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Amy Mode Activated 🪷 ᓚᘏᗢ ಇ. @activateamymode.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Kids today have lost the fine art of bullshitting a 10 page paper from a single Funk & Wagnalls entry or from reading only the CliffsNotes. 🤣
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Rebecca Ruth Gould @rrgould.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Good news! Sang Hea Kil, one of the first professors to be fired from a public university in connection with the protests against the Gaza genocide has won back her job www.kqed.org/news/1208842...
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San José State Professor Fired Over Campus Gaza Protests To Win Back Job | KQED
Sang Hea Kil is one of the first full-time, tenured professors to be fired from a public U.S. university in connection with the protests.
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This week on Radio ReOrient from @reorient.bsky.social we spoke to Will Barylo about Muslims and neoliberalism. Listen in via the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social website or wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️🌙
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A little compilation marking Nakba Day. The Nakba is not over. The Nakba is still happening right now, and before we can commemorate it we need to engineer a world where it is actually in the past not the present (and where Palestine is free). 🗝️🇵🇸
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is insane. This is the government’s “independent” advisor on antisemitism. He sees four antisemitic cartoons targeting Zack Polanski. His response? To demand an end to the antisemitic targeting of Polanski? No. It’s to attack the Green Party.
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
There is a little piece in the @theguardian.com this morning asking why the British Museum are erasing Palestine and referring to some of the work I have been doing with the Palestinian Embassy to try to stop it. 🇵🇸🏺 Read here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum
Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panels
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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I’m in the shop all by myself today - so let’s have the best day ever, just to prove to the others that I do do some work.
Bookshops are:
Travel Agents
Rocket ships
Time machines 
Mystical portals
Safe
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
There’s a new season of Radio ReOrient in town from @reorient.bsky.social and @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! In this first episode we discussed the Islamophobia of the war on Iran with our guests. 🌙 Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts): newbooksnetwork.com/category/up-... 🎙️
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This is so well done. 👌
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Set your watches, everyone: Radio ReOrient is coming back tomorrow iA! Listen in: newbooksnetwork.com/category/up-... 🎙️
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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
That’s it. The money is always there.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy.
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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Ending my day with such deep gratitude to the millions of people who protested in so many cities throughout the world today. Half a million in London alone. Over 3,100 events in the US. Munich, Paris, Lisbon. You reminded us all of how alone we are not. The far right is the minority.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Philly says No Kings!!!
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
That is equivalent to 2/3rds the population of Saint Paul
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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Philadelphia stands up
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Rebecca Ruth Gould @rrgould.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
An online archive honoring the Palestinian scholars, teachers, and university researchers martyred in Gaza during the genocide rememberinggazascholars.org
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Palestine Scholars
Fatima Ali Abu Owdah, How Alone You Were (2025) Poetry in cover art excerpted from Mahmoud Darwish’s epic poem “Madīḥ al-ẓẓil al-‘ālī” (“In Praise of the High Shadow”): Son of mor...
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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I hope all of my Muslim bothers and sisters are having, or had, or will have an Eid Mubarak!
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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
If I had capital I would found a publishing house. There is no reason why these books should be so expensive. Also, academic presses: advertise!
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Rebecca Ruth Gould @rrgould.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My talk on translating Palestine at The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, where Palestine 🇵🇸 solidarity is alive and well. Great questions from an engaged audience! One of the few places in the US where a conversation like this is a possible in an institutional setting youtu.be/Gs1Gk0s51ys
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Translation in a Time of Genocide. Lecture on Gaza and The Lighthouse Collective at UPR Mayagüez.
YouTube video by Poetry & Protest (Rebecca Ruth Gould)
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reorient.bsky.social @reorient.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New Blog from ReOrientations why People should avoid the government’s position on Islamophobia criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/project/soci...
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Social Cohesion and Islamophobia - Critical Muslim Studies
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Dr. Butch Ware for California Governor 2026 @butchware.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Join the fight @ butchware4gov.com
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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
What are we now? The Constitution is a dead letter. Congressional war powers are erased and Congress acquiesces to the fever dreams of warmongers. Our cities are sporadically occupied. And for what?
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Emin Poljarević @poljarevic.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Can democratic pluralism align with Islamic jurisprudence? This article examines how Yusuf al-Qaradawi's legalistic approach and Rachid al-Ghannouchi's pluralist vision offer contrasting paths within contemporary Islamist thought.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u... #academicsky
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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
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J Patrice McSherry @jpmcsherry.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
#AcademicSky
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
So what I'm hearing is that, in the last five days, two Black Members of Congress have been assaulted in apparent support of the regime's deportation diktat (Rep Frost, punched at Sundance & told he'd be deported; Rep Omar at an ICE townhall) & the regime has arrested four Black journalists. Huh.
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Rebecca Ruth Gould @rrgould.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk has just been added to @kanopy.com , a free streaming service you can access through your public library in the US. The film tells the story of Palestinian photojournalist and artist Fatma Hassouna, who was killed in a targeted assassination by Israel.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Iranian armed forces on high alert, warns Tehran - www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-…
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Iranian armed forces on high alert, warns Tehran
In recent days, the US has deployed additional military assets to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
0 days without being an international embarrassment.
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Trump Is Getting Dragged Over The Groanworthy Logo For His New 'Board Of Peace'—And It's Peak Trump
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Let’s be clear: all of you war mongers cheerleading for the invasion of Iran (including the liberal both-sides-ers / two-things-can-be-true-ers AND white “feminists” ofc) because the Islamophobia synapses fire in your brains before any other neurones are responsible for the murders that follow.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Israeli strikes kill scores of Palestinians in Gaza - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-…
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Israeli strikes kill scores of Palestinians in Gaza
Saturday's Israeli attacks on Gaza mark the highest death toll since a ceasefire was introduced
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
How the 'Islamist' label is used to delegitimise UK Muslims - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-i…
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How the 'Islamist' label is used to delegitimise UK Muslims
From Birmingham to Westminster, from football stadiums to newspaper headlines, the term is being deployed as a weapon
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Don’t tell him about the Mayflower.
Screenshot of a post on X by Ash (@theashrb) reading: “So the same goes for White Americans then no?” The post quotes Clash Report (@clashrep…) saying “Trump on Greenland: The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land.” Below is a video still showing Donald Trump seated at a table with a microphone, with a U.S. flag behind him and White House-style doors in the background. A banner at the bottom reads: “TEXT ‘POTUS’ TO 45470 FOR UPDATES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE,” and a small speaker icon appears on the video thumbnail.
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Good morning to everyone especially everyone who knows that legitimating ethnonationalist claims to antiquity = genocidal complicity! everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/t...
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There is no such thing as ‘Ancient Israel’ – #EOPalestine 22
by Marchella Ward Cover image: Ancient columns in Sebastia, 1925. Image: Wiki Commons. In May 2025, Walaa Ghazzal, the curator of the archaeological museum at Sebastia, in the occupied West Bank, s…
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If we allow the state to strip people of their citizenship, we will end up in a very dark place.
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Bonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
“What would it take for these freaks to voice objection to the actual fact of state terror happening right in front of their faces, rather than raising limp procedural qualms over Trump not having filed the proper paperwork to inflict it with sufficient bipartisanship?”
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How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder? | Defector
By now you’ve almost certainly seen the video for yourself, or read about it: an ICE agent shooting a Minneapolis woman, Renee Nicole Good, in the head from point-blank range, killing her as she attem...
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Heba Muraisi is on day 69 of her hunger strike. Kamran Ahmed is on day 62 of his hunger strike. They are at risk of dying at any moment. This is a political choice by Keir Starmer’s Labour government. Immediate bail for remand prisoners NOW.
Photo of Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed
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reorient.bsky.social @reorient.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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5th International Critical Muslim Studies Conference - Critical Muslim Studies
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
"The maximum time a prisoner can spend on remand is 182 days (six months). Yet Muraisi and Ahmed were arrested in November 2024, and are not due to be tried until June at the earliest, which means they will be remanded for 20 months." Shameful. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Honestly I don’t give a fuck about feelings at this point. We have to think and act.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
'Close to death': What 60 days on hunger strike is doing to Palestine Action prisoners - www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestin…
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'Close to death': What 60 days on hunger strike is doing to Palestine Action prisoners
Doctors supporting families of the two activists say they risk irreparable damage to their organs if the situation continues
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
What I’m learning this week is that the Westoxicated actually really love a revolution as long as it’s not against a colonial occupation 🤷🏼‍♀️
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This. At least tell us some lies about WMDs for goodness sake!!
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
On Brexit Island holding a sign saying you oppose genocide is terrorism, extrajudicial killing and kidnapping means we need to wait for your press conference to know whether you should have done it or not 🤷🏼‍♀️
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
We can’t believe this season of Radio ReOrient (from @reorient.bsky.social and @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) is almost over! Before we go we have one last interview with Rosie Tapsfield on how to imagine a better world for refugees and migrant people. Listen in wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️🌙
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Very nice of @pluto-journals.bsky.social to draw attention to my new @reorient.bsky.social article in their newsletter today! 🥰 You can read it here: www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Speaking today at the @pscupdates.bsky.social march in Leeds about how it happens that Palestinian children are framed as “terrorists”. (Hint: the answer is the Eurocentrism of history.)🍉 You can read what I wrote last year for @reorient.bsky.social here: criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/towards-a-hi...
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Towards A Historiography of Terrorism - Critical Muslim Studies
On the 10th April 2024, three children under the age of 10 were killed as they travelled with their families to visit relatives for Eid ul-Fitr. Another young child later died as a result of the injur...
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
And on the day that the “terrorists” HTS magically stop being “terrorists” in the UK, here’s a piece I wrote for @reorient.bsky.social about how a certain (Westernese) way of telling the story of history makes arbitrary designations seem plausible.🤓 Read: criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/towards-a-hi...
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Towards A Historiography of Terrorism - Critical Muslim Studies
On the 10th April 2024, three children under the age of 10 were killed as they travelled with their families to visit relatives for Eid ul-Fitr. Another young child later died as a result of the injur...
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