Dominique van de Klundert

Israel’s Illegal Storming of Birzeit Campus Must Be Condemned Professor Tahrir Hamdi, Arab Open University, Jordan Co-founder of ActforPal   Israeli Occupation Forces illegally stormed Birzeit University’s campus in the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday, firing live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades at students. More than 11 students were injured and medical teams […]

Update for Applicants: ActforPal Student-at-Home Scholarships The first round of applications for our Student-at-Home Scholarships has closed, and we thank all those who participated. As stated in the scholarship announcement, selection will be based on academic achievement, degree completion progress, as well as personal, research, and academic goals.   During the past week, we evaluated

Gaza Students Present Work on Pedagogical Resilience, Challenges and Adaptive Strategies What does academic freedom mean when intellectual, political and pedagogical freedom is restricted by siege? What does it mean to mentor youth towards critical inquiry when we ourselves are battling to stay upright? […] Still, we carry on. Because to stop would be to

Call for Applications: Student-at-Home Scholarships for the Completion of Master’s Studies Within Gaza ActforPal is offering emergency support to master’s students currently residing in Gaza who started their studies before October 2023, who have displayed academic excellence, but who have faced difficulties in completing their programme due to financial hardship. Tuition support is offered to

Manufacturing Dehumanization: The Genocidal Logic of ‘Peace Through Strength’ By Professor Tahrir Hamdi, Arab Open University, Jordan Co-founder of ActforPal     On Wednesday, October 29, ActforPal held a hybrid webinar with Hiroshima City University confronting nuclear futures at Hiroshima, at Nagasaki, in Palestine, and beyond. The following is an extract from Prof. Hamdi’s contribution

Nuclear Futures Webinar: From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Palestine and Beyond Hiroshima City University and online Wednesday October 29, 5–7pm Hiroshima (8–10am London, 11am–1pm Amman) Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nuclear-futures-from-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-to-palestine-and-beyond-tickets-1845769940579 Join ActforPal for a roundtable discussion with Peter Trnka (Memorial University), Aoe Tanami (Hiroshima City University), Nakamura Taira (Hiroshima University), Tahrir Hamdi (Arab Open University), Kaori Hatsumi