Mazin B Qumsiyeh
Biographic Data
| ID | 8854302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mazin B Qumsiyeh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mazin B |
| FAMILY NAME | Qumsiyeh |
| SIGNATURE | QUMSIYEH M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bethlehem University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Challenging the Ecocide of Colonization
Destruction of the environment (ecocide) always accompanies colonization and significant literature (usually retrospective) exists to describe such damage. What receives much less attention is how the indigenous people respond to such damage. Here we describe ways in which Palestinians have responded to the ecocide that afflicted our region over the past few decades. We highlight some case studies and explain why such forms of resistance are cruc…
Impact of the Israeli military activities on the environment
Many conflicts in Western Asia over the past 75 years left devastation and refugees and the last war on the Gaza Strip is a good example. Our interests as environmentalists are the effects of conflict (including active conflict, pre-conflict activities, and post-conflict impact). Here, we review the impacts on the Palestinian environment of activities since 1948 (establishment of the state of Israel): pre-conflict (such as training sites, militar…
Biodiversity conservation of a new protected area ‘Al-Arqoub’, South Jerusalem Hills, Palestine
Palestine is part of the Fertile Crescent and known to be rich in faunal and floral biodiversity relative to its latitude.The South Jerusalem hills with their ancient villages (collectively called the Al-Arqoub cluster) provide ideal areas for conservation within the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot.The area was listed on an emergency basis as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.This study assessed the biodiversity and threats, and the data wa…
Updating and enhancing the Protected Areas Network of Palestine
The Protected Area Network (PAN) in Palestine has undergone a comprehensive evaluation and revision to ensure its effectiveness in conserving biodiversity. This re-evaluation was necessary as the previous PAN lacked clear rationale and included areas designated for non-biological reasons. The evaluation process involved analysing the 50 areas in the previous PAN, as well as conducting Marxan analysis and incorporating new data based on IUCN crite…
Temporal change in traditional knowledge and use of wild plants in Artas, Palestine
Traditional communities have wide knowledge and experience of wild plants as natural resources that have historically been important for food, medicine, spiritual and hygienic uses. These communities have over generations developed knowledge, skills, beliefs and practices related to the natural environment that they are a part of. This type of knowledge is defined as Traditional Ecological Knowledge and is critical in the understanding of cultura…
Genotoxicity of recycling electronic waste in Idhna, Hebron District, Palestine
Most Electronic waste (e-waste) ends up in landfills while some is recycled. A major site for e-waste recycling in Palestine is the village of Idhna in the Hebron District and most of this waste originates from Israel. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of e-waste on human DNA damage and chromosome breaks. The test sample was 46 non-smoker individuals with direct exposure to e-waste, either employed in the workshops or reside…
Genotoxic effects of Israeli industrial pollutants on residents of Bruqeen village (Salfit district, Palestine)
Many industrial byproducts are genotoxic agents that induce cytogenetic changes and DNA damage. Bruqeen, a Palestinian village in Salfit district in the northern West bank, is subject to industrial waste products coming from Barqan Israeli industrial settlement. We evaluated the extent of chromosomal breaks (Csb) and DNA damage induced to human cells using whole blood samples from both test and control sites. Csb were assessed by routine cytogene…
Popular Resistance in Palestine
Sharing the Land of Canaan
Sharing the Land of Canaan
Foreword by Dr. Salman Abu Sitta Glossary 1. Introduction 2. People of the Land 3. Biology and Ideology 4. Palestinian Refugees and Their Right to Return 5. Jerusalem (Ur-Salem. Yerushalaym, Al-Qods) as a Pluralistic City 6. Zionism 7. Is Israel a Democracy? 8. Terrorism and Violence 9. Human Rights 10. The Conflict and Sustainable Development 11. Political Context 12. International Context and International Law 13. Peace can be Based on Human Ri…
Temporal change in traditional knowledge and use of wild plants in Artas, Palestine
Traditional communities have wide knowledge and experience of wild plants as natural resources that have historically been important for food, medicine, spiritual and hygienic uses. These communities have over generations developed knowledge, skills, beliefs and practices related to the natural environment that they are a part of. This type of knowledge is defined as Traditional Ecological Knowledge and is critical in the understanding of cultura…
Sharing the Land of Canaan
Sharing the Land of Canaan
Foreword by Dr. Salman Abu Sitta Glossary 1. Introduction 2. People of the Land 3. Biology and Ideology 4. Palestinian Refugees and Their Right to Return 5. Jerusalem (Ur-Salem. Yerushalaym, Al-Qods) as a Pluralistic City 6. Zionism 7. Is Israel a Democracy? 8. Terrorism and Violence 9. Human Rights 10. The Conflict and Sustainable Development 11. Political Context 12. International Context and International Law 13. Peace can be Based on Human Ri…
Popular Resistance in Palestine
Genotoxic effects of Israeli industrial pollutants on residents of Bruqeen village (Salfit district, Palestine)
Many industrial byproducts are genotoxic agents that induce cytogenetic changes and DNA damage. Bruqeen, a Palestinian village in Salfit district in the northern West bank, is subject to industrial waste products coming from Barqan Israeli industrial settlement. We evaluated the extent of chromosomal breaks (Csb) and DNA damage induced to human cells using whole blood samples from both test and control sites. Csb were assessed by routine cytogene…
Genotoxicity of recycling electronic waste in Idhna, Hebron District, Palestine
Most Electronic waste (e-waste) ends up in landfills while some is recycled. A major site for e-waste recycling in Palestine is the village of Idhna in the Hebron District and most of this waste originates from Israel. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of e-waste on human DNA damage and chromosome breaks. The test sample was 46 non-smoker individuals with direct exposure to e-waste, either employed in the workshops or reside…
Temporal change in traditional knowledge and use of wild plants in Artas, Palestine
Traditional communities have wide knowledge and experience of wild plants as natural resources that have historically been important for food, medicine, spiritual and hygienic uses. These communities have over generations developed knowledge, skills, beliefs and practices related to the natural environment that they are a part of. This type of knowledge is defined as Traditional Ecological Knowledge and is critical in the understanding of cultura…
Biodiversity conservation of a new protected area ‘Al-Arqoub’, South Jerusalem Hills, Palestine
Palestine is part of the Fertile Crescent and known to be rich in faunal and floral biodiversity relative to its latitude.The South Jerusalem hills with their ancient villages (collectively called the Al-Arqoub cluster) provide ideal areas for conservation within the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot.The area was listed on an emergency basis as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.This study assessed the biodiversity and threats, and the data wa…
Updating and enhancing the Protected Areas Network of Palestine
The Protected Area Network (PAN) in Palestine has undergone a comprehensive evaluation and revision to ensure its effectiveness in conserving biodiversity. This re-evaluation was necessary as the previous PAN lacked clear rationale and included areas designated for non-biological reasons. The evaluation process involved analysing the 50 areas in the previous PAN, as well as conducting Marxan analysis and incorporating new data based on IUCN crite…
Impact of the Israeli military activities on the environment
Many conflicts in Western Asia over the past 75 years left devastation and refugees and the last war on the Gaza Strip is a good example. Our interests as environmentalists are the effects of conflict (including active conflict, pre-conflict activities, and post-conflict impact). Here, we review the impacts on the Palestinian environment of activities since 1948 (establishment of the state of Israel): pre-conflict (such as training sites, militar…
Challenging the Ecocide of Colonization
Destruction of the environment (ecocide) always accompanies colonization and significant literature (usually retrospective) exists to describe such damage. What receives much less attention is how the indigenous people respond to such damage. Here we describe ways in which Palestinians have responded to the ecocide that afflicted our region over the past few decades. We highlight some case studies and explain why such forms of resistance are cruc…
Palestine (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Arab-Israeli conflict (3 works) · Biodiversity (2 works) · Comet Assay (2 works)