Our Universities Live On
Universities across Gaza have been systematically destroyed. Amid relentless assault, siege, and famine, faculty, staff, and students continue the struggle to keep education alive. In February 2024, online teaching began to resume in Gaza, while students carried out clinical training in makeshift hospitals and defended their Master’s theses in tents.
Despite the devastation, these scholars have shown that universities in Gaza are far more than buildings – they are living communities of knowledge, solidarity, and hope.
Our Universities Live On shares monthly stories of resilience, leadership, and vision from Palestinian university leaders, faculty, and students who continue to teach, learn, and inspire – ensuring that higher education in Gaza not only endures, but continues to embody the spirit of a people determined to live and learn in freedom.
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Our Universities Live On – An Interview with Professor Rifa Al-Khozondar
Our Universities Live On shares monthly stories of resilience, leadership, and vision from Palestinian university leaders, faculty, and students who continue to teach, learn, and inspire – ensuring that higher…
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On International Women’s Day: Palestinian women at the heart of academic communities
This International Women’s Day, we share a special feature as part of our series Our Universities Live On, highlighting Palestinian women at the heart of academic communities. Amid scholasticide targeting…
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A New Academic Year: Education As Gaza’s Enduring Act of Survival
Students partially return to the Islamic University of Gaza campus after two years. Photo by Khames Alrefi/Anadolu Agency.
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Our Universities Live On: An Interview with Dr. Ayman Hassouna, Professor in Ancient Archaeology at the Islamic University of Gaza
As faculty at Gaza’s universities work to sustain education in the face of unprecedented challenges, in this series, we hear directly from academics and students on the frontlines of the…
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An Interview with Dr. Omar Melad, President of Al Azhar University, Gaza
As faculty at Gaza’s universities work to sustain education in the face of unprecedented challenges, this new series, Our Universities Live On, features stories directly from academics and students on…
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Interview with Sundos Hammad, coordinator of the Right to Education Campaign at Birzeit University
Sundos Hammad is the coordinator of the Right to Education Campaign — a grassroots Palestinian movement founded in 1988 to document, research, and raise awareness about the oppression faced by…
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How students and academics are keeping hope alive in Gaza: A graduate student writes
Today more than ever, education is our only hope. A year ago, students preparing assignments and university projects for their midterms couldn’t have anticipated that their universities would be burned,…
