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Our Universities Live On – An Interview with Professor Rifa Al-Khozondar | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Our Universities Live On – An Interview with Professor Rifa Al-Khozondar | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Our Universities Live On shares monthly stories of resilience, leadership, and vision from Palestinian university leaders, faculty, and students who continue to teach, learn, and inspire – ensuring that higher education in Gaza not only endures, but continues to embody the spirit of a people determined to live and learn in freedom. In this International […]
Short Film: Solidarity Against Scholasticide
Short Film: Solidarity Against Scholasticide
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On International Day of Education: "Palestinian Higher Education is not a luxury. It is a lifeline."
On International Day of Education: "Palestinian Higher Education is not a luxury. It is a lifeline."
Palestinian Universities Under Attack - Write to Your MP Today
Palestinian Universities Under Attack - Write to Your MP Today
Donate to Friends of Palestinian Universities Winter Appeal
Donate to Friends of Palestinian Universities Winter Appeal
Register Now: A New Academic Year in Gaza: Returning to Campus Amid Ongoing Scholasticide Tickets, Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Register Now: A New Academic Year in Gaza: Returning to Campus Amid Ongoing Scholasticide Tickets, Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Israeli Military Forces Storms Birzeit and Al-Quds Universities | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Israeli Military Forces Storms Birzeit and Al-Quds Universities | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Buy now: Hoping for Palestine Scarf - All proceeds will go directly towards our work supporting Palestinian students and faculty.
Buy now: Hoping for Palestine Scarf - All proceeds will go directly towards our work supporting Palestinian students and faculty.
Designed by Bella Freud for the Hoping Foundation and gifted to the Friends of Palestinian Universities. Worn by Tilda Swinton in British Vogue. Crafted from 100% merino wool. All proceeds go towards our work supporting Palestinian students and faculty.
Apply now: Senior Programme Officer | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Apply now: Senior Programme Officer | Friends of Palestinian Universities
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A New Academic Year: Education As Gaza’s Enduring Act of Survival | Friends of Palestinian Universities
A New Academic Year: Education As Gaza’s Enduring Act of Survival | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Students partially return to the Islamic University of Gaza campus after two years. Photo by Khames Alrefi/Anadolu Agency.
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Unified Statement from the Presidents of Al-Aqsa University, Al-Azhar University – Gaza, and the Islamic University of Gaza | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Unified Statement from the Presidents of Al-Aqsa University, Al-Azhar University – Gaza, and the Islamic University of Gaza | Friends of Palestinian Universities
We, the presidents of Gaza’s three non-profit universities— Al-Aqsa University, Al-Azhar University – Gaza, and the Islamic University of Gaza — together accounting for the vast majority of Gaza’s students and faculty members, issue this unified statement to the international academic community at a time of unprecedented devastation for higher education in Gaza. Israel’s ongoing […]
Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza Receives MESA’s 2025 Academic Freedom Award | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza Receives MESA’s 2025 Academic Freedom Award | Friends of Palestinian Universities
24 November 2025 At its 2025 annual meeting, held between November 22-25, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) named the Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza and the Isnad program of the Welfare Association(Taawon) as recipients of the 2025 MESA Academic Freedom Award, recognising their essential role in defending the right to education for Palestinians […]
Fobzu is now Friends of Palestinian Universities | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Fobzu is now Friends of Palestinian Universities | Friends of Palestinian Universities
Announcing the launch of Friends of Palestinian Universities: Responding to the Emergency Facing Higher Education in Palestine In 1978, UK and Palestinian academics came together to confront an emergency facing the first internationally recognised university in Palestine, establishing The Friends of Birzeit University (FOBZU). After Birzeit received formal university status in 1975, it was immediately […]
Fobzu Briefing No.4: The Killing of Palestinian Academics in Gaza and Scholasticide
Fobzu Briefing No.4: The Killing of Palestinian Academics in Gaza and Scholasticide
DONATE TO ISNAD - helping university students in Gaza to resume their education
DONATE TO ISNAD - helping university students in Gaza to resume their education
ISNAD: helping university students in Gaza to continue their education 20+ universities destroyed. 88 thousand students displaced. Education cannot wait.
Fobzu Briefing No.3: Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza
Fobzu Briefing No.3: Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza
Read & Download: Partnerships with Palestine Guide
Read & Download: Partnerships with Palestine Guide
This guide helps UK academics and university leaders take practical steps to support Palestinian universities amid the ongoing crisis. It explores how international academic solidarity can sustain institutions under threat through partnerships, research collaboration, scholarships, and coordinated action to strengthen the resilience of Palestinian higher education. Partnerships with Palestine is endorsed by the Centre for […]
Short film | Our Universities Live On: Testimonials of Hope from Gaza
Short film | Our Universities Live On: Testimonials of Hope from Gaza
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Blog: How students and academics are keeping hope alive in Gaza: A graduate student writes
Blog: How students and academics are keeping hope alive in Gaza: A graduate student writes
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