Political Thought

Academic Paper: The Centrality of Power in Managing US Political Negotiation

By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[1] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction It is not possible to isolate the components of a society’s value system from [...]

Political Analysis: Fatah, Hamas, and the Question of Reality Disconnect

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. A notable aspect of the Fatah statement, issued on 15/3/2024, and distributed by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), is [...]

Political Analysis: The Seven Major “Sins” of the Oslo Accords

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. On the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Accords, it becomes ever more clear, year after year, how enormous the [...]

Academic Paper: An Analytical Reading of the Results of Student Council Elections in the West Bank 2005-2023 (Arabic)

Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations has issued an Arabic academic paper entitled; “An Analytical Reading of the Results of Student Council Elections in the [...]

Political Analysis: The Significance of Hamas’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. The visit of Hamas delegation to Saudi Arabia opened a new page for the relation between the two sides [...]

Political Analysis: The Aqaba Summit: What’s Next?

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. In the Aqaba Conference, held in Jordan on 26/2/2023, Jordan, Egypt, US, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, have [...]

Academic Paper: The War of Stones of Baked Clay 2012 and its Impact on the Hamas Movement (Arabic)

Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations has published an academic paper in Arabic entitled “The War of Stones of Baked Clay 2012 and its Impact [...]

Political Analysis: The Implications of Hamas’s Victory in the Birzeit University Student Elections

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. Al-Wafa’ Islamic Bloc (affiliated with Hamas) has achieved a historic victory in the Birzeit University Student Council elections, held [...]

Academic Paper: The Prospects of Structural Transformations of Political Systems

By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[1] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction The concept of “authority” is one of the oldest concepts of sociology, especially political [...]

Political Opinion: A Reading on the Second Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) held its second conference in Istanbul on 26–27/2/2022, with the participation of [...]

Overview:

Al-Zaytouna Centre conducts strategic and futuristic academic studies on the Arab and Muslim worlds. It focuses on the Palestinian issue and the conflict with Israel as well as related Palestinian, Arab, Islamic and international developments.

General Manager

Mohsen Moh’d Saleh, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Modern and Contemporary Arab History, the general manager of al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations, editor-in-chief of the annual Palestinian Strategic Report, former head of Department of History and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and former executive manager of Middle East Studies Centre in Amman.
He was granted the Bait al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) award for Young Muslims Scholars in 1997 and the Excellent Teaching Award (College level), given by IIUM in 2002. Dr. Mohsen is the author of 13 books and some of his books were translated into several languages. He contributed chapters to seven books. He is the editor/ co-editor of more than 30 books. Dr. Mohsen is the editor of electronic daily “Palestine Today,” which has so far published more than 3,777 issues. He has published many articles in refereed scholarly journals and magazines. He presented papers at innumerable academic local and international conferences and seminars. He is a frequent commentator on current issues on broadcasting media.
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