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Kristine Eikrem @kristinevegard.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Frem til lansering deler vi preview-episoder av noen av podkastene våre, blant annet How To Liberate med @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social og @gatnash.com. I den siste episoden diskuteres den strukturelle skjørheten til Gulfstatene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPj1...

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Will The Gulf Make It? The GCC After Iran War Will Not Be Same | HTL Preview Episode 2

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Simon Harries @simonharries.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Another magisterial, must read thread from @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social, a man whose analytical precision and clarity of expression mark him out as something special. Big questions for all European leaders right now- if they give a heroes welcome to Trump respect will be very hard to recover.

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Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

So, the 12-day war between Israel (& the US) vs Iran seems to be over, and the ceasefire seems to be holding. Here's a thread assessing what has changed, what didn't change, and what may be next:

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t e r e تيري @termarimah.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Most excellent primer on Israel-Iran crisis (in other words, the global crisis that will impact us all, very soon) and how all the pieces fit together strategically, morally and psychologically…lots here to think about too using Iyad’s “open door”🚪 heuristic (brilliant) 🌟

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Pierce Presley @piercepresley.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Broad, cogent analysis. Definitely worth a read.

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al-Mutaghatris @al-mutaghatris.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This has made a completely insane situation makes sense in its own insanity

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Patrick Dering @pmdering.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

If you read anything today about Israels war on Iran let it be this.

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This is the best analysis of the Israel/Iran war I've seen. Do read it.

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Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Here's a big-picture geopolitical thread on Israel's war on Iran - its possibilities, impossibilities, dynamics, and delusions. My goal is to give you a full big-picture view in one place, which is why this is a long thread. If you prefer drip-fed updates, skip this thread.

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 01/05/2025

How Israel preys on minorities. See the entire episode «Why War Between Syria and Israel is inevitable» with @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social on EON Podcast, link below.

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 24/04/2025

Our Chairman @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social shared a personal reflection on healing through spiritual practice and therapeutic tools - rooted in PTSD from exile and shaped by the political fallout of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, when he became a target of the Saudi regime.

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 24/04/2025

Last week we attended @breakingconvention.bsky.social, Europe’s largest conference on psychedelic consciousness. We attended as part of our ongoing interest in the use of psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat severe PTSD in activists and victims of violence and oppression in the MENA region.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · 18/03/2025

I read the words of our Palestinian colleague Rasha Abou Jalal from Gaza and I feel such shame that the world is allowing this to happen; that the U.S., under Democrats and Republicans, facilitates this campaign of terror. Read Rasha’s full report 🔽 www.dropsitenews.com/p/palestinia...

The airstrikes last night killed more than 400 Palestinians, including 174 children, 89 women, and 32 elderly people.

We’re still in shock. My eight-year-old daughter can no longer sleep.

I tried to comfort her, to help her sleep, but she kept waking up crying. She told me, “Mama, every time I close my eyes, I feel like another bomb is falling on us.”

I lay beside her to soothe her. This morning, I discovered she had wet herself in fear.

My 12-year-old, Saida, keeps asking me, “Mama, will the planes come back again?” I have no answer for her.

How can I reassure her when I no longer believe I will wake up tomorrow?

I looked into my husband’s weary, burdened eyes and asked him, “When will this nightmare end?” He replied, “We are alone in this world. No one cares.”

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I’m convinced American exceptionalism is a big part of what made us vulnerable to Trump. We’re so used to thinking of ourselves as the Special Freedom Country that a lot of people find it inconceivable we could rapidly collapse into shabby despotism even as they watch it happen.

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Kayla Gogarty @ohhkaygo.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows, this media ecosystem becomes more influential. A new Media Matters’ study shows how overwhelmingly right-leaning this ecosystem is -- with nearly five times the following of left-leaning online shows. www.mediamatters.org/google/right...

Total following of top right-leaning and left-leaning online shows; shows are represented by circles with sizes proportional to total following across platforms. Circles of right-leaning shows are larger and more prevalent, with the largest circles for Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, etc.

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 12/03/2025

Check out the full episode where @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social presents his analysis on why he believes Israel, as an ethno-nationalist state, is poised to face a deep crisis within the next 15 years. Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=_0vl...

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Israel as an ethno-nationalist state, won’t last beyond the 2030s | Iyad el-Baghdadi | UNAPOLOGETIC

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 12/03/2025

«But I think that the case can be made that the IDF actually does not know how to fight close quarters, commando-style urban warfare,» says our Chairman @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social in his interview with Middle East Eye.

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 24/02/2025

Friends in Oslo! Join us for the concert Songs of Liberation with Ramy Essam at Det Norske Teater on March 6th. Kawaakibi will give a pre-talk about free speech, solidarity, and power. We hope to see you there!

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 24/02/2025

The event is a part of the “SAYKOLUHJEE” story, made by Tani Dibasey in the SCENE3 universe. More info and tickets here: t.co/2wEnoltYxi

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https://www.scene3.no/songsofliberation

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🔴Trump's Middle East Riviera: What Next for Gaza? Trump's proposal to physically remove 2.5 million is pure fantasy. But what does it reveal? @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social explains the state of play bylinetimes.com/2025/02/10/t...

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Trump's Middle East Riviera: What Next for Gaza?

Even if Jordan and Egypt somehow agreed to a US take over Gaza, who would physically remove 2.5 million Palestinians? Trump's proposal is pure fantasy - but what does it reveal?

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 08/02/2025

Trump's Middle East Riviera has no real chance of happening, but does have the potential to jeopardise the current ceasefire and hostage deal, and further destabilise the region, writes @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social. Read the full piece here: kawaakibi.org/trumps-middl...

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Trump's Middle East Riviera: What next for Gaza

This week US President Donald Trump said that he plans to take over Gaza, forcibly removing its Palestinian population to make way for a “Riviera of the Middle East”. This plan has no real chance of h...

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Greg Marks @gmarks100.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

This is a very important thread about Trump, Gaza, and Israel.

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Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hello everyone, emerging to drop some comments about Trump's recent statements about Gaza. I have limited time so I'd rather dump a quick analysis into a single meandering thread, sorry in advance

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 31/01/2025

As this year’s Norad conference “Money Talks” took place this week, we’re resharing a segment from a keynote speech by our Chairman @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social last year: “The greatest threat to democracy is not autocracy; it’s hypocrisy.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e5R...

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The greatest threat to democracy is not autocracy; it’s hypocrisy

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Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org · 21/12/2024

Kawaakibi congratulates the Syrian people on their historic liberation from the Assad regime! We stand ready to support the rebuilding process of Syria with the Syrian people and remain steadfast partners in this endeavour every step of the way. kawaakibi.org/kawaakibi-fo...

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Kawaakibi Foundation congratulates the people of Syria on their liberation from the Assad regime

Kawaakibi Foundation congratulates the people of Syria on their liberation from the Assad regime after 14 years of resistance. This historic moment marks the dawn of a new chapter in their courageous ...

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Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

If your liberation depends upon the oppression of others then you are not and will never be free. If your safety depends upon the slaughter of others then you are not and will never be safe.

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Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

People asking where I've been the last several months, I've been: - Mourning my father's death - Writing a book - Building a strategic research center - (Other stuff I can't yet reveal)

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Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social · 17/12/2024