2000May
- 12th - Birzeit conference: Prospects for the Palestinian State and Civil Society
- 8th - Opening of Birzeit's first Art Gallery
- 2nd - Birzeit University Media Institute students cover student elections
- April
- 20th - Birzeit University awards honorary doctorate to Haseeb Sabbagh and opens new centre
- 8th - Birzeit University mourns deaths of students
- 5th - Birzeit University becomes CISCO Regional Networking Academy
- 3rd - French Municipal Delegation visits Birzeit University
- 3rd - International Conference on Water at Birzeit University
- 1st - Launch of second Across Borders Centre, Khan Yunis
- March
- 14th - Opening of Marwan Kassab Bahi's work in Jerusalem
- 11th - Welcoming Remarks, Dr. H. Nasir - Prevention and Management of Diabetes Symposium
- 6th - Students organize open-air festival to celebrate release
- 6th - Interview with Birzeit University's Vice President of Administration and Finance about recent events.
- 6th - Message of Thanks from the Birzeit University Student Movement
- 6th - All Students Released! Birzeit Celebrates
- 4th - Hunger strike launched at Birzeit University
- 4th - Updated list of students in detention as of 1pm, 4 March
- 3rd - Legal access granted to students detained at Palestinian Preventive Security Headquarters in Jericho
- 2nd - Updated list of students in detention
- 2nd - Students continue sit-in: solidarity visits from Palestinian human rights organizations and Jalazon refugee camp
- 2nd - International Students at Birzeit University Speak Out Against the Arrest of Birzeit Students By the Security Forces
- 1st - Students undertake sit-in protest
- February
- 29th - Partial list of imprisoned students
- 29th - University Administration and Birzeit Student Movement Adopt Joint Position.
- 29th Statement from the University Council regarding recent events
- 29th Statement from the Employees Union regarding recent events - Arabic version also available.
- 29th Statement from the Student Movement regarding recent events
- 26th - Birzeit University Statement on the visit of French Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin
- 22nd - Birzeit University staff and students stop classes in support of Lebanon
- 12th - Arrest of Birzeit University Student Council President by Israeli authorities
- 1st - Beginning of the new semester at Birzeit University.
- January
- 17th - Interview with Dr. Hanna Nasir about the events of 1999 and plans for the year 2000.
1999
- December
- November
- October
- 21st - PFLP Deputy-leader, Abu Ali Mustafa, speaks at Birzeit University.
- 16th - Third Information Technology Conference in Higher Education held at Birzeit University.
- 7th - "Struggle for Sovereignty and the Future of Jerusalem" - open meeting at Birzeit University
- 4th - Second annual Jerusalem Week launched at Birzeit University
- September
- 30th - Accord for a new program in mathematics applied to economics signed by Birzeit University and French universities
- 28th - Launch of the Human Development Report, Palestine 1998-1999 at Birzeit University.
- 16th - Comment - In Defense of Edward Said
- 13th - BEGINNING OF NEW SEMESTER AT BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY
- June
- May
- April
- 29th - Staff and students of Birzeit University demonstrate against arrest of students.
- 18th - Sir Marrick Goulding, ex-Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs, speaks at Birzeit University about "Peacekeeping: Models and Cases". Arabic Bulletin also available
- 9th - Alain Gresh, editior of Le Monde Diplomatique, speaks at Birzeit University
- March
- 21st - 1999 Student Council Elections begin at Birzeit University - A special report of the launch of the 1999 student council elections with an introduction to each of the student blocs. Includes results of all elections since 1995.
- 9th - Two Birzeit University students arrested by undercover Israeli special forces
1998
- January
- 29th - World-renowned pianist plays at Birzeit University - Birzeit University was host today to a recital by world-renowned conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim. Includes link to an Arabic Bulletin discussing Barenboim's visit.
- 26th - We Will Return - a piece written by ex-Birzeit resident Samia Costandi describing her feelings as a Palestinian refugee.
- 23rd - "We shall not allow ourselves to despair" - Professor Albert Aghazarian
- December
- 11th - Hunger strike partially suspended as students protest death of student
- 9th - Third day of hunger strike - students reply to messages of solidarity
- 8th - Hunger strike enters second day as shot student declared clinically dead
- 7th - Open-ended Hunger Strike Launched at Birzeit University Today, Birzeit students launched a hunger strike in solidarity with political prisoners. Real Video footage available.
- November
- 21st - "Birzeit Students Organize Computer and Technology Exhibition in Ramallah"
- 21st - "International Day of Action for Gaza Students a World-Wide Success"
- 17th - "Gaza Students Photographic Exhibition Launched"
- 13th - "EDWARD SAID - PALESTINE:MEMORY, INVENTION AND SPACE" - An extract from Professor Said's address to the Landscape Conference at Birzeit University. Includes Real Video footage of his speech.
- 12th - "Landscape Perspectives on Palestine" - Conference Opened at Birzeit University
- 7th - Tawfik Canaan Palestinian Amulet Exhibition opened at Birzeit University
- 3rd - Preparations for 5th International Conference - Landscape Perspectives on Palestine.The Landscape Conference will be taking place at Birzeit University from 12-15 November, 1998.
- October
- 21st - Institute of Law opened The new Insitute of Law at Birzeit University was opened this week with hundreds of guests.
- September
- 29th - Jerusalem Week Starting Monday 28 September, a week activities about the city of Jerusalem and Palestinian identity.
- 14th - Exhibition of Palestinian Artist, Naji Ali. From Monday 14 September until Thursday 17 September, Birzeit University is host to an exhibition of cartoons by the famous Palestinian artist Naji Ali, who was assassinated in London in 1987.
- 9th - The First Birzeit Internet Festival
- August
- May
- 24th - First Head of State to Visit Birzeit University: Swiss Federation President Flavio Cotti expresses solidarity and friendship with the Palestinan people
- 15th - Special Nakba Feature: Comment: Will Israel get the message?, by Dr. Ghassan Khatib, lecturer in cultural studies at Birzeit University.
- 12th - Special Nakba Feature: Palestinian refugees - Rootless but not hopeless, by David Sharrock - Birzeit student Mahmoud Najjar walks with a limp, a gift from the Israel Defence Force. A child of the intifada, he was born halfway through the 50 years of statehood which Israel is now celebrating. ...
- April
- 30th - Special Nakba Feature: Marwan's gift to the children of Palestine - Syrian artist Marwan Qassab-Bashi donated 74 lithographs and watercolors to the Sakakini Cultural Center in Ramallah and Birzeit University, in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in commemoration of Al-Nakba.
- 4th - Comment: Who is responsible? Birzeit Board of Trustees Member Haidar 'Abdel Shafi looks at the stalemate in the peace process and suggests a way forward for all the parties concerned.
- 4th - Comment: Making a bad deal even worse" by Dr. Ghassan Khatib, lecturer in cultural studies at Birzeit University, talks about the recent visit of Dennis Ross to the region.
- 3rd - Special Nakba Feature: Comment: On the fiftieth anniversary of Deir Yassin - A Jewish perspective on memory, justice and reconcilliation - Jewish Theologian and author Marc H. Ellis reminds us that while Israel celebrates its 50th anniversary, this year is also the fiftieth anniversary of a profound symbol of national suffering and pain for Palestinians -- the Deir Yassin massacre.
- 1st - Birzeit Student Council Elections 1998 website and results, posted at 7:45pm Palestinian Time.
- March
- 21st - Azeez Shaheen Medical Clinic opened today, Dr. Naseeb Shaheen speaks at the ceremony. Includes Real Audio.
- 19th - Albert Aghazarian at the House of Commons: "It is better to light a candle every day than curse darkness forever." - Speech at a Friends of Birzeit University (FoBZU) meeting in the House of Commons, London, 24 February 1998.
- February
25th - Ministry of Higher Education releases 1996/97 statistics report
- 25th - Comment: "Gulf War II: Kofi Annan in Tel Aviv" by Dr. Ghassan Khatib, lecturer in cultural studies at Birzeit University.
- 20th - Birzeit community talks about Iraq
- 18th - Interview: Recent graduate Fatin Sehwail
- 14th - Comment: "Gulf War II: the "Nightmare of the World" by Dr. Ghassan Khatib, lecturer in cultural studies at Birzeit University.
1997
- December
- 11th - Feature: The Winds of Change - Joharah Baker talks to Ramzi Radwan, a viola student at the National Conservatory of Music at Birzeit University, about his experience of the Intifada.
- 3rd - Feature: Financial Crisis in Palestinian Universities by Joharah Baker.
- 3rd - Comment: From Politics to Mathematics by Dr. Ghassan Khatib, lecturer in cultural studies at Birzeit University.
- November
- 27th - Comment: The schizophrenia of the international community by Dr. Ghassan Khatib, lecturer in cultural studies at Birzeit University.
- 26th - Comment: What shall we do? Birzeit Board of Trustees Member Haidar 'Abdel Shafi looks at the road ahead to a Palestinian state and considers the best route that will allow Palestinians to organize themselves satisfactorily.
- 20th - Comment: Remembering the Past with a Stake in the Future - Zionism, Jerusalem, Multiculturalism and a New Palestinian Vision by Birzeit professor Albert Aghazarian.
- 18th - Staff and student strikes at Birzeit disrupt academic year: Universities and Higher Education Ministry caught in deficit trap.
- October
- 22nd - First "Palestinian Prisoners' Week" held at Birzeit University - University Student Council succeeds in raising the awareness of the situation of Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli prisons.
- 9th - Sheikh Ahmad Yassin's message to Birzeit students in prisoners' week, including the original Arabic via Real Audio.
- September
- 24th - Palestinian Journalist Walid Batrawi discusses the state of Palestinian media in "Palestinian Media: Pre Intifada to the Present - edited lecture of this Birzeit student and ABC Australia journalist from 24 September 1997 as part of the PAS lecture series.
- 20th - Interview: 'Ala Jaradat, Coordinator of the September 1996 Web Memorial Project. Available as a Real Audio streaming or downloadable (1.76MB) file. 15.75 minutes. Download Real Audio Now.
- 17th - September 1996 Web Memorial Project announced - On 25 September 1996, as protests swept across the West Bank and Gaza Strip in response to Israel’s provocative opening of a tunnel in the Old City of Jerusalem, over 80 Palestinian lost their lives. Birzeit's Public Relations Office has launched a new project to commemorate the individuals behind the statistics.
- 9th - Closure benefits telephone cable thieves.
- 8th - Comment: Israeli closure of Ramallah for "security reasons" clearly untrue - Birzeit Public Relations Office staff member Nigel Parry argues that the alternative route to nearby Birzeit, in full view of numerous Israeli troops suggests a policy of collective punishment and "safety valve" approach, and concludes by suggesting a difficult alternative.
- August
- 10th - "Checkpoint in the Church Aisle", a closure story from Birzeit University - Birzeit student Tanya Saleh relates the saga of her brother Charley's wedding.
- 6th - To Yossi - with kindness - feature by Dr. Hanna Nasir, Birzeit University President - Dr. Nasir relates his reactions to an encounter with an Israeli soldier that took place while he was on the way from Birzeit to Ramallah, during the current closure of the West Bank and Gaza.
- 5th - Dr. Salim Tamari discusses the issue of Jerusalem, What about Jerusalem? - edited lecture of this Birzeit Professor of Sociology from 22 July 1997 as part of the PAS lecture series.
- July
- 31st - Interview following yesterday's bombing in Jerusalem with Mr. Albert Aghazarian, Director of Public Relations by Nigel Parry, Available as a Real Audio streaming or downloadable (681K) file. 5.8 minutes. Download Real Audio Now.
- 12th - Interview with Kim Kahlhamer, Palestine and Arabic Studies Program Coordinator by Adam Hanieh. Available as a Real Audio streaming or downloadable (770K) file. 6.3 minutes. Download Real Audio Now.
- 10th - Interview with Cathi Grosso, Human Rights Action Project Coordinator by Adam Hanieh. Available as a Real Audio streaming or downloadable (867K) file. 7.5 minutes. Download Real Audio Now.
- 5th - Birzeit University receives e-mailed material offensive to Prophet Mohammed - Palestinian Ministries also receive material following leaflet distributed in Hebron last week
- June
- 7th - Noam Chomsky gives lecture to packed Birzeit hall - First visit to Birzeit Community since 1988. with full transcript available.
- 6th - Special report: Birzeit website celebrates first birthday!
- 5th - Dr. Jon Anderson lectures at Birzeit - Overview of Internet in the Arab World.
- April
- March
- 27th - Birzeit students demonstrate for Jerusalem - Israeli troops respond with tear gas and rubber bullets
- 20th - Israeli moves in Jerusalem continue: University delayed by Israeli 'security' roadblock - Birzeit students hold rally for Jerusalem
- 8th - Birzeit students protest Israeli moves in Jerusalem
- 5th-6th - Birzeit participates in conference on information technology in higher education
- February
1996
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