for being closely linked to a charity that is suspected of being a front for Hamas. In 2011, Abdel Sattar Qassem, a professor of political science at the university and critic of the Palestinian leadership was arrested by the Palestinian Authority following a complaint by the university president that Qassem had written an article critical of the university administration for refusing to comply with a court order rescinding its decision to expel four students. Qassem had been targeted in the past by Palestinian security forces, and was at one point shot and wounded. Courses The university has sixteen scientific faculties and humanities faculties. An-Najah offers undergraduate instruction in the fields of medicine, engineering, humanities, social sciences and the natural sciences, as well as courses of graduate study in humanities and the social sciences. The scientific faculties include: Faculty of Science Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Information Technology Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Human Medicine Faculty of Optometry Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Physical Education The Humanities Faculties include: Faculty of Arts Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty of Islamic Law (Shari'a) Faculty of Law Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty of Educational Sciences Faculty of Graduate Studies. Cooperation and foreign exchange The university has several partner universities. These account with their exchange students for a significant part of the foreign students at An-Najah. Another number of foreign students are drawn to An-Najah for the courses in Arabic for foreigners offered by the university. Twinnings There is twinning between An-Najah National University and several British student unions: University of Essex Students' Union; since 1991 University of Manchester Students' Union; since 2006, in spite of substantial opposition. A very wide campaign was held in 2007 to either cancel the twinning, or have the An-Najah Union sign a declaration denouncing terrorism, but the campaign was heavily defeated when it came to a vote. London School of Economics students' union. Partner universities Fachhochschule Darmstadt (University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt), Darmstadt, Germany McGill University Middle East Program (MMEP) in Civil Society and Peace Building. Each year, 2500 of An-Najah's undergraduate students participate in volunteer programs run through the MMEP's Community Service Centre in Nablus. West Bank affiliated institutes Khodori Institute, Tulkarm See also List of Palestinian universities Education in the Palestinian territories References External links Official website Buildings and structures in Nablus Educational institutions established in 1977 Nablus