The Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University seeks applicants for the following two fellowships: Inaugural Annual Fellowship in Palestine & Law and The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod 4th Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Palestinian Studies.
"The Qattan Foundation in Ramallah is a majestic early 20th century stone house with arched windows and a terrace, where John Berger, a former Qattan Guest House Resident, debated long into the night with the Foundation staff under hanging grapes parceled up in papery plastic bags. The offices are empty for much of the time I am there; I arrive before the Eid holiday at the end of Ramadan. Fig thieves drive up one day in a car. “Is everyone away?” they ask as I work at the outside table. “Yes everyone,” I reply to their beaming faces.
