This dissertation examines the multifaceted relationships within the Palestinian-Israeli community and between that community and the outside world between 1948 and 1967. It argues that many Palestinian-Israeli activists, writers and intellectuals expressed dissatisfaction with …
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This thesis examines local interpretations and effects of children's rights in Palestinian refugee camps in Amman, Jordan, where a large Palestinian refugee population has been waiting for a solution that would put an end to their hardship and would make them return to Palestine…
Breast cancer is a threatening disease to women worldwide. Breast cancer screening (BCS) is a key to early detection and reduced mortality. Factors predicting women's participation in BCS have been well studied in the United States (US), including among major US racial and ethni…
This study examines the participation of different social groups at an Islamic festival in Jerusalem honouring the Prophet Moses (al-Nabi Musa ), during the period of British rule in Palestine, from 1917 to 1937. These different social groups included Arab nationalist leaders, I…
Palestinian accounts of life before they became refugees in 1948 have made significant contributions to what we know about village and urban life at that time. This dissertation discusses how we can understand village memorial books, autobiographies, oral history collections, an…
This study examined the history of Palestinian universities from their emergence under Israeli occupation following the 1967 War through the outbreak of the second intifada in September 2000. Data for the study included interview and email exchanges with higher education and pol…
This dissertation draws on a period of substantial transformation in Israeli and Palestinian history, marked by the outbreak of the first Intifada, the Palestinian uprising against Israel in December 1987, and ending in 1998, when Israel celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of it…
This thesis sheds light on the struggle to define Jerusalem which is occurring through its growing tourist industry, land use issues, collective memory, and historical conflicts by studying the cultural and political struggles surrounding the Western Wall tunnel and the recently…
This thesis provides an explanation of why Israel in the years between 1988 and 1994
Job satisfaction and motivation continues to be of great significance in the recruitment, commitment, retention, productivity and mental health of nurses, particularly, in collectivist communities like the Palestinian one. Therefore, the overall aims of this study are to ascerta…