Morocco : A parallel event at the World Sociology Forum dedicated to Palestine
Held under the theme «No Justice, No Love: Gaza at the Limits of the Anthropocene», the session will feature contributions from researchers Kawtar Najib (University of Liverpool – UK), Franca Marquardt (École Normale Supérieure, Florence – Italy/Germany), Ajma Hussain (University of Warwick – UK), Lujain Beruwien (University of Edinburgh – UK), and Fahid Qurashi (University of Salford – UK).
This show of solidarity takes place in a context where the Moroccan Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (MACBI) has urged the International Sociological Association (ISA) to reconsider its Forum program, which includes participants directly or indirectly affiliated with Israeli universities.
One session in particular has drawn criticism for referring to the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, as a «terrorist» organization. When questioned by MACBI, the ISA responded by citing «academic freedom» as its rationale.
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