Ya Quds Academic Cultural News Letter, Issue No. 3
Date
2017-08-01
Authors
Al-Abed, Shukri
Samman, Maha
González, Ainhoa
Nusseibeh, Munir
Awad, Nada
Miani, Marzia Merlonghi
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Center for Jerusalem Studies, Al-Quds University
Abstract
Greetings and a warm welcome to readers of the third issue of Ya Quds!,
which is devoted primarily to a conference held at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem
on December 3–5, 2016. Entitled “Production of Inequalities: Realities and Prospects
for Change in Jerusalem,” the conference stemmed from joint efforts amongst
the Centre for Jerusalem Studies, the Department of Philosophy, the Department of
Political Science, the Department of Architecture, and the Faculty of Law of Al-
Quds University, a collaboration spurred by the importance of the conference theme
on local, regional, and global levels.
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to all those who helped in preparing for
and running the conference. First and foremost, we would like to thank the administration
of the Ghussein Education Fund, in particular Dr. Sari Nusseibeh and Dr.
Jamal Nusseibeh. Without the Fund’s generous financial support, the conference
would not have been possible. We would also like to thank Al-Quds University
President Dr. Imad Abu-Kishk and his deputies, Dr. Hasan Dwiek and Dr. Badīc
Sartawi, for their ongoing technical and administrative support for the conference.
We would further like to thank the Academic Committee for the conference, composed
of Dr. Shukri Abed, Dr. Maha Samman, Dr. Amneh Badran, Dr. Omar
Yousef, Dr. Yara Saifi, and Dr. Munir Nusseibeh, as well as the Logistics Committee,
composed of Dr. Maha Samman, Dr. Muctaz Al-Qutub, Dr. Ashraf Abu Hilal,
Ms. Alya Brejiyeh, and Ms. Dima Nusseibeh, along with the staff of the Al-Quds
University Public Relations Office, Mr. Ahmad Bahr and Mr. Aubai Abu Sacdah.
Likewise, we offer thanks to the staff of the Faculty of Architecture and the Dean
of the Faculty, Dr. Abdl-cAzīz Quntar, as well as to Ms. Hana’ cIriqat, for assisting
with the financial aspects of the conference, to Ms. Sahar Shehadeh who is the administrator
of Al-Ghussein Fund and to our student volunteers who helped in many
different ways to ensure everything proceeded smoothly.
During the first day of the three-day conference, participants were led by Dr. Omar
Yousef on a tour of the Old City and the Silwan area. In his analysis of the situation,
Dr. Yousef emphasized the life of the Palestinian residents in these areas and the
challenges they face on a daily basis. The academic sessions of the conference were
held during the following two days and were attended by scholars and researchers
from Palestinian and foreign universities.
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This issue of Ya Quds! contains a number of the papers presented during the conference,
in the hopes that we can focus attention on some of the important issues
that reflect inequality in the city of Jerusalem. Special thanks go to all of the panel
organizers and speakers for their valuable contributions. We are also appreciative of
the editorial review provided by Dr. Joanne Abed for the English-language section
of the issue. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to submit articles for the next
issue of this publication, in Arabic or in English, not to exceed 1,200 words each.
The deadline for submitting articles is October 20, 2017.