Category Archives: Middle East and North Africa

Overview of Project

Gaza Ambassadors of Universe where we are poised to  take a giant step forward in understanding the universe  and our place within it,  is going to be the light for the darkest spot in the earth.  By mixing between Astronomy and Technology  we will work on incubating the Gazans’ brains, hearts, and visions. Astronomy gives […]

Overview of Project

“Columba-Hypatia: Astronomy for Peace” is a joint astronomy outreach project by GalileoMobile and the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) which will take place on the divided island of Cyprus. The project aims to inspire young people, through astronomy, to be curious about the world we live in, about science and the cosmos, while […]

Final Report

The First Arab Winter School of Astrophysics (FAWSA) provided a platform for astrophysics knowledge sharing, triggering collaborations between fellow Arab astrophysicists, and building a strong professional Arab community in the field. The scope of the winter school covered the following fields: ● Solar System and Exoplanets ● Solar Physics ● Galactic Astronomy : Stars, Stellar Clusters, Nebulae, SNR […]

Final Report

“Astro Tourism in South West Asia” Report is available for download as PDF March – November 2016 Astronomical tourism is the form of tourism that involves the sites with astronomical interest, historical and archaeological sites, modern research organizations (observatories, astronomical institutes), educational centres, space museums, planetariums, etc. It is part of scientific tourism. It may […]