A new interdisciplinary podcast by Mona Jebril, focused on war-torn zones and conflict-affected areas, from a range of different backgrounds and disciplines. Website: https://monajebril.wixsite.com/allic-podcast.
10: Researching Peace; Caught in War : One Scholar's Fieldwork Journey in Gaza
In this episode, we hear from Arwa Alzraiy, an UNRWA teacher from Gaza and PhD scholar at Durham University, who travelled to Gaza for her fieldwork but had to interrupt it when the 2023 war began and she returned to her UNRWA duties. Still trapped in Gaza, she is now slowly returning to her research.
Arwa is researching peace while living through war. Her story raises urgent questions about the responsibility and power of international universities to support students and researchers from conflict zones. She reflects on the challenges and contradictions she faced, how she does not feel she has “survived,” and how she draws on her faith and her commitment to be useful to her community, and to the research she believes can serve it.
--Join Mona Jebril in Conversation with Arwa Alzraiy
26 Nov 2025
09: Motivation at the Darkest Times: What Drives the Learners of Gaza
This episode delves into the fierce determination of learners in Gaza amid the gravest times. What drove them to keep learning when everything around them was collapsing? Were there singular forces of motivation, or many, and which proved strongest in such a harsh reality? How can motivation survive, or even rise, under conditions this extreme? We explore what these insights mean for policymakers, the far-reaching implications they carry, and how they challenge the global pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
(Mona Jebril talks to Tahani Al-Dahdouh)
22 Oct 2025
Episode-08 The Aid Paradox: Why Foreign Aid Fails Universities in Conflict Zones
Foreign aid to higher education in conflict zones often bypasses local priorities, even when universities are crucial for rebuilding and recovery after violent conflict. New research reveals the limitations of aid where it is most needed, showing that much of it is directed toward scholarships rather than strengthening local institutions. This episode explores the latest findings on this issue, highlighting the need to rethink that balance so aid can truly support the reconstruction of higher education, and the future of the people it is meant to serve.
3 Sept 2025
07: Without Sound; Not Without Pain: Lives With Hearing Loss in Gaza
In Gaza, people with hearing loss are experiencing a crisis within a crisis. Already navigating a world that demands extra resilience, they now face bombardment, displacement, and the destruction of the institutions that once supported them. Blast injuries and trauma are creating new cases every day, leaving more people isolated in silence. This episode shines a light on their daily struggles — and on the urgent protection gap for Gaza’s community living with hearing loss.
Mona Jebril talks to Fady Abed (Director of Gaza Atfaluna for Deaf Children)
15 Jan 2025
Episode - 06: Stolen Futures: Education, Freedom, and Afghan Women in the Era of Taliban
Mona Mehran discusses how Afghan women are fighting for freedom and education in the face of Taliban rule, shedding light on the impact of U.S. intervention and online education's potential to empower women's rights.
19 Nov 2024
Coding Hope: Digital Economy in the OPT for Post-War Revival
Gaza Sky Geeks co-founder reveals how digital economy initiatives empower Palestinian youth to code hope for post-war economic revival in the OPT.
21 Oct 2024
Episode-04 Between Dreams and Despair: A Gaza Student's Story
A Gaza student, whose identity remains anonymous, shares her harrowing experience of interrupted education and struggle to restart her medical studies amidst the devastating war in Gaza.
6 Sept 2024
ALLIC Welcome -2024
Conflict expert and researcher Dr. Emily A. Moyer and policy maker Rachel Kleinfeld share insights on bridging local and international perspectives to reshape global conflict dynamics.
11 Apr 2021
Episode 03: Trauma and Mental Health In Palestine (Pre-launch)
Mona El-Kurd explores the mental health crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, revealing the resilience and coping mechanisms of Palestinian communities amidst trauma and conflict.
2 Oct 2020
Episode 02: Can Art Live In Gaza? (Pre-launch)
Mona Kriegler talks to Mohamed Abusal and Mona about the resilience of art and culture in Gaza, exploring initiatives and challenges under siege and occupation.
22 Jun 2020
Episode 01: Disability And Covid-19 In Gaza (Pre-launch)
Mona explores the intersection of disability and COVID-19 in Gaza through a local, regional, and international lens with experts Dalal Al-Taji, Farida Larry, and Valerie Karr.
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Weeda Mehran
Yasser Abu Jamei
Hanna Kienzler
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