Trapped in Gaza after gaining a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
University students in the Gaza Strip who want to study abroad have been facing severe restrictions since Israel imposed a blockade on...
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A harsh lesson from nature in Gaza
Wafa is one of nearly 450 pupils who attend the school in Al Mawasi, a district overlooking the Egyptian-Gaza border and close to...
Academic freedom and Israel’s Siege of Gaza
About two weeks ago, the World Health Organization co-sponsored a conference in Gaza, entitled "Seige and Mental Health"....
Closure of Gaza costs girl her dream to study medicine
An outstanding Palestinian student has lost her best chance of realising a burning ambition to study medicine in Britain because she...
Detention extended for 8 Palestinian students to allow “further investigation”
The Israeli military court at Ofer detention center in the West Bank extended the detention of eight Palestinian students until 14...
The Only Way Out: A student’s struggle to study abroad
Over the past year, Muhannad Omar al-Helo has twice petitioned the Israeli government to leave Gaza in order to study in Europe for a...
A local father explains the daily struggles encountered on the school run
A Palestinian farmer from the tiny hamlet of Maghaer al-Abeed in the South Hebron Hills is the father of young children who attend...
PAS student denied entry at being detained and interrogated at Ben Gurion Airport
Rahsad Sisemore is a PAS student who was detained and interrogated at Ben Gurion Airport for 11 hours, from 11.00 am to 10.00 pm on...
Three students detained while supporting anti-closure events in Hebron
Hebron, Ma'an, 9 November 2008
Israeli forces detained three Al-Quds Open University students while they participated in a solidarity...
My dorm was raided by the Israeli army
Rawad Darweesh, Student, Birzeit University , 6 November 2008
30% of the students living in the student dorms in Birzeit village have...
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