Reposted by Murat YılmazScott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 05/01/2025"#Azerbaijan’s quiet partnership with Israel raises broader questions about the future of Middle Eastern alliances. For now, Azerbaijan remains committed to its balancing act, walking a tightrope between solidarity w the Muslim world and an unshakable bond with #Israel" #Gaza 075
Murat Yılmaz @muratyilmaz-ir.bsky.social · 01/01/2025I’m happy to share that I’ve co-authored a new research article titled "Diaspora of #Diaspora: Turkey-Finnish #Tatars Relations," now published in the Scandinavian Journal of History! Check out the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 110
Murat Yılmaz @muratyilmaz-ir.bsky.social · 14/12/2024It was great to meet with friends and colleagues in #Uyghur studies in Granada. Once again, I learned a lot. Thank you to the European Uyghur Institute and the University of Granada for providing a space to present @crysdubs.bsky.social's and my paper on Uyghur women's social reproduction in China. 021
Reposted by Murat YılmazThe Hague Program on International Cyber Security @thehagueprogram.bsky.social · 04/12/2024New month, new seminar! On 12 December, we welcome @josephcox.bsky.social for a talk on his book Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever (both a Financial Times & Economist best book of 2024!). Join us online - register here: www.thehagueprogram.nl/events/dark-... 033
Murat Yılmaz @muratyilmaz-ir.bsky.social · 08/12/2024My lion cub, resting his brain cell. r/OneOrangeBraincell #orangecat 020
Murat Yılmaz @muratyilmaz-ir.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Great interview with Malala Yousafzai; it offers valuable insights into women's resistance, storytelling, and the gender apartheid regime. youtu.be/KpWXX_gwQzo?... 000
Reposted by Murat YılmazTimothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Tourist blogs and vlogs provide really interesting snapshots of the Uyghur homeland. Here you can see a mosque converted into a restaurant. many more examples, but came across this one tonight 2102
Reposted by Murat Yılmazmaksym.eristavi @maksymeristavi.com · 23/11/2024this is one of the most horrible crimes ever committed by colonialism. your daily reminder that russian colonialism has always been radically anti-environment. 26014
Reposted by Murat YılmazCampaign For Uyghurs @cuyghurs.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Join us in #Geneva! www.eventbrite.de/e/stories-of... 023
Reposted by Murat YılmazMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21/11/2024A key reason voters don't believe the fascists are fascists is that major media outlets keep normalizing them with cover stories cueing the public they are just like Hollywood celebrities. Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party" 712252743
Reposted by Murat YılmazUyghur Human Rights Project @uhrp.org · 20/11/2024⚡️ A big step forward in combatting state-imposed forced labor in the Uyghur region. UHRP's agrees that the European Commission should identify the Uyghur region as a high-risk region experiencing state-imposed forced labor in the forced labor risk database. www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...hrw.orgEU Adopts New Regulation to Curtail Forced LaborToday, the European Union approved a law forbidding the sale in the EU of products made with forced labor, a decisive step in combatting this abusive practice and holding corporations to account. 024
Reposted by Murat YılmazUyghur Human Rights Project @uhrp.org · 14/11/2024Take a look at some of UHRP's most recent research 👇 "Twenty Years for Learning the Quran: Uyghur Women and Religious Persecution" We examine denial of freedom of religion, detention of religious figures, and the criminalization of children’s religious socialization. uhrp.org/report/twent...uhrp.orgTwenty Years for Learning the Quran: Uyghur Women and Religious Persecution - Uyghur Human Rights ProjectThe Uyghur Human Rights Project’s (UHRP) new research report, Twenty Years for Learning the Quran: Uyghur Women and Religious Persecution, presents compelling evidence of the systematic oppression fac... 064
Murat Yılmaz @muratyilmaz-ir.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Thank you very much to @thehagueprogram.bsky.social for the excellent conference on #democracy and cybersecurity, as well as for your hospitality in The Hague. It was perfect, intellectually engaging, and featured thought-provoking panels from beginning to end. 021
Reposted by Murat YılmazBinding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 14/11/2024In her review, Noran Fouad writes that ‘Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity’ offers a fresh take, tackling overlooked topics like data weaponisation & authoritarian practices in cyberspace, with a focus on the Global South. bindinghook.com/articles-boo...bindinghook.comWhat Does Critical Cybersecurity Look Like?‘Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity: Feminist and Postcolonial Interventions,’ edited by Anwar Mhajne and Alexis Henshaw, broadens the scope of cybersecurity research by highlighting marginalised ... 094
Murat Yılmaz @muratyilmaz-ir.bsky.social · 16/11/2024If you are interested in #cybersecurity and #politics, check out "Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity" linked below from #OUP, edited by Anwar Mhajne and Alexis Henshaw. I contributed to the piece with a paper titled "Transnational Authoritarianism in Cyberspace: A Case Study of Uyghurs."academic.oup.comCritical Perspectives on Cybersecurity: Feminist and Postcolonial InterventionsAbstract. This book examines concerns about online security, sovereignty, representation, and resistance, focusing on issues in the Global South. Contribut 040
