Ahmad Shokr
Ahmad Shokr is a professor who participated in a pro-Hamas rally on October 21, 2023, following the murder of nearly 1,200 Israelis by Hamas on October 7, 2023. For more information on the attacks, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
Shokr also participated in an October 15, 2023 anti-Israel march. In one Instagram post from the event, he wrote: “Philly comes out for Palestine.”
On May 15, 2021, Shokr participated in an anti-Israel rally during an Israeli operation against terrorists in Gaza. He wrote in an Instagram post: “Philly today #NakbaDay.”
In May 2021, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists fired over 4,300 rockets from Gaza at major population centers in Israel. Israel responded by launching “Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW),” carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.
On May 15, 2021, Shokr participated in an anti-Israel rally during an Israeli operation against terrorists in Gaza. He wrote in an Instagram post: “Philly today #NakbaDay.”
In May 2021, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists fired over 4,300 rockets from Gaza at major population centers in Israel. Israel responded by launching “Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW),” carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.
The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by drawing a comparison to the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah, meaning “catastrophe.”
In October 2024, Shokr was listed on the Swarthmore College (Swarthmore) website as an associate professor of history. The website said: “Ahmad Shokr is a historian of the modern Middle East. His teaching and research interests include the political economy of empire and decolonization, the history of capitalism, the history of economic thought, environmental history, and postcolonial state formation.” Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Also in October 2024, Shokr was affiliated with the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), which is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Also in October 2024, Shokr was affiliated with the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), which is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
All Out for Gaza NO US Aid for Genocide
Date: October 21, 2023
Organizers:Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC), Temple SJP: a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
Location: City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer:Instagram
Organizers:Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC), Temple SJP: a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
Location: City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer:Instagram
Ahmad Shokr’s protest appearance
On October 21, 2023, protesters held a pro-Hamas rally in central Philadelphia where activists praised Hamas leaders like Abu Obeida. In the march to the rally, activists repeatedly chanted in support of Israel’s destruction and called for “Intifada,” a show of support for terrorism. Chants in Arabic were more explicit as they incited religious violence and proclaimed that the “shahid habib Allah [martyr is beloved by God]!”
One such pro-terror chant also demanding Israel’s destruction was: “There is only one solution! Intifada, Revolution! There is only one solution! Intifada, Revolution! Intifada, Intifada! Long live the Intifada! Intifada, Intifada! Long live the Intifada! From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free! From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!”
Ahmad Shokr - Assistant Professor of History
College: SwarthmoreDate: October 2024
Ahmad Shokr’s Social Media and Weblinks
University Website 1: https://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/ahmad-shokr
University Website 2: https://mec.sas.upenn.edu/people/ahmad-shokr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahmadsh0kr/
- Status:
- Professor
- University:
- Swarthmore
- Organizations:
- PPC,
- SJP
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- Last Modified:
- 05/04/2026
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