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‘Archiving in the Present’ Webinar Now on YouTube In a recent webinar hosted by ActforPal, speakers Professor Dina Matar, Dr. Venetia Porter, and Dr. Claire Launchbury, with moderation by Professor Tahrir Hamdi, discussed the urgency of archiving in the present as a political and cultural process to confront Israel’s persistent genocidal erasure. The webinar, marking […]

ActforPal Launches Academic  Rifqa (Companionship) Programme ‘Choosing to journey together intentionally’   Worldwide volunteers, please complete the expression of interest form.   Arabic, French and Spanish text below   The new Academic Rifqa programme for Palestinian students and academics inside Gaza directly addresses ActforPal’s main objectives, to retain and motivate Palestinian talent and integrate Palestinian

ActforPal Webinar: Archiving in the Present – Power and Threat 24 February 2026, 5-7pm GMT Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/actforpal-webinar-archiving-in-the-present-power-and-threat-tickets-1982662336420 I recall during the siege of Beirut obsessively telling friends and family there … that they ought to record, write down their experiences; it seemed crucial as a starting point.                 

ActforPal Distributes Scholarships to 19 Master’s Degree Finalists in Gaza ActforPal announces the award of semester tuition scholarships to 19 postgraduate students at three universities in Gaza. Selected from almost 600 applications by highly qualified students on the basis of their grades, progress and personal statements, the scholarship winners are from diverse fields: management, finance

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