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We are Scientists and Scholars, Not Just Survivors

We are Scientists and Scholars, Not Just Survivors Victoria Brittain, former Associate Foreign Editor of the Guardian     To honour the lives of heroic, professional fellow journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Mohanned Qraeqaa, Ibrahim Zaher, Moanem Alium, Mohammed Noufal and Mohammed El-Khalif—targeted, assassinated and defamed by Israeli forces in Gaza on August 10—I want to share […]

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The Starvation of Dreams: A Researcher’s Account from Gaza

The Starvation of Dreams: A Researcher’s Account from Gaza   Ayat Al Haj Head of Public Relations and Media at Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Yunis Before October 7, my life was dedicated to the pursuit of scientific research, a passion I embraced with ambition and enjoyment. My dreams didn’t cease after that date; I continued

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ActforPal Statement of Anger and Condemnation

ActforPal Statement of Anger and Condemnation On the Killing of Six Journalists in Gaza, Including Prominent Al-Jazeera Journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qraeqaa, Alongside Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed Noufal, and Sahat News Journalist Mohammed El-Khalidi.   We, at the Academic Action Network for Palestine (ActforPal), express our deepest outrage and unequivocal condemnation over

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Israel’s distractive media tactics must be challenged by the media

Israel’s distractive media tactics must be challenged by the media   Byline: Prof. Dina Matar, Centre for Global Media and Communications, SOAS University of London Co-founder of ActforPal   Images and stories of thousands of hungry and desperate Palestinians in Gaza attempting to reach food supplies after months of Israeli-enforced starvation have flooded mainstream media

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Academic Freedom and International Solidarity: Reflections from the ‘Academia UnderAttack’ Conference in Hamburg

Academic Freedom and International Solidarity: Reflections from the ‘Academia Under Attack’ Conference in Hamburg By Dr Wesam AmerCouncil for At-Risk Academics/The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund fellow and visiting researcher, University of CambridgeDean of Faculty of Communication and Languages, Gaza UniversityCo-founder of ActforPal  At a time of increasing anti-Palestinian racism particularly in the

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Press Release of the Inaugural Event of ActforPal

Full Press Release of the Inaugural Event of ActforPal The Academic Action Network for Palestine (ActforPal) held a highly successful inaugural event on November 11, 2024. The event, co-chaired by Tahrir Hamdi (Arab Open University/Jordan) and Dina Matar (SOAS) (two of ActforPal’s founding members) featured inspiring presentations by Robin DG Kelley of UCLA, Rabab Abdulhadi

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