MedievalistsforPalestine

MfP is a non-hierarchical, leaderless collection of early period scholars advocating for Palestinian liberation #freePalestine

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

Our vision statement: (1/7)
MfP is a non-hierarchical, leaderless collection of early period scholars advocating for Palestinian liberation who form autonomous affinity groups according to interest in specific types of action.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

MONDAY Aug 10: Open Access Medieval Studies Roundtable (virtual)

More information and registration at https://t.co/q5HmbdvTFN

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

THE MAA CHOSE NOT TO DIVEST.
THE BOYCOTT IS NOT OVER.
DO NOT REGISTER FOR THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.

[Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha]

One of the victims, Darwish al-Attal, got engaged yesterday.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

The U.S. and Israel have struck at least 30 universities across Iran.

Attacking schools and other civilian infrastructure is widely considered a war crime.

[CCNY Students for Justice in Palestine @ccnysjpofficial]

🚨FLOOD THE STREETS FOR PALESTINIAN PRISONERS⛓️‍💥🇵🇸

We will take to the streets on Tuesday, April 7th, to make our voices heard and demand FREEDOM FOR ALL PALESTINIAN PRISONERS and an END TO THE GENOCIDE BEHIND BARS.

📅 Tuesday, April 7
⏰ 2:00PM
📍 800 2nd Ave, NY 10017

[IRAN in Geneva @PMIRAN_GENEVA]

Iranian academics, through an open letter addressed to the global academic community, call upon universities and scholars worldwide to uphold #InternationalLaw, defend #HumanRights, and safeguard #AcademicFreedom in the face of ongoing military aggression. Drawing on a rich and enduring civilization, the Iranian scholarly community urges academia to assume its ethical responsibility and to remain steadfast against violence targeting civilians, science, and knowledge.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

THE MAA CHOSE NOT TO DIVEST.
THE BOYCOTT IS NOT OVER.
DO NOT REGISTER FOR THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

We’ve demanded that the MAA divest from:

Barclays
CAF
Caterpillar, Inc.
Chevron
Elbit Systems Ltd.
HD Hyundai
HIKVision
Intel
TKH Security
Volvo

🧵 Divestment targets ⬇️

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

Masalha shows that, while Palestine's real history has been misrepresented or outright denied, a deep dive into its many layers demonstrates how interactions, transformations, and adaptations illustrate the rich history of Palestine.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

The next book in our "MfP Recommended Read" series is Nur Masalha's Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History. Nur Maqsalha (1957-) is a Palestinian historian who earned his PhD from SOAS University of London.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

This fast-paced history moves from the bronze age to the present to demonstrate that Palestine has always existed, and that its history has evolved alongside the many peoples who lived in, moved through, and visited Palestine.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

Kanafani demonstrates the role of economic conditions under the British Mandate as well as Zionist settlement as a two-pronged attack on Palestinian society.

Israel assassinated Kanafani in Beirut in 1972, along with his neice Lamees, in a carbombing.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

The next book in our "MfP Recommended Read" series is Ghassan Kanafani's The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine.
Kanafani (1936-1972) was a leading Palestinian political thinker, spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and novelist.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

In this classic work, Kanafani analyzes the Palestinian revolt against Zionism and British imperialism through a Marxist-Leninist framework to challenge the claim that religious hatred and sectarianism drive what has been erroneously called
"the Israel-Palestine Conflict."

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

Also fun reminder of what happened at the aforementioned centennial:

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

An autonomous group did some redecorating at #MAA2025 🍉

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

@MedievalAcademy asking for donations while actively being boycotted for their financial ties to genocide… messy

[Remi Kanazi @Remroum]

Genocide isn’t over. Boycott Israel. Divest from Israel. Sanction Israel. Stand for Palestinian liberation.

[Mondoweiss @Mondoweiss]

Israel is still bombing Gaza.
Israel is still bombing Gaza.
Israel is still bombing Gaza.
Israel is still bombing Gaza.
Israel is still bombing Gaza.
Israel is still bombing Gaza.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

& the quest for Palestinian liberation to an English audience. Said was a Palestinian-American literary critic & political activist. Born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1935, he was a Prof. of Comp Lit at Columbia and, from 1977 to 1991, a member of the Palestinian National Council.

[MedievalistsforPalestine @MforPalestine]

The 1st book in our “Recommended Read" series is Edward W. Said's The Question of Palestine. Written in 1979 and often considered a part of a trilogy alongside Orientalism and Covering Islam, it was one of the first major books to introduce the historical context of Zionism (1/2)

[UC Davis #CopsOffCampus 🇵🇸 @UCDavis_COC]

UCOP U SUCK 🔻

Downtown Oakland was busy last night — while some honored the late Joshua Clover, others shared a charismatic message on the walls of the uncharismatic UC Office of the President building.