Birzeit University Newsletter
English Edition, No. 26, published August 1995


NEW PUBLICATIONS



Primary Health Care Training:
An Assesment of Needs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

by the Department of Public and Community Health, Birzeit

Published by the Department of Public and Community Health, 1995. 88 pages, with tables and charts.

The result of much field work, research and interviews, this book is aimed at organisations working in the health arena. Available from the DPCH, Fax: +972-2-995-6428.





Gaza: Legacy of occupation -
A photographer's journey

by Dick Doughty and Mohammed El Aydi

Published by Kumarian Press, 1995, US$15.95. 232 pages, 40 b/w photos and maps. ISBN 1-56549-044-4

Mohammed El Aydi was born in Khan Younis, Gaza, and obtained a bachelors degree in sociology from Birzeit University. He now works as a community development officer with UNRWA in Gaza.

The book can also be ordered by faxing Kumarian Press directly, on +1-203-953-8579. E-mail: ddoughty@igc.apc.org





Islamic fundamentalism in the West Bank and Gaza:
Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Jihad

by Dr. Ziad Abu Amr

Published by Indiana University Press, 1994. 162 pages, ISBN 0-253-20866-1.

Dr. Ziad Abu Amr is a lecturer at Birzeit University who teaches on comparative politics, Palestinian affairs and Islamic movements. Abu Amr has authored several publications. This is his second publication in English on Islamic movements.





Collaborators in the occupied territories:
Human rights violations and abuses

by Yizhar Be'er and Dr. Salih 'Abdel-Jawad

Published by B'Tselem, 1994, free although donations accepted. 239 pages, b/w photos. ISSN 0792-8114.

Dr. Saleh 'Abdel-Jawad heads the Research and Documentation Centre at Birzeit University. B'Tselem is a Jerusalem-based Israeli information centre for human rights in the occupied territories. The book can be ordered direct from B'Tselem. Fax: +972-2-610-756.


Click here for BIRZEIT HUMAN RIGHTS ARCHIVE




The Frankish Wars and their Influence on Palestine
Edited by Khalil Athamina and Roger Heacock

Published by Birzeit University Publications, 1994. English (96 pages)/Arabic (47 pages), b/w photos and maps. Hardback and paperback versions available.

A collection of papers from Birzeit University's International Academic Conference organised by the Mediterranean Studies Unit, held in Jerusalem from March 13th-15th, 1992. More details available by faxing the MSU on +972-2-995-7656.

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