CULTURE
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February 2000
- Samia A. Halaby, a free lance artist from New York contributed an article titled: THE LANDSCAPE OF PALESTINE IN ARABIC ART published in Birzeit University publication The Landscape of Palestine: Equivocal Poetry (pp. 175-190), a volume that sums The Fifth International Conference convened by Birzeit University under the theme Landscape Perspectives on Palestine, which took place during November 12-15, 1998. Added 15/02/2000.
November 1999
- Albert Aghazarian head of the Public Relations Office in Birzeit University writes an article: Would Jerusalem soften its heart of stone? for a publication called "Christian Voices From The Holy Land Bethlehem 2000 Palestine Year One?" published by the Bethlehem 2000. Added 16/12/99.
- Kimary Shahin, from Birzeit University and University of British Columbia analyses different Palestinian speech types from Gaza, Rafat, Nablus and Hebron. Added 16/10/99.
- Sharif Kanaana from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Birzeit University examines the different stages of jokes in Palestinian society during and after the peace negotiations. Palestinian humor and the peace process Added 30/1/99.
- Sharif Kanaana from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Birzeit University has collected folktales, jokes and legends from the Intifada period. In this artice, Women in the Legends of the Intifada, he analyzes the representation of women within the stories of his collection. Added 22/11/98.