Are Palestinian Refugees Stateless? An International Law Perspective”
The FMRU hosted a lecture by Professor John B. Quigley, President’s Club Professor of Law at the Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University. The Title of the lecture was “Are Palestinian Refugees Stateless? An International Law Perspective.”
Dr. Asem Khalil participated in a conference on “Constitutional Reform in the Arab Countries
Dr. Asem Khalil participated in an international symposium at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, on the "Constitutional Reform in the Arab Countries." Many experts in constitutional law from the Arab region were present.
Birzeit University hosted Dr. David Malone, the President of IDRC
Dr. Malone gave a lecture on Thursday 7th of April, 2011, entitled “The Evolving Concepts of Development”.
He emphasized that progress in development of various sectors has been made, although there are concerns in terms of quality, which can be due to several hindering factors especially the growth in population.
Then Dr. Malone presented two successful cases which are Japan and China, concentrating on the elements of their success such as defining their national priorities, and partly focusing on one or two main sectors.
Lecture on Policies towards Palestinians in Israel “From Containment to Hostility” Peace Studies and Conflicts Resolution Course
Ibrahim Abu Lughod Institute of International Studies hosted Dr. Emtanis Shehada, the coordinator of Political Monitoring project in Mada al-Carmel Center), on Tuesday, April 5th 2011 as part of Peace Studies and Conflicts Resolution course.
Seyasat Magazine published report on a conference “Gaza, Palestine, Out of Migration”
Seyasat published a detailed report prepared by Dr. Raed Bader, that covers the Gaza conference which has been organized by FMRU at IALIIS, Birzeit University. The conference constituted the solid foundation and motif to think of the current status Palestinians reached after the isolation of Gaza Strip of the West Bank. This conference allowed the Palestinian experts and academics to propose new thoughts and ideas to elevate the Palestinians of Gaza regardless of their political affiliation.
Thesis defense
Under the Supervision of a Committee Consisted of Dr. Samir Awad as the Head of Committee Dr. Abd Al-Rahman Al-Haj Ibrahim and Dr. Yasser Amouri, Mohammed Rasim Jarrad Defended his Thesis entitled ”The Politics of the European Mechanisms Supporting the Palestinian Authority”