Gabriel Polley

completed his PhD in Palestine studies in the European Centre for Palestine Studies, University of Exeter, UK in 2020, under the supervision of Professor Ilan Pappé and Dr. Nadia Naser-Najjab. He previously studied history of art and literature at the University of East Anglia, UK, and Palestine and Arabic studies at Birzeit University, and taught in the occupied West Bank. He currently works in London in the translation and international development sectors. Palestine in the Victorian Age is his first book.

How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

A new book examines the history of colonization and the ongoing parallels between the conflicts in Artsakh and...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Gabriel Polley
Palestine’s Places and Memorials Are Not Forgotten

Palestine’s Places and Memorials Are Not Forgotten

A profound meditation on the Palestinian landscape, on loss, neglect and the ravages of time, by Raja Shehadeh...

4 JULY 2025 • By Gabriel Polley
Arabic Jazz and Yazz Ahmed: A Music Between Homelands

Arabic Jazz and Yazz Ahmed: A Music Between Homelands

Arabic jazz challenges stereotypes amid rising xenophobia in the West and colonial violence in the Arab world.

2 MAY 2025 • By Gabriel Polley
Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines

Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines

Palestine's shrines are a part of a heritage that has been intentionally erased since the Nakba of 1948,...

3 MAY 2024 • By Gabriel Polley
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