Yasser Radwan (Yāsir Raḍwān) (ياسر رضوان ) was an assistant professor of education technology at the Palestine Technical College (PTC) in Dayr al-Balah. PTC was founded in 1993 and offers a two-year post-secondary school associate degree as well as a BSc in Technical Education. Per his curriculum vita, Radwan did his undergraduate work in Gaza, and his MA in technical education at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He supervised graduate student theses and refereed articles. And, as befits a faculty member of a practical-oriented college, he had many hands-on areas of expertise. These included graphic design using Photoshop, Corel Draw, Adobe XD, Office programs and preparation of presentations of various types. He also designed logos, business cards and brochures, and engaged in the design and modification of the visual identity of companies and institutions.

Professor Radwan, who was born on 22 January 1978, was killed on 19 December 2023 with his wife and their three daughters and two sons. Their third son, Yusuf (aka Youssef), was studying in Cairo at the time. Radwan’s mother was also among those who were murdered. Their lives were ended in an airstrike in the place they were sheltering in Dayr al-Balah, an area designated as “safe” by the Israeli army. A neighbor of the family posted an old family picture and the following homage to the children in English: 

“These children grew up before our eyes, always playful and mischievous. If we opened the window of our room, we would find them at their window, playfully teasing us despite their extreme shyness. They were the people who separated our house from theirs, just a wall apart!

The pictures are old. Yusuf, the eldest child, is no longer a child but a young man studying at the university. And now, suddenly, he has become a responsible adult, taking care of himself on his own.” 

And a former student of Professor Radwan posted this comment on the PTC page, “May God bless you our dear professor, how eagerly we awaited your lectures and your way of delivering the lessons, not just the subject matter, but also your being an example to emulate in our relations and with other people.”

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