Introduction
Mada al-Carmel has a comprehensive academic program that includes research, seminars and conferences, and publications. During 2004 different Programs were organized with the intention of further investigating the central issues that affect the Palestinian minority residing in Israel. The Center aims to provide sources of information and academic research on the political, legal, cultural and social status of the Palestinians citizens in Israel. Current projects and programs are:
- Collective Rights Program
The theory and policy concerning indigenous minorities and collective rights has already been developed in other contexts, yet it is a relatively new concept in relation to the Palestinian minority in Israel. - Collective Rights and the Political Future Program
The program is based on the Haifa Declaration and what has been achieved through it, as well as what has been accomplished through the “Collective Rights” program over previous years. - Political Monitoring Program
Israeli political thought and practice have witnessed a major shift in the last four years, particularly since the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada in September of 2000 and the mass protests of October 2000 within Israel. - Information Program
Mada established The Information Program in 2002 in an attempt to provide accurate information about Palestinians in Israel and to contextualize the information from the perspective of the indigenous Palestinian minority. - Historical Narrative Program
The History Program at Mada is entitled, “Reframing the Historical Narrative of the Palestinians in Israel”. - Gender Studies Project
The Gender Studies Project was initiated by Mada Al-Carmel's Executive Committee while stressing the urgency in establishing a gender project to study the status of Palestinian women in Israel and gender related issues.