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Taher Shriteh
Taher Shriteh is a Palestinian journalist. Biography In 1984, he was offered admission to study a master's in mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, in the United States. He returned to Palestine in 1986, however, after being unable to afford the tuition fees to complete his studies. Soon after his return to Palestine, he became involved in journalism after meeting Reuters correspondant Paul Taylor. He would subsequently provide reports in events in the Gaza Strip for a number of international news agencies, including Reuters, ''The New York Times'', the BBC, CBS, and Voice of America. In December 1987, after the outbreak of the First Intifada, he was arrested by the Israeli military and detained for two days in solitary confinement, during which he was beaten. In October 1989, the Israeli military raided his home, seizing his reporting material and notebooks, claiming that a need to investigate whether he had been inciting demonstrations during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a Public university, public Urban university, urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and one of the two doctorate-granting research universities of the University of Wisconsin System. As of 2023, UW–Milwaukee had an enrollment of about 23,000 students, including 18,500 undergraduates and 4,500 postgraduates. The university offers over 200 degree programs across 14 schools and colleges, including the only graduate school of freshwater science in the U.S., the first Council on Education for Public Health, CEPH accredited dedicated school of public health in Wisconsin, and the state's only school of architecture. The university is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". In 2018, the university had a research expendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
