Katika nyakati za kisasa, masomo ya Palestina kama taaluma ya kitaaluma yamekua kwa kasi kubwa katika mabara kadhaa na yameendelea kupanuka katika miongo ya hivi karibuni, ingawa baadhi ya vituo vilivyoanzishwa hivi karibuni vinalenga zaidi Palestina ya kisasa na mzozo wa Waarabu na Israeli. Zaidi ya hayo, wanapozungumzia historia ya kale ya eneo hili, wanazuoni wa Ulaya wa kisasa (pamoja na jumuiya za awali za kitaaluma za Kizayuni, kama vile Jewish Palestine Exploration Society, iliyoanzishwa mwaka 1914) hutumia neno ‘Palestina’ kwa kauli moja na bila shaka yoyote, hata wanapozungumzia historia ya Kiyahudi.

In modern times Palestine Studies as a scholarly discipline has grown phenomenally across several continents and has continued to expand in recent decades – although some of the recently founded centres focus largely on modern Palestine and the Arab‒Israeli conflict. Furthermore, when referring to the ancient history of this region, modern European scholarship (and early Zionist scholarly societies such as the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society, founded in 1914) universally and unanimously talk about ‘Palestine’, even when referring to Jewish history.

Kufunguliwa kwa "Nchi Takatifu" kwa upenyezaji wa kisiasa na kiutamaduni-kidini wa Ulaya katika karne ya 19 kulisababisha milima ya machapisho kuhusu Palestina. Ili kutaja baadhi ya jumuiya za kitaaluma/vituo/miradi/makumbusho/majarida yanayohusiana na Mafunzo ya Palestina na historia ya kale na urithi wa Palestina:

The opening of the ‘Holy Land’ to Europe’s political, cultural-religious penetration in the 19th century resulted in mountains of publications on Palestine. To cite some of the scholarly societies/centres/projects/museums/ journals relevant to Palestine Studies and the ancient history and heritage of Palestine:

• Mfuko wa Uchunguzi wa Palestina (Palestine Exploration Fund), ulioanzishwa jijini London katika miaka ya 1860, ukilenga Palestina ya kale; ulichapisha Jarida la Uchunguzi wa Palestina (Palestine Exploration Quarterly).

• The Palestine Exploration Fund, founded in London in the 1860s with a focus on ancient Palestine; it published the Palestine Exploration Quarterly.

Jumuiya ya Maandishi ya Mahujaji wa Palestina: shirika lililoanzishwa mwaka 1884, ambalo lilifanya kazi kwa miaka kumi na moja na kuchapisha tafsiri za maandishi ya enzi za kati yaliyohusiana na historia ya hija kwenda Nchi Takatifu.

• The Palestine Pilgrims’ Text Society: an organisation established in 1884, the society operated for eleven years and published translations of medieval texts relevant to the history of pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Kipaumbele maalum kilitolewa kwa masimulizi yenye taarifa za kijiografia na kitopografia katika lugha mbalimbali, zikiwemo Kigiriki, Kilatini, Kiarabu, Kiebrania, Kifaransa cha Kale, Kirusi na Kijerumani. Machapisho yake yalijumuisha tafsiri ya Guy Le Strange kutoka Kiarabu pamoja na maelezo yake kuhusu kazi ya al-Muqaddasi (al-Maqdisi) iliyopewa jina: Description of Syria, including Palestine by Mukaddasi (1986), na Nasir-I-Khusrau's Diary of a Journey Through Syria and Palestine (1888).

Particular attention was given to accounts containing geographical or topographical information in a variety of languages, including Greek, Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, Old French, Russian and German. Its publications included Guy Le Strange’s translation from Arabic and annotation of al-Muqaddasi’s (al-Maqdisi’s) work under the title: Description of Syria, including Palestine by Mukaddasi (1986), Nasir-I-Khusrau’s Diary of a Journey Through Syria and Palestine (1888).

The user's text is in German, not English, but the system instruction asks for translation into Swahili, so I translate it into Swahili. • Chama cha Kijerumani cha Uchunguzi wa Palestina (German Society for the Exploration of Palestine). Chapisho la kila mwaka la Chama hicho lilikuwa Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins (Jarida la Chama cha Kijerumani cha Uchunguzi wa Palestina / Journal of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine).

• Deutscher Verein für die Erforschung Palästinas (German Society for the Exploration of Palestine). The Society’s annual publication was Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins (Journal of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine).

• Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas (Chama cha Kijerumani cha Utafiti wa Palestina) kilianzishwa mwaka 1877 kwa mpango wa mwanajiografia wa Uswisi Carl Zimmermann, kikiwa chama cha kukuza Mafunzo ya Biblia na utafiti wa historia na utamaduni wa Palestina. Kuanzia mwaka 1877 kilichapisha mara kwa mara Zeitschrift ya Zimmermann.

• The Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas (German Association for the Study of Palestine) was established in 1877 at the initiative of the Swiss geographer Carl Zimmermann’s association for the promotion of Bible Studies and research on the history and culture of Palestine. From 1877 it regularly published Zimmermann’s Zeitschrift.

• Jamii ya Kiorthodoksi ya Kifalme ya Palestina (Kirusi: Императорское православное палестинское общество) ilianzishwa mwaka 1882 kama shirika la kitaaluma na kisiasa kwa ajili ya utafiti wa Palestina. Baada ya Mapinduzi ya Kibolshevik ya mwaka 1917, jamii hiyo ilibadilishwa jina na kuitwa Jamii ya Kirusi ya Palestina (Kirusi: Российское Палестинское Общество).

• Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (Russian: Императорское православное палестинское общество) was founded in 1882 as a scholarly and political organisation for the study of Palestine. Following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 the society was renamed the Russian Palestine Society (Russian: Российское Палестинское Общество)

na ilikuwa imeunganishwa na Chuo cha Sayansi cha Umoja wa Kisovieti. Jina lake halisi la Kirusi lilirejeshwa mwaka 1992.

and was attached to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Its original Russian name was restored in 1992.

• Zeitschrifl des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins (Jarida ya Jumuiya ya Kijerumani ya Uchunguzi wa Palestina) ni gazeti rasmi la Taasisi ya Kiprotestanti ya Kijerumani ya Elimu ya Mambo ya Kale katika Nchi Takatifu (Deutsches Evangelisches Institut für Altertumswissenschaften des Heiligen Landes), iliyoanzishwa mwaka 1900. Inagusa mada kama vile akiolojia, topografia, iconografia, dini, anthropolojia ya kijamii, philolojia na fasihi.

• Zeitschrifl des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins (Journal of the German Society for Exploration of Palestine) is the official bulletin of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology in the Holy Land (Deutsches Evangelisches Institut für Altertumswissenschaften des Heiligen Landes), founded in 1900. It covers topics such as archaeology, topography, iconography, religion, social anthropology, philology and literature.

• Jumba la Makumbusho la Akiolojia la Palestina (al-Quds/Yerusalemu), lilianzishwa mwaka 1918 na kufunguliwa rasmi mwaka 1938; lilibadilishwa jina na kuitwa ‘Makumbusho ya Rockefeller’ na Israeli baada ya uvamizi wa mwaka 1967.

• Palestine Archaeological Museum (al-Quds/Jerusalem), was initiated in 1918 and officially opened in 1938; it was renamed ‘Rockefeller Museum’ by Israel after the 1967 occupation.

• Makumbusho ya Mapokeo Simulizi ya Palestina (al-Quds/Yerusalemu) yalianzishwa katika al-Qala’a miaka ya 1930.

• Palestine Folklore Museum (al-Quds/Jerusalem) was set up in al-Qala’a in the 1930s.

Jumuiya ya Kiyahudi ya Uchunguzi wa Palestina (Jewish Palestine Exploration Society) ilianzishwa mwaka 1914 kwa kuzingatia Palestina ya kale; baada ya mwaka 1948 ilibadilishwa jina na kuitwa Jumuiya ya Uchunguzi wa Israeli (Israel Exploration Society).

• Jewish Palestine Exploration Society was founded in 1914 with a focus on ancient Palestine; it was renamed after 1948 as the Israel Exploration Society.

Jarida ya Palestine Oriental Society ilichapishwa mjini Jerusalem na Palestine Oriental Society kuanzia mwaka 1920 hadi 1948, na ililenga historia ya kale na mabaki ya kale.

• The Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society was published in Jerusalem by the Palestine Oriental Society from 1920 to 1948 and focused on ancient history and antiquities.

• Taasisi ya Mafunzo ya Palestina, iliyoanzishwa mjini Beirut mwaka 1963, huchapisha Jarida la Mafunzo ya Palestina.

• The Institute for Palestine Studies, founded in Beirut in 1963, publishes the Journal of Palestine Studies.

• Kituo cha Utafiti cha Palestina kilianzishwa na PLO huko Beirut mwaka 1965; kilichapisha jarida lililoitwa Palestinian Affairs (Shu’un Filastiniyah).

• Palestine Research Centre was founded by the PLO in Beirut in 1965; it published a periodical entitled Palestinian Affairs (Shu’un Filastiniyah).

• Jarida ya Mafunzo ya Ardhi Takatifu na Palestina ilianzishwa mwaka 2002; inachapishwa na Edinburgh University Press.

• Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies was founded in 2002; it is published by Edinburgh University Press.

• Kituo cha Ulaya cha Mafunzo ya Palestina, Chuo Kikuu cha Exeter kilianzishwa mwaka 2009.

• The European Centre for Palestine Studies, Exeter University was established in 2009.

• Kituo cha Mafunzo ya Palestina, Chuo Kikuu cha Columbia, New York.

• Center for Palestine Studies, Columbia University, New York.

Kituo cha Mafunzo ya Palestina (SOAS, London) kilianzishwa mwaka 2012.

• Centre for Palestine Studies (SOAS, London) was established in 2012.

• Jumba la Makumbusho la Palestina lilifunguliwa huko Birzeit mwezi Mei 2016.

• The Palestinian Museum opened in Birzeit in May 2016.