South West Asia and North Africa (S.W.A.N.A.) Forum for Social Justice is a UCL student-led community that is open to academics and non-academics interested in issues of social justice in formal and non-formal education systems in the SWANA region.  We use the more inclusive and geographic term SWANA, and not Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Near East, Arab World or Islamic World, as they are associated with colonial, Eurocentric, Orientalist and Arabocentric perspectives that have been hegemonising and restricting the region and the people.

We speak up for our indigenous diverse communities in seeking liberation and social justice.  Members and guests of SWANA-FSJ aim to keep similarities and differences between countries in mind when examining and drawing out practical opportunities for positive change in context.

The Forum invites UCL and non-UCL scholars and students from the SWANA region, or anyone seeking to improve social justice in and through education in the SWANA region, to join us in sharing ideas, research and experiences which address issues of inclusivity and equality in ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, religion, ability, mobility and neurodiversity.

Please do get in touch if you would like to join the forum as an active member or a visiting guest to our monthly Webinars.