Solidarities With/For Palestine and Palestinians: A Call to Action for Educators

ABSTRACT

This article puts into conversation publications that exemplify solidarities across movements and communities, with a focus on examples of solidarities of Black and Indigenous scholars and activists with and for Palestine and Palestinians. We argue that it is essential for educators and education researchers to engage in solidarities across differences in their work for collective liberation and justice. We call on educators to embrace solidarities that already exist with and for Palestine and Palestinians and work to uplift these solidarities within classrooms and education spaces.

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Notes

1. Arabic for “May God have mercy on him”

2. Naksa, meaning setback in Arabic, is when Palestinians were displaced during Israeli attacks and occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza in a matter of six days in 1967 (Al Tahhan, 2018).

3. Nakba, the Arabic word for catastrophe, is the name used for the land appropriation, expulsion of Palestinians, and creation of the state of Israel in 1948. However, while we use 1948 as the main date for the Nakba, we want to carefully note Khalidi’s (2020) assertion that the Nakba unfolded over a period of many months between late 1947 and early 1949 (p. 72). For more historical context, see: Khalidi (2020) and Pappé (2006).

4. Arabic for “May God have mercy on her”

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Hanadi Shatara

Hanadi Shatara is an assistant professor at California State University, Sacramento. Her research focuses on critical global education, Palestinian and Arab American teachers, and the teaching of Palestine. Her work is published in The Critical Social Educator, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Social Studies Research and Practice, and Curriculum Inquiry. Dr. Shatara was a middle school social studies teacher for seven years in Philadelphia and is currently a National Board Certified Teacher.

Muna Saleh

Muna Saleh is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton. Her research focuses on curriculum-making of Muslim children, youth, and families outside of formal schooling contexts. Her current SSHRC-funded research study is a narrative inquiry into the curriculum-making experiences of Palestinian Muslim youth and families.