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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aamna Mohdin

Monday briefing: A route out of Gaza’s shattered universities – and the student who made it to the UK

Islamic University of Gaza in December 2025.
Islamic University of Gaza in December 2025. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning. The higher education system in the UK is a global beacon, drawing hundreds of thousands of international students to its universities’ lecture halls and libraries each year.

For many students, getting a spot at a coveted university is incredibly difficult. For students in Gaza, it is almost impossible.

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