Yousef M Aljamal
Biographic Data
| ID | 192583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yousef M Aljamal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yousef M |
| FAMILY NAME | Aljamal |
| SIGNATURE | ALJAMAL Y M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sakarya University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0199-7159 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Use of Soft Power by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
This study aims to examine the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a prominent international organization representing Muslim-majority states, and its utilization of soft power tools to advance its objectives and influence global affairs. The authors use soft power as a theoretical framework throughout the research. The principal aim of the study is to analyze how the OIC leverages various soft power instruments, including diplomacy, cultu…
Witnessing Genocide: A Biographical Narrative of the Israeli Assassination of Dr Refaat Alareer, Gaza's Grand Narrator and Decolonial Intellectual
Dr Refaat Alareer, a prominent Gazan writer, poet and professor of English literature at the Islamic University in Gaza, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on 6 December 2023, at the peak of Israel's genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza. Prior to his assassination, Refaat was subjected to a vicious smear campaign and barraged with heinous death threats by Zionist digital warriors due to his staunch discursive and digital resistance and stri…
Arts & Literature: In Gaza, Christmas Was a Time to Mourn: Christians Reflected on Bloodshed and Loss
This feature article presents a poignant reflection on the deeply altered reality for Palestinian Christians in Gaza during Christmas amidst the ongoing Israeli bombardment and genocide. Traditionally a time of joy and community, Christmas was marked this year by grief, displacement, and loss for the dwindling Christian population, now estimated at only 600 people due to years of siege and war. The article recounts the destruction of historic chu…
Remembering Refaat Alareer: The Legacy of Gaza’s Storyteller
From Radicalism to Tolerance: Media Coverage of the Muslim World League
Following its establishment in 1962, the Muslim World League (MWL) was meant to be an organization that expands the outreach of Saudi Arabia and its then Wahabi version of Islam in the world in the time when other competing ideologies, especially Arab nationalism, were on the rise. This allowed it to carry out religious, cultural, aid and educational programs. At the time, The Saudi adopted version of Islam known as Wahabism was rejected in the w…
Covid-19 in Palestine: Nationalism and Sovereignty
The article examines the early spread of COVID-19 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) in light of nationalism and sovereignty. For Palestinians, the spread of COVID-19 has been challenging due to domestic and regional interactions and limited sovereignty, undermining their ability to combat the virus. Israel, often without coordination with the Palestinian Authority (PA), determined who could enter and exit the OPTs, including tens of …
Palestinian Diaspora Communities in Latin America and Palestinian Statehood
There are some 700,000 Latin Americans of Palestinian origin, living in fourteen countries of South America. In particular, Palestinian diaspora communities have a considerable presence in Chile, Honduras, and El Salvador. Many members of these communities belong to the professional middle classes, a situation which enables them to play a prominent role in the political and economic life of their countries. The article explores the evolving attit…
Trump's Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital: Domestic Motivations and Regional Circumstances
This paper addresses regional circumstances and domestic factors that led to the Trump's decision to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem as well as responses to the United States move. The US move of relocating embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem after recognizing it as the capital of Israel would be likely impossible without the existence of specific domestic circumstances as well as regional developments. Trump wanted to get the support of the …
Traveling as a Palestinian
This article documents the difficulties a Palestinian from Gaza faces when travelling. It sheds lights on the main obstacles and challenges Palestinians face when obtaining visas and at borders and airports. What is taken for granted by many people in the world is not considered as such by Palestinians who have been living under Israeli occupation and siege for decades
Traveling as a Palestinian
This article documents the difficulties a Palestinian from Gaza faces when travelling. It sheds lights on the main obstacles and challenges Palestinians face when obtaining visas and at borders and airports. What is taken for granted by many people in the world is not considered as such by Palestinians who have been living under Israeli occupation and siege for decades
Palestinian Diaspora Communities in Latin America and Palestinian Statehood
There are some 700,000 Latin Americans of Palestinian origin, living in fourteen countries of South America. In particular, Palestinian diaspora communities have a considerable presence in Chile, Honduras, and El Salvador. Many members of these communities belong to the professional middle classes, a situation which enables them to play a prominent role in the political and economic life of their countries. The article explores the evolving attit…
Trump's Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital: Domestic Motivations and Regional Circumstances
This paper addresses regional circumstances and domestic factors that led to the Trump's decision to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem as well as responses to the United States move. The US move of relocating embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem after recognizing it as the capital of Israel would be likely impossible without the existence of specific domestic circumstances as well as regional developments. Trump wanted to get the support of the …
From Radicalism to Tolerance: Media Coverage of the Muslim World League
Following its establishment in 1962, the Muslim World League (MWL) was meant to be an organization that expands the outreach of Saudi Arabia and its then Wahabi version of Islam in the world in the time when other competing ideologies, especially Arab nationalism, were on the rise. This allowed it to carry out religious, cultural, aid and educational programs. At the time, The Saudi adopted version of Islam known as Wahabism was rejected in the w…
Covid-19 in Palestine: Nationalism and Sovereignty
The article examines the early spread of COVID-19 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) in light of nationalism and sovereignty. For Palestinians, the spread of COVID-19 has been challenging due to domestic and regional interactions and limited sovereignty, undermining their ability to combat the virus. Israel, often without coordination with the Palestinian Authority (PA), determined who could enter and exit the OPTs, including tens of …
Remembering Refaat Alareer: The Legacy of Gaza’s Storyteller
The Use of Soft Power by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
This study aims to examine the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a prominent international organization representing Muslim-majority states, and its utilization of soft power tools to advance its objectives and influence global affairs. The authors use soft power as a theoretical framework throughout the research. The principal aim of the study is to analyze how the OIC leverages various soft power instruments, including diplomacy, cultu…
Witnessing Genocide: A Biographical Narrative of the Israeli Assassination of Dr Refaat Alareer, Gaza's Grand Narrator and Decolonial Intellectual
Dr Refaat Alareer, a prominent Gazan writer, poet and professor of English literature at the Islamic University in Gaza, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on 6 December 2023, at the peak of Israel's genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza. Prior to his assassination, Refaat was subjected to a vicious smear campaign and barraged with heinous death threats by Zionist digital warriors due to his staunch discursive and digital resistance and stri…
Arts & Literature: In Gaza, Christmas Was a Time to Mourn: Christians Reflected on Bloodshed and Loss
This feature article presents a poignant reflection on the deeply altered reality for Palestinian Christians in Gaza during Christmas amidst the ongoing Israeli bombardment and genocide. Traditionally a time of joy and community, Christmas was marked this year by grief, displacement, and loss for the dwindling Christian population, now estimated at only 600 people due to years of siege and war. The article recounts the destruction of historic chu…
Political science (6 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · History (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Islam (3 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (3 works) · Palestine (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)