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 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 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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Watch Your Colonial Language Dr. Afaf Jabiri Co-Director, Centre for Social Justice and Change, University of East London Co-founder of Act for Pal We, Palestinians, are in pain. This pain did not begin with the current genocide; it is a burden we have carried for generations. It began the moment we were born into stories
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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 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
Rebuilding Higher Education in Gaza 14–15 April 2025, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha – Qatar By Dr Rama Sahtout Lecturer in Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and School of Law, University of Exeter Co-founder of ActforPal From April 14 – 15, 2025, I joined scholars, students, university leaders, and development practitioners from around the
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Rebuilding Futures Amidst Genocide Rebuilding Futures Amidst Genocide: Education’s Role in Anti-Colonial Struggles – ActforPal’s Inaugural Event The Academic Action Network for Palestine (ActforPal) held its inaugural event on 11 November 2024, uniting scholars and activists to champion Palestinian liberation. Co-chaired by Tahrir Hamdi (Arab Open University/Jordan) and Dina Matar (SOAS), the event featured inspiring
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Unequivocal Condemnation of the Israeli Massacre at Al-Tabieen School and the Ongoing Genocide in Gaza Issued on 10/8/2024 Urgent Call to Student and University Unions for Action Against the Continued Genocide in Gaza We, the Academic Action Network for Palestine, along with the undersigned academics from across the world, condemn in the strongest
