Gaza – Public Relations
The English Department at the Faculty of Humanities, Al-Israa University in Gaza, discussed the graduation projects of its students on Sunday via the Google Meet platform, in an academic session that witnessed notable attendance from students across different levels.
This activity represented the culmination of academic efforts carried out throughout the year and reflected the college’s commitment to maintaining the educational and research process despite the exceptional circumstances faced by the region.
The research discussion committee included: Dr. Salam Al-Ostadh, Head of the English Department – internal examiner; Dr. Fatima Issa, English Department faculty – internal examiner; Dr. Abdullah Abdul Rahim, English Department faculty – internal examiner; and Dr. Mohammad Al-Jadili, English Supervisor at the Ministry of Education – external examiner.
The session opened with a speech by Dr. Asmaa Al-Shqaqi, Dean of the Faculty, who welcomed the students and commended their academic efforts. She emphasized that their determination to complete their research projects under the pressures of war and humanitarian challenges is a testament to the strong academic will that characterizes the university’s students.
The committee expressed admiration for the quality of the presented research, both in terms of the originality of their topics and the depth of analysis, as well as their direct relevance to the Palestinian reality.
The projects focused on the interaction of literature and education with social and political issues in Gaza, addressing discourses of anger and resistance, and the Palestinian experience under siege and exile, through examples from both Palestinian and world literature.
Some studies analyzed the challenges faced by English language students as a foreign language in using online educational platforms amid violent events, and the impact of these conditions on the continuity and quality of education.
Other research projects explored literary translation and reader reception, examining how global literary works can be conveyed into the local culture as a bridge for cultural dialogue and as a means of preserving human experiences during the darkest times.