The Palestine Center

About this original series

The Palestine Center is an independent think tank based in Washington, DC. It provides a forum for events and publications on Palestinian politics and society.It is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for Community and Education Development.

Episodes of The Palestine Center

    • Play Traditional Palestinian Costume: Lecture and Book Signing - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Traditional Palestinian Costume: Lecture and Boo...

      Mrs. Munayyer's research reflects the historical and cultural richness of Palestine and the Arab world through costumes and embroidery. It presents the most exhaustive and up-to-date study of the origins of Palestinian embroidery and costume ? from antiquity through medieval Arab textile arts to the present. Also, it documents the evolution of costume and the textile arts in Palestine in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries region by region. Her meticulously documented work commences w...

      • Release date
        Dec 6, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:12:38
    • Play The Israeli Occupation and the Limits of the Palestinian Economy - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      The Israeli Occupation and the Limits of the Pal...

      The IMF, World Bank and UN have recently concluded that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is now able to conduct the sound economic policies expected of a future well-functioning Palestinian state, given its solid track record in reforms. However, several recent developments have posed serious risks to the PA?s state-building capacity, and are also jeopardizing social stability in the Palestinian territories. These risks include shortfalls in crucial donor aid and persistence of Israeli restricti...

      • Release date
        Nov 18, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:03:05
    • Play Panel I - Revolution: Where It Came From and Where It Is Heading - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Panel I - Revolution: Where It Came From and Whe...

      Mr. Adel IskandarScholar of Arab Studies, Georgetown UniversityDr. Michele DunneDirector of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council

      • Release date
        Nov 11, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:01:01
    • Play Panel II - Palestinian National Strategy: Evaluating and Re-Evaluating - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Panel II - Palestinian National Strategy: Evalua...

      Ms. Riham Barghouti Founding Member, Adalah-NY and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel Dr. Salim Tamari Professor of Sociology, Birzeit University Senior Fellow, Institute for Palestine Studies Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi Secretary General, Al Mubadara President, Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees

      • Release date
        Nov 11, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:21:42
    • Play Panel III - Covering the Uprisings: Perspectives, Biases and the role of the Media - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Panel III - Covering the Uprisings: Perspectives...

      Dr. Abderrahim FoukaraWashington, DC Bureau Chief, Al JazeeraMr. Glenn Greenwald*Columnist and Blogger, Salon.comMr. Joseph DanaSenior Writer, +972 Magazine

      • Release date
        Nov 10, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:19:02
    • Play Panel IV - U.S. Foreign Policy toward a Revolutionary Region: Opportunities and Responsibilities - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Panel IV - U.S. Foreign Policy toward a Revoluti...

      Mr. Philip J. "P.J." CrowleyFormer Assistant Secretary of State for Public AffairsDr. Shibley TelhamiAnwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of MarylandDr. John MearsheimerR. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago

      • Release date
        Nov 9, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:29:39
    • Play The 2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture with Dr. Saree Makdisi - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      The 2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture with Dr. S...

      The 2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture "Palestine: Epicenter of the Arab Revolutions" with Dr. Saree Makdisi Professor of English and Comparative Literature, UCLA Monday, 3 October 2011 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. EST The Palestine Center

      • Release date
        Oct 6, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:12:35
    • Play Social Media: Recent Successes and Failures in the Palestinian Struggle - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Social Media: Recent Successes and Failures in t...

      The purpose of this lecture is to address how Palestinians have utilized social media in light of recent events in the Arab world and the future of social media in Palestine.

      • Release date
        Jul 27, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:03:35
    • Play Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers

      This lecture seeks to address the recent opening of the Rafah border crossing and its impact, if any, on the blockade on Gaza and how it's affecting the economic and social mood of Gazans.

      • Release date
        Jul 20, 2011
      • Runtime
        56:03
    • Play Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers - The Palestine Center on Blip The Palestine Center episodes on Blip

      Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers

      This lecture seeks to address the recent opening of the Rafah border crossing and its impact, if any, on the blockade on Gaza and how it's affecting the economic and social mood of Gazans.

      • Release date
        Jul 19, 2011
      • Runtime
        56:03
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