The Insan Center for Gender Studies at Al-Quds University in Palestine is organizing a One-Day Symposium on "Integrating Gender & Women's Studies into the Curricula". This symposium brings together international feminist scholars, who teach Women's or Gender Studies or who incorporate these studies into other disciplines, to present papers exploring topics of relevance. The one-day symposium takes place in al-Quds University on Monday, November 5th, 2007. The foreign experts will go the next day in a field trip to visit some research institutes and women studies centers.

Shashat Annual Women's Film Festifval in Palestine This annual women's film festival showcases the creativity of Palestinian, Arab, and international women filmmakers. Shashat held its 1st Women Film Festival in 2005, 2nd Women Film Festival in 2006, and is now launching its 3rd Women Film Festival 2007. This is the only ongoing annual women's film festival in the whole Arab world. Filmprogram

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2006 Articles

Voices of Palestinian Women after Hamas’s Victory

• Hamas and Palestinian Feminist Movement
  By Dr. Islah Jad
  The rise of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to government raised “fears and concerns” among some people ...more
  
  
• Cooperation and Dialogue with Islamist Organizations
  By Terry Bullata
  Pursuant to Hamas’s victory and winning of the second PLC seats, proposals mounted to initiate dialogue and cooperation with Islamist movement...more