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Sumud as Connected Learning: Towards a Collective Digital Commons in Palestine

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.877 | Journal eISSN: 1365-893X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 13, 2023
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Accepted on: Jan 8, 2025
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Published on: Mar 6, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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