As a service to our vibrant Fulbright community and in keeping with the Fulbright mission of peace and understanding among diverse cultures, Kansas City Chapter broadcasts the life-changing stories of Kansas and Missouri Visiting Fulbrighters to a community of internationally engaged individuals via its Fulbright Forums.
Mulunda Mwanza (left) from South Africa is a veterinarian and academic with a passion for research. His research interests and expertise are in food mycotoxicology, food residues; toxicology veterinary public health and epidemiology.
About Mwanza’s presentation: ‘The Correlation Between Aflatoxins and Breast Cancer Occurrence in Women.’ Mwanza’s presentation covers the results obtained from different experiments to demonstrate the possible Aflatoxins mechanistics involved in producing breast cancer. The results are based on the study ‘Exploring a Link Between Mycotoxins and Breast Cancer.’
Arkan Atariya (center) from Israel holds a Bachelor’s in English Literature and Linguistics, a Master’s in English Education and a CELTA certificate. She has taught English and Arabic as foreign languages in Israel and South Korea to secondary school students. In addition to teaching languages, she translates with an NGO in South Korea. Atariya enjoys learning languages and speaks six languages at different proficiency levels. .
About Atariya’s presentation: ‘What they don’t tell you about being a Palestinian-Israeli.’ Atariya’s presentation introduces different aspects of being a Palestinian-Israeli beyond the oxymoron. These aspects include food, traditions, languages, diversity, wisdom, and identity expression among others.
Israa Da’as (right) from Palestine holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from An-Najah National University, the West Bank. She worked as a trainee lawyer in civil, criminal, and family matters. Her experience includes work as a human rights consultant/activist with non-profit organizations in Palestine. In 2022, Da’as completed her law degree in International Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) with a four-point plus GPA. She is currently a Truman Fellow at the UMKC Tenant Assistance Initiative.
About Da’as’ presentation: ‘Is Palestine a State Under International Law?‘ Statehood law lacks uniformity, but the concept of a state is very important because of the rights and duties attached to a state. There is a need to determine whether Palestine is a state under international law. Not only because of the complexity of the law and the facts in the case of Palestine but also the immediate need to end the Israeli occupation. Thus, determining whether Palestine qualifies to be a state under international law help determine Palestine’s rights and duties. Da’as’ Master’s thesis considers statehood theories and their application to Palestine while also observing current international practices. Part I of her presentation will examine the declaratory theory and how Palestine satisfies this theory. Part II will investigate the constitutive theory and how Palestine satisfies this theory as well. Part III will shed light on the current international practice regarding statehood claims.
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