How can academia stand in solidarity with people impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey?

Alrefaai, Nesrin ORCID: 0009-0009-6361-1638 and Azzouz, Ammar (2023) How can academia stand in solidarity with people impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey? Middle East Centre Blog (15 Feb 2023). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Academia has been largely silent in response to the devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey in the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023. Little has been done on an institutional level to support staff members and students who have been affected by the disaster and have families and friends struggling with the aftermath. Only a small number of universities have published statements of solidarity and condolence. This silence has led to criticism that universities are only offering a very selective sense of solidarity to suffering communities. Amidst intensive promotion of inclusivity and diversity in western universities, their silence on Syria and Turkey has prompted questions about whose inclusivity and diversity really matters.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Authors
Divisions:	Middle East Centre
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2024 16:15
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2024 00:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125864

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