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Ahmed Sarsour

@ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social
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I’m a Palestinian poet and survivor of two wars—Sudan and now Gaza. I lost everything and began writing poetry as a way to survive, heal, and speak truth. linktr.ee/ahmedsarsour

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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 2h
In Ahmed’s poem, ‘Victory!’ He talks about all that has been taken away from him and everyone else underdoing this genocide, like a loose thread untangling a tatreez. Tatreez made by community member, Reid ❤️ If you would like to read more of Ahmed’s poetry, it can be found in his 🔗🌲
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
—So please, Let this third be the era of change, Lend us the helping hand we have been waiting to exchange, We have been denied it for almost eight decades. So, let it be it, never repeated.— — excerpt from “The Thirds” Ahmed Sarsour.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In my poem, ‘Victory!’ I talk about all that has been taken away from me and everyone else underdoing this genocide, like a loose thread untangling a tatreez. If you would like to read more of my poetry, it can be found in my 🔗🌲
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interested in helping G4zan authors and artists? You can support Coastal Lines Press, a collective led by G4zan authors and artists, through my campaign, Project Sarsour. Donate here: chuffed.org/project/1440... To get involved as a volunteer, reach out via linktr.ee/ahmedsarsour
natural paper background with olive branch on the bottom. Black text reads “One story, multiple beneficiaries. Funds needed: $6,220. Helping Gaza authors and artists. Please take a few moments to read, donate if you can, and share this story widely. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us.”natural paper background with olive branch on the top. Black text reads “I recently joined a Gaza-led collective called Coastal Lines Press, made up of different authors and artists from Gaza. They are on Instagram and Substack if you would like to check them out. They also have a volunteer form for anyone interested in supporting their work. The collective designs, prints and sells zines to help Gazan authors reach new audiences while also providing some financial support for them and their families.”natural paper background with olive branches on the top and bottom. Black text reads: “ they do not have any sponsors in our entire entirely volunteer based. Most volunteers donate their time to illustrate, design, edit, and proofread the zines, While others help financially by covering printing and binding costs. At the moment there are more than 30 scenes ready, but they are unable to print all of them for every event or book fair they attend because resources are extremely limited, and the volunteer capacity is stretched thin. So I thought maybe we could help raise funds to support them with printing more scenes, generating funds for Gazan authors, And easing some of the pressure on the volunteers who are carrying this work forward.three olive branches decorate the perimeter of the page, on the top of the page is the Project Sarsour logo of eight hands of different colors holding each other in the shape of an infinity symbol with a small tree above it and a small watermelon slice below it. A photograph of Ahmed smiling with a child next to black text that reads “I started Project Sarsour to help meet the needs of families I know personally in Gaza that are unable to advocate themselves for the help they need. Each story represents a family struggling to survive unimaginable hardship. With your help, we can bring them relief - food, medical treatment, and the dignity of knowing they are not forgotten.” - Ahmed Sarsour, Palestinian Sudanese Poet in Gaza.” There is a QR code in the bottom right of the page and text that points “donate here.”
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What happens to time when tomorrow can no longer be imagined? This question was the focus of our panel discussion with Coastal Lines Press: Time Without Tomorrow, featuring myself and other writers from Gaza. Watch the full recording here: youtu.be/eU4TBTkxX5w?...
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
An excerpt from my poem, ‘Why am I always sad?’. Music composition and video by Lou Kelly @/LouKellyMusic Join Ahmed’s Nation, our community of artists & volunteers! Link in my 🔗🌲 linktr.ee/ahmedsarsour
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Students in Gaza deserve protection. Teachers and professors in Gaza deserve protection. Education in Gaza deserves protection.
An off-white background hosts several lines of black text that reads, “Today is the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, the majority of school buildings in Gaza have been destroyed, Educators have been killed, Gazan kids are asking their parents if they can sell the last of their toys to fund private education, Check your privilege. A double red underline sits under the words ‘Check your privilege.’”
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
These words are from a video we shared  in 2023. Now, we’re in the last months of 2026. Too much time has passed, too much has been lost. It must stop. Please check out the fundraisers that can be found in bio 🔗🌲 to continue supporting Ahmed and his family.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
During Black August and always, we remember and honor the Black revolutionaries and activists who dedicated their lives to the struggle for Black liberation, for a free Palestine, and for the freedom of all oppressed peoples of the world. No one is free until we all are free. 🇵🇸❤️‍🔥
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Thank you Phil Mandelbaum (@awkwordisthis) for amplifying my voice ❤️ It means a lot to me to be able to share on-the-ground stories from G4za 🥹 Read the full story! 🔗 unicornriot.ninja
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Every story featured here is of real human beings, as real as you and I. Through Project Sarsour, I'm doing my best to share their stories and support them. Every contribution makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us. ❤️ Donate: chuffed.org/project/1440...
natural paper background with olive branch drawing at the bottom. Black text reads “6 stories, 9 families, funds needed: $18,000, These families are all neighbors and friends. Please take a few moments to read, donate if you can, and share this story widely. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us.”
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
They just can’t. 💔 Please check out the fundraisers that can be found in my 🔗🌲 to continue supporting my family and me.
A semi-transparent, paper textured background shows a photo of olive trees on Palestinian land. Three red broken hearts made of paper overlay the background. Streaks of off-white paint are holding text that reads, ”Their lives have been stolen. Their bones have been broken. Their bodies can't take it anymore, They just can't.” - Palestinian-Sudanese poet Ahmed Sarsour, an excerpt from ‘Body Chant!’.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My collab with Matriachtype where we discuss trans rights in the supposed ‘First world country’ that is the USA. We disprove the argument of zionists that claim ‘Palestine doesn’t welcome the LGBT+ community so why should we support it?’ Check out the fundraisers in my 🔗🌲 to support Palestinians.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“The Palestinians refuse migration.   We will live and die above our land, the holy land of promised liberation, under no occupation.” - Palestinian-Sudanese poet Ahmed Sarsour, an excerpt from ‘The Thirds!’ Visual Art by community member Itami.
Painting of a figure wearing a maroon colored dress and shoes holding up a Palestinian flag while standing on a patch of blooms amongst a purple, barren landscape.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thanks to the Art for Palestine campaign, my poem ‘Walls, windows and a door’ is featured in ‘Patterns of Return’, a poetry anthology. An excerpt of the poem also appears in ‘Palestine Lives!’ a 3D art exhibit, and they are fundraising for Palestine! Check it out at artforpalestinecampaign.com.
yellow text on blue background with picture of the Brooklyn bridge and a photo of a red poppy on top of it. Text reads “Create humanity presents, ‘Palestine lives!’ fundraiser; support creatives in Gaza, build global solidarity, experience real art.”
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Many of my family members in Gaza were struggling even before the start of the gen0cide. Through Project Sarsour, I'm doing my best to share their stories and support them. Every contribution makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us. ❤️ Donate: chuffed.org/project/144092-project-sarsour
natural paper background with olive branch drawing on the bottom; black text reads “6 stories, funds needed: $24,000. My cousins, uncle, and aunt: These families have already been struggling even before the genocide. Most of them had no stable source of income. Many used to work in farming or inside the occupied Palestinian territories through work permits. That daily labor was their main source of survival. Since the genocide began, all of them have been severely affected. Please take a few moments to read, donate if you can, and share this story widely. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us.”
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I'm on Patreon now! Members will get access to my content without ads, be the first to read new works and provide feedback, and receive exclusive video updates. Please consider joining! All contributions will directly support me and my family. 🇵🇸❤️ 🔗: patreon.com/PoetAhmedSarsour
Visual description: Patreon announcement screen grab shows on the upper half of the page a picture of a smiling Ahmed holding a smiling child. White text over the photo reads “Poet Ahmed Sarsour” and there is an excerpt from a post. In the middle is white text on a black background that reads “get more from Poet Ahmed Sarsour, access benefits starting at $5 a month.” At the bottom in white text on a black background are three subscription tears and their details at $5, $15, and $45 a month.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Are you getting used to the scene? Or are we already a trend that is no longer relevant to be seen? 🎨 by Ann, excerpt from my poem, “Filasteen!”
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Attempting to justify the attacks on G4z@, z!os would ask: “What would happen to a trans person in G4za?” Isn't the answer obvious? B*mbed. It doesn’t matter your religion, age, or sexuality, here the USrael doesn’t discriminate in atrocities. Check out the full video on Matriarchetype’s YT channel!
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
In April 2024, I wrote my poem Day 196. And here we are, more than two years later, and the case is still the same. They lied to you, and they continue to lie to you. You believe them. The genocide hasn’t stopped. The situation hasn’t improved. You need to take action now. #THEY_LIED_TO_YOU
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This poem was born from that despair, a cry for a world that turns away as people starve, thirst, and perish. Keep pressuring your leaders to push the deal forward. If you don’t, believe me, you will be next one day; this f4sc1st regime shows no mercy. Your voice matters! Freedom for Filasteen.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We already failed them once. Please, let’s not fail them again. Save Al Obeid. Protect civilians. Free the people. Save Sudan. De@th to the RSF. De@th to the IDF. From Gaza to Sudan, Ahmed Sarsour A Palestinian–Sudanese poet in Gaza youtu.be/UP2Z2YtZoEA
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Save el-Obeid #ACTNOW
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
In Islam, the obligation of Zakat (alms-tax for the poor and needy) proves how greed, stinginess, and wealth-hoarding are considered vicious. But no matter your religion, you only need to have a sound heart to have compassion on any other human being. Thank you @Fifthsunproject for having me❤️
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The U.S.-backed and appointed Board of Peace is preparing to launch what they call “Hamas-free” humanitarian camps in Gaza. We all know this is just a sick game to torture us and take control over the rest of Gaza. We need your voices to demand that they withdraw from all of Gaza and leave us be.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Through Project Sarsour, we are currently raising funds for several families in Gaza. Please take a few moments to read, donate if you can, and share this story widely. Every contribution makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us. 🍉❤️ Donate: chuffed.org/project/144092-project-sarsour 1/2
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Just when my family and I thought we escaped hell, we ended up in another deeper hole. This is a clip from the conversation I had on The Olive Roots Podcast @TheOliveRootsPodcast with host Chozy Aiyub! Watch the episode here: youtu.be/Oj9qSoSGUgA
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Looking forward to joining Kwanzaa Bookshop, a queerfeminist, anti-racist & decolonial bookshop in Germany, for a live poetry reading this Saturday, 11 July! The event is hybrid; online attendees can join the reading @ 18:00 CEST: meet.google.com/pkn-crjm-pqc Hope to see you there 😊
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Another beautiful artwork by a community member, inspired by my poem titled “A Promise” 🤍 Everyone’s welcome to join our community on Discord. Check out my 🔗🌲 (linktr.ee/ahmedsarsour) to start. Can’t wait to welcome you there! 🎨 by Villi
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Would you like to volunteer with me? Working on few projects to support families in Gaza, please don't hesitate to reach out! 🍉 DMs are always open! Thx.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Looking forward to joining Kwanzaa Bookshop, a queerfeminist, anti-racist & decolonial bookshop in Germany, for a live poetry reading this Saturday, 11 July! The event is hybrid; online attendees can join the reading @ 18:00 CEST: meet.google.com/pkn-crjm-pqc Hope to see you there 😊
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Today, 7 of July, we wish @ahmed.hsarsour a happy birthday 🎂🤍! We invite you to send Ahmed a birthday gift, to help him and his family survive in 🍉, through GoFundMe or Venmo, linked a linktr.ee/ahmedsarsour Any gift no matter the size will be appreciated at heart 🫶 ❤️ , Ahmed’s Nation
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Project Sarsour started as a means for survival and escaping. Now, it has become more than that; a form of resistance, a symbol of strength and compassion. Thanks to Swolesome for having me! Support Project Sarsour here: chuffed.org/project/1440...
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Through Project Sarsour, we are currently raising funds for several families in Gaza. Please take a few moments to read, donate if you can, and share this story widely. Every contribution makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us. 🍉❤️ Donate: chuffed.org/project/144092-project-sarsour 1/2
slide one: black text reads “Aid for 3 elderly widowed Gazan women. Funds needed: $18,000. These three women used to work as cleaners in the hospitals with my sisters. Please take a few moments to read, donate if you can, and share this story widely. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us.” There is a drawing of an olive branch underneath the text.slide two: drawing of an olive branch above black text that reads “The first lady, a widow, has three daughters and two sons. Both of her sons are married and have children, but they do not have any stable source of income. They work as day laborers, a type of work that barely pays enough, almost like $10 a day.”slide three: olive branches are drawn on the upper left and bottom right corners of the page, black text reads “They survive mainly on free meals provided by the Takkya (aid kitchen). They used to have a house in Rafah, but it was destroyed, and they were displaced to a tent in Al-Mawasi. The goal is to raise $2000 for each family, totaling $6000.slide four: drawing of olive branch above black text that reads: “The second lady, also a widow, has two sons and two daughters. Both sons are married with children, as is one of the daughters. One of her married sons was injured during the genocide and now has shrapnel lodged in his spine, causing severe bladder and bowel control issues. He is currently hospitalized in Nasser hospital.”
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I wrote this poem out of despair. What else is there to say? What other ways do we plead to the world—the same world binge-watching in awe as we are tested on in a massive open-air experiment? Watch the full video here: youtu.be/EUnTI6w_TZs
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Successful Trial - #poem by Ahmed Sarsour
I wrote this poem out of despair. These are the atrocities they’ve been committing against us since the beginning of the war. They made us their lab rats, tried everything and anything. They…
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
SUNDAY: around 1-3 pm PST, join us at Clark County Library, Las Vegas! Our zines and art prints will be available for donation; proceeds go directly toward supporting me, Shaza, our families, and mutual aid efforts in G4za. Register with the Google form in my🔗🌳!
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
An excerpt from my poem titled “Victory.” After 470 days of the g3n-side, we were deluded by the illusion of victory, when all we were left with were ghosts of our livelihood. My community needs more support than ever. Check out my Linktree!
Visual description: background stylized with large airbrushed strokes in different shades of brown. White text reads “470 days of please stay alive, try to be safe stay away from the windows don’t go out at nights don’t follow the screaming sounds, they are fake and don’t fall asleep under the skies.
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Pluto Plutoson! @sailorplutoirl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Everyone vote for Bristol!! He supports the end to the Palestinian Genocide (which Yvette Clarke doesn't) and will work of end ice!!! #urgent #vote #freepalestine
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Recently, I had a wonderful conversation on The Olive Roots Podcast as a guest! We spoke about our shared Palestinian heritage, the experiences that inspired my art, and our dreams for a future where our people and our land are free. 🇵🇸 Watch at: youtu.be/Oj9qSoSGUgA?...
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Next Sunday, 6/28, I’m looking forward to joining my friends at @fifthsunproject virtually for a storytelling & cultural workshop alongside Shaza Abu Dayah! Please RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slide one: poster that is titled “Kids Summer Series” with the Fifth Sun Project and The Solidarity Fridge’s logos underneath. Black text in a teal box reads “family short films screening, Palestinian food, poetry and zine activities.” Black text in an orange box reads “Palestine Storytelling with: Shaza Abu Dayah & Ahmed Sarsour, Sunday, June 28th, 1-3pm PST, Paul C. Blau Theatre at Clark County Library 1401 E Flamingo, LV, NV 89119”. The background of the poster has an artwork of a baby holding a woman’s face and photographs of a smiling Ahmed Sarsour holding a child on the left and Shaza Abu Dayah on the right.Slide two: Image of a Palestinian flag from the top down, with each block of color, red, black, green and white, having a different set of pictures within it of adults and children. At the bottom of the image are a drawing of an olive tree and a drawing of an infinity symbol made up of differently colored hands holding each other. At the bottom of the image in black text reads “Six families. Project Sarsour. $10,000 raised.”Slide three: black text at the top of a poster reads “Are you ready to enter Gaza?” with a photo of a gate with the word “Gaza” atop it, surrounded by rubble. Underneath the picture reads “Author: Shaza Abu Dayah - 2015”, an instagram icon with “shazafromgaza” next to it and a graffiti’d text that also reads “Shaza from Gaza”.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Thanks to many generous donations over the last few weeks, we have raised another $10,000 for families in Gaza through Project Sarsour! 🍉🤲 ➡️❤️ We are transfering these funds directly to 6 families & we have 14 more waiting! Read their stories & support the campaign via linktr.ee/ahmedsarsour
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This was recorded exactly two years ago, on June 14th 2024; Day 252 of the g-cide. Today, we still need your support as I am actively raising funds for over 20 Gazan families through Project Sarsour. Please contribute if you can! chuffed.org/project/1440...
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I’m joining my friends at Euro Zone - MK live from Gaza today! Join us at 8pm CEST on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@EuroZone-MK
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Euro Zone - MK
EU News Based in Amsterdam Produced by Midnight Kebab
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I was recently a guest on The Olive Roots Podcast! We shared a wonderful conversation about our shared Palestinian heritage, the experiences that have inspired my art, and our dreams for a future where our people and our land are free. 🇵🇸 Watch at: youtu.be/Oj9qSoSGUgA?...
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Don't Leave Us Behind - A Poet's Echo From Gaza - Ahmed Sarsour
In this episode, we sit down for an exclusive interview with Ahmed Sarsour, a Sudanese-Palestinian telecommunications engineer, poet, and filmmaker who is currently trapped under siege in Gaza. …
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“Let’s burn their den of crime” This artwork was made by Taika, inspired on the community poem “A promise”. I want to thank my community wholeheartedly for the artwork and community poem ❤️
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I promised them help, but when it didn't come, even though I was told it would, my hope crumbled apart in a tearing pain. How come the only people to blame has to be us?
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Check out this clip from Episode 5 of “Direct from Palestine,” a series hosted by @i.have.friends.everywhere on Instagram. We discussed how Isr4#l is behind all the atrocities happening in P4l3st1ne and Sudan, and about my dream of pursuing the aviation industry.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The sick satisfaction placed on our daily suffering, the negotiation of whether our pain is real and the seductive idea of erasing us that people in power exhort. An unapologetic call-out to the sadistic administrators that enable this genocide to keep continuing over time. Poem: “Body Chant!”
Red background with darker red keffiyeh pattern throughout; on the top left of the page is graffiti art of the word “Gaza” in green, red and black. At the bottom of the page are four burning olive trees. The center of the image has Ahmed’s poem in black text titled: “Body Chant! (an excerpt) (6.10 - 14/12/2024)”, under which Ahmed Sarsour is written in calligraphy followed by an image of a slice of watermelon.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Going live with my friend Noah Samsen on Tues 5/26 to fundraise for Gazan families via Project Sarsour! Noah has been a vocal supporter of Palestinians for years and is now being sued by Ethan Klein for defamation. Come support! DETAILS Tues 5/26, 12-1:30 PM PDT youtube.com/@noahsamsen
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I remember, at the beginning of my first encounters with social media influencers, I was so relieved when I got connected with big accounts. But unfortunately, it didn’t help... *** Excerpt from “Views/Influence!”, my latest poem.
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Ahmed Sarsour @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Next Saturday, 5/30, I’m looking forward to joining my friends at @fifthsunproject for a community-led workshop on organizing with future generations in mind! Details at: www.instagram.com/p/DYgFTfCAlr... Sign up to attend VIRTUALLY: forms.gle/LcU6DD9NZjic...
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