Welcome to Voices from Palestinian Exiles. Feel free to learn more about Palestine and the current conflict.
The situation of Palestinian refugees is considered to be the most protracted, most complex and most sensitive in the world. The right to return or compensation is enshrined in international law.
The “Voices from Palestinian Exiles (VOPE)” project aims to make the voices of those affected heard and to promote a positive vision. This vision is to be based on a valid legal and social science foundation.
The project brings together universities, students, graduates, young academics and scientists from universities in five Arab countries and Germany in an intensive scientific and personal exchange. For all involved, it is also a process of self-reflection, of engagement with the group, with science and practice, with one’s own and foreign perspectives and values.
This dialogue addresses what is currently and foreseeably the most difficult topic in German-Arab discourse, which, due to the escalation of the Middle East conflict, threatens to destroy decades of rapprochement. Overcoming the current speechlessness is all the more necessary.
Arab Renaissance for Democracy & Development (ARDD), Jordan
Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem (AWR), Germany
National Institution of Social Care and Vocational Training (NISCVT), Lebanon
Politics and Society Institute (PSI), Jordan
Sworld Research Hub, Lebanon
Meeting of Jordanian and German Team Representatives
A visit of the Project Manager Prof. Dr. Ralf Roßkopf (THWS) to Jordan gave an opportunity to meet and discuss the next steps in the project with representatives of the Jordanian project team, namely Asst. Prof. Ruba M. AlAkash and Assoc. Prof. Ibrahim M. Darwish (both Yarmouk University) and in a separate meeting with Ms. Zina Darwish and Ms. Mariam Abu Samra (both Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development).
Today saw the first video shooting for the Online Course “Palestine & Palestinian Refugees”. The course will not only serve the preparation of the participating research teams but once completed is planned to be made available to the interested public and educational institutions as open educational resource.
THWS International Week 2025 was an opportunity for Iraqi, Lebanese and German members of the research team to meet and coordinate.