The Faculty of Graduate Studies awarded the researcher Murad Arafeh a Master’s Degree in Planning & Political Development in response to his thesis entitled “Hamas’s Influence on the Political Development in the Gaza Stip through Combining Power and Resistance (2005-2014)”.

The committee consisted of: Prof. Abdel Sattar Qasem as a main supervisor and chairman, Dr. Ayman Talal as an external examiner and Dr. Masoud Eghbaryeh as an internal examiner.

At the end of the session, the committee approved the success of the researcher and recommended him a Master’s degree.