Students in Gaza will soon have the option of taking Hebrew classes for the first time in nearly two decades. full story ![]()
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Starting with the new school year in September, Gaza boys and girls in middle and high school will be breaking the law if they study side by side.Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas rulers argue that the new legislation, mandating gender separation in schools from age nine, enshrines common practice. But women's activists warned Tuesday that it's another...
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Palestinians learn 'language of the enemy' In a crowded classroom in Gaza City, hands shoot in the air when teacher Moussa Ziara asks for a volunteer to come to the blackboard. The chosen boy carefully chalks a letter of the alphabet amid enthusiastic applause from his classmates.It is not, perhaps, an atypical scene in a place where education is highly valued. What is...
guardian.co.uk (3 months and 9 days ago)
GAZA (Reuters) - New rules from the Education Ministry of the Islamist Hamas movement ruling the Gaza Strip will bar men from teaching at girls' schools and mandate separate classes for boys and girls from the age of nine.
reuters.com (1 month and 21 days ago)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas-controlled parliament has passed a law requiring separate classes for boys and girls in public and private schools from the fourth grade.
boston.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas says it has elected Gaza's prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, as the deputy leader of the Islamic militant group.
boston.com (1 month and 18 days ago)
Gender segregation now mandatory in Gaza schools by Ibrahim Barzak and Dalia Nammari The Associated Press Published Apr 2, 2013 05:34PM MDT Gaza City, Gaza Strip • Starting with the new school year in September, Gaza boys and girls in middle and high school will be breaking the law if they study side by side. Gaza’s Islamic militant Hamas rulers argue that the new...
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas rulers say they will begin a new campaign to find Palestinian collaborators with Israel.
boston.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has set an ambitious agenda for his new term, seeking to transform his Islamic militant movement that rules Gaza into a widely recognized political force, but without making concessions toward Israel needed for international acceptance....
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Palestinian girls over the age of nine must not be educated by men or alongside boys in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas ministry of education has announced.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 20 days ago)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has set an ambitious agenda for his new term, seeking to transform his Islamic militant movement that rules Gaza into a widely recognized political force, but without making concessions toward Israel needed for international acceptance. An AP News Analysis
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