Ibrahimieh College () is a private school and college in the a-Suwane neighborhood of
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem (, ; , ) is the portion of Jerusalem that was Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, held by Jordan after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, as opposed to West Jerusalem, which was held by Israel. Captured and occupied in 1967, th ...
.
History
Nihad Abu Gharbieh, who worked as a teacher at the Ibrahimieh National School in the
Musrara
Musrara (, , also known by its Hebrew name, Morasha, ) is a formerly Ottoman neighborhood in what is now West Jerusalem. It is bordered by the Israeli neighborhoods of Mea Shearim and Beit Yisrael to the north, by the Russian Compound and Kik ...
quarter of Jerusalem, became the sole proprietor of the school in 1931. Since then it has expanded to include an elementary school, a high school and a community college that offers associate degrees (diploma) in child education, business administration, accounting and office management.
On May 24, 2010, the college signed an academic agreement with the
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business in
Amman, Jordan
Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the List of largest cities in the ...
.
On 28 July 2022, its permanent license was cancelled by the
Israeli Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education (, translit. ''Misrad HaHinukh''; ) is the branch of the Israeli government charged with overseeing public education institutions in Israel. The department is headed by the Minister of Education, who is a member of the ...
over incitement against Israel and the
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
in its textbooks. The college was given a conditional license for one year to amend its textbooks, failing which it would completely lose its operating license.
Notable alumni
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Adnan al-Husayni
Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni (; born 1946) is a Palestinian politician, who was the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem: 'Adnan Hussein, the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem.' and of the Quds Governorate between 2008 and 2018 when he was succeeded by ...
Adnan al-Husayni bio
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See also
* Education in the State of Palestine
References
External links
College homepage (Arabic)
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Educational institutions established in 1931
1931 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Buildings and structures in Jerusalem