I delivered a session on aid reform and took part in Synergos Institute’s annual meeting for fellows.
I delivered a session on aid reform and took part in Synergos Institute’s annual meeting for fellows.
I helped deliver curriculum design workshops for integrity educators from the former Soviet Union.
I delivered a workshop on curriculum design to professors involved in integrity education around the world.
I delivered a presentation to the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropy about research I conducted about civil society’s experiences with international aid in Palestine.
I delivered a workshop on resource mobilization to Arab NGOs belonging to Synergos Institute’s Arab Social Innovators program.
I was an invited speaker at the Geographies of Aid conference run by Ghent University at Birzeit University. My talk was about Community Philanthropy in Palestine.
This Week in Palestine, December, 2009, no. 140, pp. 15-18
Available for free athttp://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2945&ed=176&edid=176
My article in this popular English-language magazine gives an overview of private sector philanthropy and raises questions about the strategy and impact of corporate philanthropy in Palestine.
Thematic Issues on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, 01/09, pp. 131-137
In this scholarly journal, I describe community philanthropy in Palestine, including the obstacles created by dependence on aid. I also describe innovate initiatives that are underway to encourage local giving.
This Week in Palestine, August, 2008, no. 124, pp. 8-12
Available for free athttp://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2537&ed=156&edid=156or in Arabic at http://www.dalia.ps/ar/node/122
This ground-breaking paper draws on international law, conventions, treaties and declarations to argue that current international aid procedures violate Palestinian rights. I argue that Palestinians should claim their rights from donors and international development actors and take initiative to reform the aid system, which in some ways denies self-determination in ways similar to the Israeli occupation.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, July, 2008, 32(4) by Hani Murad and Nora Lester Murad
Available for purchase ($25 USD) at http://jbd.sagepub.com/content/32/4.toc
This scholarly research article explores the psychological experiences of Palestinian children who work at intersections and in other informal parts of the Israeli economy.