Jehad Alshwaikh is assistant professor of mathematics education at the Faculty of Education, Birzeit University. He is interested in communication and representation in mathematics discourse where he focuses on diagrams, language, and gestures in learning and teaching mathematics. His last research project (2012–13) was entitled “Analysing Palestinian School Mathematics Textbooks” in cooperation with Professor Candia Morgan (Institute of Education/University of London) and supported by the British Academy.