“You’re Good as Long as You’re Silent”

Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schooling

Authors

  • Muna Saleh Concordia University of Edmonton
  • Farid Saberi Western University
  • Nada Awwad University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/ce.v17i1.187083

Keywords:

anti-Palestinian racism, Palestinian students, Muslim students, k-12 schooling, education, curriculum, anti-racism

Abstract

In this article, we re/present our research alongside Palestinian Muslim students and families in Albert, focusing on research participants’ experiences of anti-Palestinian racism in k-12 schooling. To contextualize participants’ experiences, we explore literature around anti-Palestinian racism across Canadian and Israeli settler-colonial contexts. We elucidate two main narrative threads reverberating across research participants’ stories: participants experience(d) systemic anti-Palestinian racism in schools; yet they simultaneously engage(d) in education about Palestine in their homes and communities. Discussing ongoing anti-Palestinian racism in Canada, we conclude by offering several considerations and actions towards countering anti-Palestinian racism in Canadian schooling.

Author Biographies

Muna Saleh, Concordia University of Edmonton

Muna Saleh is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton.

Farid Saberi, Western University

Farid Saberi is currently a PhD Student at Western University and a member of Rotman Institute of Philosophy.

Nada Awwad, University of Alberta

Nada Awwad holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of Alberta, and is currently a Junior High School teacher.

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Published

2026-02-17

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026)

Section

Palestinian Liberation in Education: Solidarities and Activism for a Free Palestine

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