Refaat Alareer

Refaat Alareer was a prominent Palestinian writer, poet, professor, and activist from the Gaza Strip. He was born in Gaza City during the ‘Israeli’ occupation of the Gaza Strip, which he stated had negatively influenced every move and decision he made. Alareer earned a BA in English in 2001 from the Islamic University of Gaza and an MA from University College London in 2007. He earned a Ph.D. in English Literature at the Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2017 with a …