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 UMKC Students for Justice in Palestine buttons pinned onto a keffiyeh. SJP has played an important role in supporting the fight for academic freedom in Palestine.

UMKC students hear firsthand accounts of academic censorship and oppression in Palestine

Sara Hanon and Eman Alsadeq
March 21, 2025

Educator and former political prisoner Hadeel Shatara spoke to UMKC students virtually on March 9, sharing her experience of imprisonment and the broader fight for academic freedom in Palestine.     Hosted by UMKC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Mizzou SJP,...

A hand weaves the thread for tatreez.

Tea and tatreez event brings students together to learn a traditional Palestinian embroidery technique

Zane Oliver Watt Hoven, Staff Writer
September 9, 2024

 Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) showcased an important aspect of Palestinian culture in their Tea and Tatreez event on Aug. 29 in the Atterbury Student Success Center.   This event included a presentation from the Co-Presidents Mouada Allan and Yara Salamed about...

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