LIVE STREAM FROM BERLIN - Squeezed: Space for civil society Published: 22 October 2016 A strong, vibrant, and diverse civil society is part of a functioning democracy – it is the air that a democracy needs to breathe. On the evening of 27 October 2016, we would like to analyze the political situation with international guests from civil society. We want to know the specifics of how the work of civil society organizations is restricted, and the impact this has on their work.
Call for Papers - for JQ special issue on residual spaces Published: 3 October 2016 Announcement Jerusalem Quarterly (JQ) is preparing a special issue on residual spaces and their historical context. Submission deadline: 1 December 2016.
The Ibrahim Dakkak Award for Outstanding Essay on Jerusalem Published: 3 October 2016 Announcement The Ibrahim Dakkak Award for Outstanding Essay on Jerusalem will be awarded to an outstanding essay that addresses either contemporary or historical issues relating to Jerusalem. The winning submission will receive a prize of $1,000 and will be published in the Institute's Jerusalem Quarterly.
Muwatin 22nd Annual Conference Published: 28 September 2016 Announcement Muwatin is holding its 22nd Annual Conference on Friday 30/9/2016 and Saturday 1/10/2016 at Birzeit University, titled 'The Complex Challenges Facing Palestinian Universities: Is there a Way Out?', and funded by hbs.
Engineer Zayed Produces Biochar from Agricultural Waste Published: 25 September 2016 As engineer Hasan Zayed was wandering between farms stretching the northern Gaza Strip, the accumulated amounts of agricultural waste immobilized him and led him to wonder “why are these remnants wasted in trash? And could these huge quantities be benefited in producing energy? And how?” He finally found the answers to these questions in his project “Biochar Production”. By NAWA - Women Media Agency
Hydroponics in Gaza: a Modern Technique for a Safer Cultivation Published: 25 September 2016 Without a plow or an axe, farmer Eyad al-Attar tours his crops in his lush green limited land, as he uses hydroponics as a new agricultural way which excludes soil. By NAWA - Women Media Agency
Will the 3D Printer Make its Way into the Gaza Strip? Published: 25 September 2016 3D printing market, including printing material and relevant services, will achieve sales up to 16.2$ billion in 2019, after it has grossed 3.8$ billion in 2014. Will this fast spreading developed technology find its way to the besieged Gaza Strip? By NAWA - Women Media Agency
Dossier: Squeezed – Space for Civil Society Published: 25 September 2016 Protecting and expanding civil society space nationally and internationally In the last years we have witnessed that freedom of speech and movement has come under attack. The space for civil society is shrinking - not only in the Middle East, but all over the world, even in well-developed countries. The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Berlin has compiled a webdossier discussing this subject, which will be enlarged and expanded over time. You will find thematic articles as well as regional examples. Please have a look.