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The A.M. Qattan Foundation

Serving Culture and Education in Palestine and the Arab World

03 - 2016

Cultural Centre and Palestine Office - Construction Progress

The ceiling slab of the first floor of the Foundation’s new building has been cast recently.

 

In this Newsletter

  AMQF Director General and Director of Communication Visit Gaza   Board Meeting of the Arab Foundations Forum
  Ramallah Municipality Designates an Area for the Science Studio   Head of UNESCO Ramallah Office Visits the Foundation
  The New York Times: "Badke, a Contemporary Spin on an Arabic Folk Dance"   Announcement of the 2015 Young Writer of the Year Award Winners
  Badke Tour in the USA and Canada   Launch of Clothespins Poetry Collection
  The Third Lab for One Space Project   Exhibition of Interactive Science Exhibits
  Conclusion of Teacher Winter Courses   UK Researcher Obtains PhD for Thesis on Autism in Palestine
  Concluding a Reading and Arts Workshop   Conclusion of the Second Winter Camp
  Diaa Sersawi Wins the Young Adults Short Story Competition   Training Sessions for the Programmers’ Club
  A Literary Encounter with Writer Mahmoud Shuqeir

 

General News

AMQF Director General and Director of Communication Visit Gaza

Ziad Khalaf, AMQF Director General, visited Gaza between 24-26 January. Khalaf met with the Foundation’s staff and reviewed work... ...more

Board Meeting of the Arab Foundations Forum

On 8 February, AMQF Director General Ziad Khalaf participated in the Arab Foundations Forum’s (AFF) Board meeting in Amman, Jordan. In... ...more

 

Ramallah Municipality Designates an Area for the Science Studio

The Ramallah Municipal Council decided in its meeting dated February 2nd to designate 490 m² of the recreational complex in Radana area... ...more

 

Head of UNESCO Ramallah Office Visits the Foundation

On 24 February, Mr. Lodovico Folin Calabi, Head of UNESCO Ramallah Office, visited the Foundation and met with Ziad Khalaf, AMQF... ...more

 
In the Press

The Foundation's events received good press coverage during the past two months. Click here to view the main media highlights.

Culture And Arts Programs

Announcement of the 2015 Young Writer of the Year Award Winners

On 20 February, the AMQF announced at the Ramallah Cultural Palace the winners of the 2015 Young Artist of the Year Award for novel,... ...more

Badke Tour in the USA and Canada

In February, a new tour of dance production Badke was organised in the USA, Canada and Belgium. Badke dancers performed in New York... ...more

Launch of Clothespins Poetry Collection

On 6 February, CAP organised a literary evening to launch Poet Ayman Agbaria’s new collection Clothespins at the AMQF headquarters in... ...more

The Third Lab for One Space Project

Between 25 January and 5 February, the third and last lab of the first phase of One Space Project was held in Lisbon, Portugal. The... ...more

Educational Research and Development Programme

Exhibition of Interactive Science Exhibits

The Foundation organised on 28 January an exhibition for the interactive science exhibits, which were the products of the participants... ...more

Conclusion of Teacher Winter Courses

The Qattan Centre for Educational Research and Development concluded its Winter Courses, which were held from 8-10 January in Jericho... ...more

UK Researcher Obtains PhD for Thesis on Autism in Palestine

UK researcher, Elaine Ashbee, recently defended her PhD thesis, submitted to the University of Birmingham, entitled Educational... ...more

Concluding a Reading and Arts Workshop

On 10-11 February, QCERD organised a workshop of reading and arts. Artist Ross Georgeson, a specialist in science and arts, supervised... ...more

Child Centre Gaza

Conclusion of the Second Winter Camp

The Qattan Centre for the Child recently concluded the second winter camp Sanabel at its headquarters in Gaza. The camp, which was... ...more

Diaa Sersawi Wins the Young Adults Short Story Competition

Diaa Sersawi, 15 year old member of the QCC English Language Club, and another nine competitors won the Young Adults Short Story... ...more

Training Sessions for the Programmers’ Club

In the context of the QCC 2016 winter camp Sanabel activities, Hatem Saadallah and Khaled Shihadeh, 15 year old members of the QCC... ...more

A Literary Encounter with Writer Mahmoud Shuqeir

On 23 January, QCC organised an encounter via Skype with Palestinian writer Mahmoud Shuqeir in the context of the QCC Literature Club... ...more

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