Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies Center at AAUP hosted the first screening of "Out of Place ... Edward Saed" Inspired by his book "Out of Place ... Memoirs", in Ramallah campus, in the presence of the film's producer Ms. Heba Al-Borini.
Mrs. Rola Shahwan the Director of Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies Center opened the event with a speech explaining the importance of discussing the content of the film and connecting it to the philosophy and vision of the center.
After the film was screened, the producer explained that the film could not treat or display the whole heritage of Saed, but it highlighted the main phases that influenced his life since his arrival to the United States at age of 15 until his death.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University Campus in Ramallah organized a workshop about the Cyprus conflict and the Cyprus peace process hosting the representative of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Savas Vladimiro, as part of the "Peace Process Comparison" plan course which is taught by Dr. Dalal Erekat. Where the course contains study case for peace processes in Cyprus and Northern Ireland reaching to the Palestinian situation.
Dr. Dalal gave a brief overview of the course and focused on the methods of conflict analysis and how to put an outline to understand conflicts in different aspects, which includes theoretically several factors, reasons, approaches and directions. The representative of Cyprus skillfully applied the theory to reality by performing a presentation about Cyprus, He began with a historical view of the conflict and then the peace process and its stages.
The President of Arab American University Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri, welcomed the Deputy Director of General Intelligence Major General Azzam Zakarneh, who visited the university and gave a lecture to its students about the importance of student awareness to be updated with the latest technology and its challenges.
The Assistant President for Community Affairs Dr. Iyad Dalbeh, Dr. Jamal Hanishih, Mr. Ekamil, and the President of Student Council, and the coordinator of Al-Shabibih Movement and the Mufti Mohammad Salah Abu Saed also welcomed the Major General Azzam Zakarneh.