8th International Bilhikem Social Sciences Student Symposium
Theme: “Palestine in All Its
Aspects”
Dear Young Scholars,
We invite you to the “Palestine in All Its Aspects” student symposium, where we will explore Palestine’s rich history, its diverse culture, and its deep social structure.
Throughout history, Palestine has been home to some of the world’s oldest civilizations, serving as a crossroads for different cultures, religions, and nations. These lands, with their geography, history, and cultural heritage, have become symbols of tragic events, exile, and resistance in the past century.
In this symposium, we aim to understand and analyze the region from a wide perspective, covering everything from Palestine’s ancient history and geography to its contemporary political issues, from its religious heritage to education, politics, economics, culture, and arts. We aim to create a platform for young researchers and students to share their ideas while addressing Palestine from historical, cultural, and humanitarian perspectives.
In today’s world, Palestine represents values of justice, human rights, and responsibilities, not only for the Muslim community but also as a test for universal human ideals. Palestine is not merely a geographic entity; it symbolizes the global conscience in terms of human rights and responsibilities, international law, resistance, and solidarity.
We invite you to this meaningful gathering to understand, explain, and build stronger solidarity in support of the rightful struggle of the Palestinian people.
The symposium is open to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students from universities in both Turkey and abroad who are interested in Palestine and wish to contribute to academic knowledge on the subject. You are welcome to submit papers related to the following main topics or any other academic/scientific issues related to Palestine.
Main Topics:
History and Geography: The historical journey of Palestine from ancient times to the present day, the pre-Islamic and Islamic rule periods, developments from the Ottoman period to the present; geographical location, the natural and strategic importance of Palestinian lands, cities, settlements, population and environmental changes, Gaza, Jerusalem, West Bank.
Urbanism and Architecture: The structure, construction, architecture, opportunities, and challenges of Palestinian cities.
Religion and Belief: The religious heritage of Palestine: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and interfaith relations.
From the Muslim Perspective on Palestine: The significance and importance of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Palestinian lands in Islam.
Culture and Arts: The traditions, cuisine, handicrafts, music, theater, cinema, and other artistic contributions of the Palestinian people.
Literature: Palestinian Literature: Past and present, writers, poets, works.
Education and Science: The Palestinian education system, schools, universities, and scientific studies.
Philosophy, Sociology, and Psychology: Evaluating the positive and negative experiences of Palestine from a philosophical, sociological, and psychological perspective throughout history.
Youth and Sports: The role of youth, sports activities, and the challenges and successes in these fields.
Economy and Politics: The structure of the Palestinian economy, political history, and current situation.
Law and International Relations: The international processes of the Palestinian cause, relationships with other countries, the legal and moral dimensions of occupation and genocide.
Daily Life and Camps: The daily life of Palestinians, refugee camps, and life in exile.
Women and Children: The issues faced by women and children, and efforts to find solutions to these problems.
Health and Social Services: The current state of the health system in Palestine and the primary health issues facing the population; solidarity and cooperation activities.
Resistance, Exile, and Genocide: The transformation of resistance and exile from the Aksa flood to the present day, the reality of genocide.
Media and Perception Management: The portrayal of the Palestinian issue in global media.
Prominent Figures: Religious, political, civil, and military leaders, pioneering roles.
SUMMARY WRITING
The abstract should be a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 350 words.
There should be at least 5 keywords in the abstract.
The abstract should be written in Times New Roman 12 Point, single-spaced, and in a single paragraph.
The title of the paper must be included in the abstract.
The abstract should include the significance, purpose, problematic aspect, method, limitations, and possible findings of the paper.
FULL TEXT WRITING RULES
Should be written in Times New Roman 12 Point.
Should be written with 1.5 line spacing.
Main headings should be written in uppercase and bold.
Citations and references should be in the Isnad Citation System 2nd Edition style.
The full text should include the Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and References sections.
The full text should include an English abstract.
Full texts should be between 3500-5000 words.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 17, 2025
Announcement of Accepted Abstracts: February 24, 2025
Full Text Submission Deadline: April 28, 20245
Symposium Date: May 8-9, 2024
Note: The program will be face-to-face for those attending the symposium from Van. Those attending from outside Van can optionally present their papers online.
Note: The language of the symposium is Turkish, Arabic, and English
