Spring 2026 Intern Conference: Narrating Palestine
Friday, April 3rd | 6:30pm
2425 Virginia Ave. NW Washington DC
Join The Jerusalem Fund for a special evening of student research, reflection, and public engagement at our Spring 2026 Interns’ Conference. RSVP Here.
Over the course of the semester, our interns have developed original projects exploring Palestine through the lenses of technology, culture, narrative, humanitarian experience, and political analysis. This conference brings those strands together in a broader conversation about identity, memory, resistance, and the structures that shape Palestinian life.
Featured presentations will include:
- There Is Nothing Sacred about Technology
- Music & Dress as an Instrument of the Palestinian Struggle
- Power of Narrative: The Importance of Storytelling to the Palestinian Identity
The program will include presentations, discussion, Q&A, and refreshments
Aqsa Reality: A VR Visit to Al-Aqsa
April 9th | 5:30pm Secure Tickets Here.
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development will host an evening with Dr. Mohammad F. Obeid (Shenandoah University) and Dr. Ermin Sinanović (Center for Islam in the Contemporary World at Shenandoah University), to introduce Aqsa Reality, a virtual-reality app that allows users to explore Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem in an immersive way.
Over the course of the program, Dr. Obeid, who leads the design and development of Aqsa Reality, and Dr. Sinanović, who directs CICW’s wider work on Islam in the contemporary world, will talk about how the project came together, what it offers to students and communities who may never be able to visit Al-Aqsa in person, and how virtual reality can be used as a tool for public education about Jerusalem and Palestine.
After a joint presentation and Q&A, participants will have the chance to experience Aqsa Reality themselves using VR headsets in small groups. Staff and speakers will be available for informal conversation throughout the evening. Light refreshments will be served.
