We are pleased to feature some of our upcoming presenters at the annual #brismes2024 conference🎉 Aya Nassar presents” Kites, billboards and bridges: Reading the city’s curfew through the glitch” Photos in collaboration with Azza Ezzat (Azza Ezzat.art)

I’m running for one of the four spots on BRISMES committee on Academic Freedom, and voting ends tomorrow before noon. If you vote for me, I’ll work on boosting our efforts to fight against the ongoing scholasticide in Gaza.

Important info for academics mobilising to support Gazas universities. Gazan uni heads and academics have formed emergency committee to set out advice and a contact point to coordinate support. Important to avoid bypassing them in initiatives #BRISMES2024 gazauniversities.org

The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies BRISMES is raising money to support the rebuilding of higher education in Gaza. A committee led by Nicola Pratt & Malaka will decide where to donate, led by the priorities of institutions in Gaza gofundme.com/f/the-brismes-…

The Western media reports Israeli claims as facts, and Palestinian facts as claims

The German government and Max Planck Society have ties to an Israeli centre involved in research behind AI tech used for mass surveillance of Palestinians. Hebh Jamal explains how 👉 newarab.com/investigations… [The latest instalment in The New Arab Investigations's 'For The Record' series]

The war is turning #Gaza into rotting garbage dumpsite as the destruction continues. We have launched a new report drawing on satellite imagery and #OSINT to visualize the scale the of solid waste and linked public health crisis. A small thread 1/x 🧵 paxforpeace.nl/news/war-torn-…

Only the US & UK hadn’t restored UNRWA funding. I’m glad this is now being rectified. But we can’t send aid to help people in Gaza & at the same time, sell arms to Israel that are killing innocent civilians. We need to uphold international law & suspend arms sales to Israel.

our students today decamping with heads held high after 82 days — they have breathed political life into campus and I’m so proud and grateful to them for bringing a voice of justice to Newcastle University. This is not the end, it is a platform for change

I am not sure how many other countries have designated through parliamentary law a UN agency as a “terrorist organization” and thus a legitimate military target. This is also the agency that keeps Gaza survivors alive, so genocidal intent is being inscribed in national law.

Woodcock is the paid chair of the ‘Purpose Defence Coalition’ - a lobbying company sponsored by Italian arms giant Leonardo. Think about that for a moment. An overseas arms company sponsoring an unelected legislator who says we shouldn’t scrap the 2 child cap.

There is still time to register for our symposium on Cyberfeminism in the MENA on Sep 18 at Cardiff Uni, featuring an excellent line-up of speakers, including the following keynotes: Prof Amel Grami Dr Sara Tafakori Sara Tafakori Dr Sahar Khamis Sahar Khamis cardiff.ac.uk/modern-languag…

The spirit of Cable Street has been manifested across our country tonight. All over England people from different creeds and communities have come together to send a message to the racists: No Pasaran!

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) NO CONFERENCING AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE! Geographical Responsibility and Scholasticide in Palestine - sign and share the pledge for BDS movement PACBI - BDS movement in our professional organisation & join on Friday for a roundtable with Sharri Plonski Nicola Pratt Fobzu Muna Dajani etc

Why does the Biden administration support the Israeli genocide and war crimes even in the face of virtually universal condemnation, at massive expense, and to the point of totally debasing the rules-based international order? Why do it? People fall back on narratives about the

Seeing lots of posts on my timeline about the new academic year, people starting new jobs, PhD programmes, etc. A reminder that 1000s of Palestinian staff and students are unable to start the new academic year because of Israel’s ongoing scholasticide & genocide

Debris from destroyed buildings and infrstructure from Israel's unprecedented bombardment of #Gaza has gained a lot of attention. In this report, we estimate the climate impacts associated with clearing the rubble: dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.… Here is a thread of our findings. 👇 1/n

With great sadness we learn that the Lebanese writer Elias Khoury has passed away today. RIP dear Elias.

Not only is it not a terrorist attack or war crime, we should actually be praising it for its ‘precision’ and ‘ingenuity’. Surreal and fcking depressing.