Abdalhadi (Hadi) Alijla is a professional blogger and essayist. He is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Milan. Besides being a fellow, Abdalhadi is coordinating research activities at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies Canada. Hei holds an M.A. degree in Public Policy and Governance from Zeppelin University- Friedrichshafen, Germany. Prior to his doctoral studies, Abdalhadi was involved in political research on volunteerism with United Nations Volunteers in Bonn, Germany. In 2010, he was a visiting researcher at ICCOM in Rome, Italy. He worked as a lecturer at Al-Azhar University-Gaza. Abdalhadi is a fellow of Soliya network for dialogue and selected as a junior scientist at the 3oth Alternative Noble Prize by Right Livelihood College. He is DAAD fellow of Public Policy and Good Governance. Abdalhadi is the author of “Social Movement, Political Party or Armed Militia: Hamas as an informal institution".