February 23, 2001
A Mix of Grit and Creativity Keeps Palestinian Universities Running
Violence and upheaval challenge institutions that were already struggling to rebuild
Once upon a time, Haifa Sabassi Naser, a counselor in the student-services office at Birzeit University, worked 9 to 5.
These days, Birzeit shuts down at 2 p.m., but her work never seems to end. When she's sitting at her paper-strewn desk, the queue outside her office brings to mind the breadlines in the old Soviet Union. When Ms. Naser heads home, she gives out her cellphone number so students
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