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Reply to the Open University response on 23 October 2025
In response to the Open University’s reply to my review dated 12 October 2025: I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your prompt attention to my comments and your willingness to investigate the concerns I raised regarding the ill-treatment I have received, and continue to receive, from certain principals and Academic Conduct Officers within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). I fully acknowledge and respect the Open University’s commitment to maintaining robust standards of academic integrity and quality. These values are unquestionably fundamental and highly regarded. However, such standards cannot be upheld through the stigmatisation of students or the fabrication of evidence intended to falsely accuse an honest and diligent student of academic misconduct. It is deeply troubling that I have been subjected to what I believe to be unjust and discriminatory actions, including attempts to impose severe penalties and refer me to a disciplinary committee likely to endorse those penalties without due regard for my student rights. Equally concerning is the ongoing denial of my right to access my End-of-Module Assessment (EMA) or the overall result for the module International Relations: Continuity and Change in Global Politics (DD313). These actions appear to have been taken with impunity by a FASS Academic Conduct Officer, seemingly supported by the Secretary to the Academic Misconduct Appeals Committee (AMAC). While the reasons behind such treatment remain unclear, I cannot dismiss the possibility that it may be motivated by bias, retaliation, or may be due to my Arabic-Muslim background, or other improper considerations. In short, lastly, I remain unconvinced that this pattern of discriminatory treatment, stigmatisation, and harassment serves the genuine purpose of upholding academic integrity and quality at the Open University. Thanks