Eminent Bangladeshi rights activist and photographer Shahidul Alam reruns an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Arts London (UAL). 

The UAL ranks in the top 2 in the world for Art and Design. 

He cites the University’s close proximity with the Israeli Zionist lobby behind his action. 

In an email sent to the UAL he talked about the students accusation that “Through its partnerships with PUMA, Kornit, LVMH, L’Oréal, and many other Israeli or Israel-affiliated companies and institutions, including Israel Oceanographic And Limnological Research, Shenkar Engineering and Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design” “is a willing accomplice in Israel’s regime of occupation, apartheid, and ongoing genocide.”  

He was conferred the degree at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 17th July 2020.

Students of the UAL have been at the forefront amongst the ongoing Israeli occupation.

 “However, I am appalled to find how far the UAL administration and specifically its Vice Chancellor appear to be removed from that position,” Alam said. 
  
Alam said that the students of the University have repeatedly pointed out how they have been “stifled, stereotyped, and ignored,” and have expressed concern at the university’s responses to both on-site activism and the ongoing genocide.