Publications
Academic Freedom and the Transnational Production of Knowledge
Professor Dina Kiwan, principal investigator of the Disability under Siege Network + project, University of Birmingham, has recently published a book on Academic Freedom which examines the understudied relationship between academic freedom and its role in knowledge production across four country contexts - Lebanon, the UAE, the UK and the US - through the lived experiences of academics conducting 'controversial' research.
Language & Intercultural Communication
Our Co-investigator, Nazmi Al-Masri has published several articles in the Language and Intercultural Communication Journal. Nazmi has worked with colleagues at the Islamic University of Gaza and University of Glasgow to produce articles on the following;
1. Socio-cultural semiotic analysis of Palestinian films on gender-based violence
2. Capacity-building training to develop short story writing skills, social values, and gender fairness at the IUG, Palestine: a case study
3. Welcoming Languages: teaching a ‘refugee language’ to school staff to enact the principle of integration as a two-way process
Accessible and Inclusive Higher Education for Palestinian Students with Disability: Policies and Practices Review
One of Disability under Siege’s co-investigator’s, Professor Nazmi Al Masri, together with colleagues Alaa Aladini and Nesma Alghoula, Islamic University of Gaza, has published an incredible 5 papers recently. After 2 weeks of communications blackout in Gaza, he has shared them to further our aim of accessible and inclusive education for all.
Development of online teaching expertise in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
What we know about the development of online teaching expertise during the COVID-19 pandemic is scarce. Current research has concentrated primarily on the obstacles encountered by university teachers, leaving a significant gap in our understanding of the strategies they employ not only to survive but to flourish in online teaching.
“Vulnerable” or Systematically Excluded? The Impact of Covid-19 on Disabled People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected disabled people across the globe. This review article maps the impact of the pandemic on disabled people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS) during the first ten months of the pandemic, based on a semi-systematic review of 113 articles of empirical and “grey” literature.
Dis/abled decolonial human and citizen futures
Our Principal Investigator, Professor Dina Kiwan has recently published an article in the journal, Citizenship Studies.
The article utilises the dual methodological lens of disability and decolonisation in order to critically examine, in interdisciplinary and global perspective, what it will mean to be both a ‘human’ and a ‘citizen’ in the 21st century.
The Limitations of Deinstitutionalization: The Case of the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian West Bank
Professor Rita Giacaman, co-investigator on the De-Institutionalisation under Siege project has published an essay examining the concept and limitations of deinstitutionalization as a principle and practice derived from Western paradigms, and how it has been problematically implemented in non-Western settings, including the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It begins by reviewing the international literature on deinstitutionalization of people with mental health illnesses/disabilities.
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), annual report
Professor Dina Kiwan has been appointed to sit on The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
The MAC is an independent, non-statutory, non-time limited, non-departmental public body that advises the government on migration issues. The sponsoring department is the Home Office and has a UK wide remit and works across government, providing transparent, independent and evidence-based advice.
Research Papers
Literature and Practice Reviews
Disability in Jordan: A Literature and Practice Review
Author: Mostafa Attia
Disability in Lebanon: A Literature and Practice Review
Authors: Wissam Marouche, Kate McAuliff, and Maha Shuayb
Inclusive Education in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Author: Nazmi Al Masri
Arts and Disability in Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Jordan: A Literature and Practice Review
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Arts and Disability in Occupied Palestinian Territories: A Literature and Practice Review – Summary
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Arts and Disability in Jordan: A Literature and Practice Review – Summary
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Arts and Disability in Lebanon: A Literature and Practice Review – Summary
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Consultation Papers
Inclusive Arts Practices in Jordan Consultation Workshop
Author: Yasmin Foqahaa
Inclusive Arts Practices in Lebanon Consultation Workshop
Author: Rhéa Dagher
Disability Arts and Culture Mapping (Lebanon, Jordan & Palestine)
Authors: Rhéa Dagher and Yasmin Foqahaa
Reports
Disability in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza) Analysis Report
Authors: Rita Giacaman and Suzan Mitwalli
Comparison of the 1999 Palestinian Disability Law and the Draft 2019 Palestinian Disability Law
Authors: Lina Abdul-Samad, Rita Giacaman and Reem Ladadwa
Covid-19 research reports
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A literature review
Authors: Vera Kubenz and Dina Kiwan, University of Birmingham
De-institutionalisation under Siege
Deinstitutionalisation of Palestinians with disability, orphans and elderly in Gaza
Author: Professor Nazmi Al- Masri, The Islamic University of Gaza
Deinstitutionalisation of individuals with disabilities in Lebanon
Author: Dr Itab Shuayb, Centre for Lebanese Studies
Dilemmas of deinstitutionalization globally and as applied to Palestinians in the Israeli occupied West Bank
Author: Professor Rita Giacaman, Birzeit University
