Summary
The Gaza university (IUG) where Refaat Alareer taught in the English Department, bombed by Israel in 2014 (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.34-39).
Details
- IUG’s newest laboratory building was bombed during Operation Cast Lead (2008-9), and in 2014 Israel bombed its administration building, destroying the English Department offices and Alareer’s stored stories and exam papers (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.35-36).
- Israel gave inconsistent pretexts for the 2014 bombing — a weapons development center, then chemical weapons development — with no evidence offered (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.38-39).
- Alareer argues IUG’s danger to the occupation is that it develops students’ minds: knowledge and awareness are Israel’s worst enemy (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.39).
- Alareer describes IUG as promoting open-mindedness, dialogue and respect for all cultures and religions in his teaching of Shakespeare and Dickens (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.37).