Dr Junina kindly shared the following introductory statement to accompany its publication. #IntellectualResistance #EducationAsResistance #VoicesFromGaza

A selected catalogue of the workshops thus far can be viewed on YouTube, alongside recordings of presentations related to Dr Junina’s own research. Please visit: www.youtube.com/@ahmedkamalj....
#AcademicSolidarity

Since then, they have been welcomed to an ongoing series of workshops as part of RECONNECT – an initative which strives to restore access to education for students in Gaza, founded and led by Dr Junina since March 2025.
#EducationUnderSiege

To our peers & colleagues in Gaza: thank you for sharing your knowledge with such generosity, thank you for welcoming us into your virtual classroom and for defying continued, imminent threat so that we can convene. It is our privilege to be creating this publication with you.
#FreePalestine

The deliberate devastation of educational & healthcare infrastructure, the purposeful denial of vital resources, and continued indiscriminate bombardment have not prevented our colleagues from continuing to show beyond doubt their intellectual ambitions, strength and compassion.
#WriteToResist

We are honoured to have Dr Ahmed Kamal Junina, Head of the department and Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics, join us as guest senior editor. The special issue affirms the right to education and deepens understanding of how the academic community can respond to crisis.
#EducationAsResistance