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@ryanswan.bsky.social
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PhD candidate @StAndrewsIR and صايع سابق. Geopolitics (WANA); migration; postcolonialism and decoloniality; translation Eng-Ar; Scottish news in Arabic: scotlandinarabic.home.blog

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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The UK-Israel diplomatic relationship has soured over (forthcoming) colony sanctions & the Israeli state’s response to it by announcing that it will close the British consulate in Palestine. This is a free pass for the Scottish Gov to move beyond pro-Palestine rhetoric and enact real solidarity
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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💙 This year, the BRISMES Solidarity Fund provided 31 conference bursaries & over £9K in support, including for colleagues & students arriving from #Gaza. Hear from Omar Mofeed about the difference this made. 🎥 youtu.be/f6e8MnmfNEQ #Fundraiser #Solidarity
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Omar’s Testimonial: The Impact of BRISMES Solidarity Fund Support
YouTube video by British Society for Middle Eastern Studies
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Netanyahu will spend only 1 day in NY during his upcoming visit. He's gone from bringing his dirty clothes on trips with him to be washed at the American taxpayers' expense to now running scared. www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...
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Netanyahu brings dirty laundry to Washington for US staff to wash: Report
For the first time, US officials have commented on the Israeli prime minister's behaviour, which has been reported on for years
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In the future I hope I can resist editors as Nazih Ayubi did. (Nice justification in the sterling Over-stating the Arab State)
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
He doesn’t need to justify his claim because it’s self-evident that Arabs are venal, barbaric and morally bankrupt but Whites just occasionally make mistakes.
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Beer brewed in 2019 to mark the unveiling of the "Blockade-Runners to Spain" monument, Glasgow to honour the British seafarers who died breaking the naval blockades to supply the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. (spanishsky.dk/unveiling-bl...) Image kindly sent to me by Tom N.
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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Anti-apartheid protesters climb the goalposts during South Africa's rugby match against a North of Scotland District side in Aberdeen in 1969. 96 protesters were each charged £15, with their fines being paid by John Lennon.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Gordon Brown voted for the war on Iraq, called for “British jobs for British workers,” & did a speech at the Israeli Knesset (a long, cloying paean to the Zionist project). Yet folk here are gushing about him for his apparent progressive credentials.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is a scorched earth policy and is a direct violation of the Geneva Conventions. Equally importantly, in ‘23 Col. bar Sheshet publicly announced this is the policy in Gaza: “if they return here after [ethnic cleansing], they will find scortched earth.”
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Dundee-Nablus Twinning Association رابطة توأمة دندي نابلس @dundee-nablus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Join us on Tuesday for a talk on the Global Sumud Flotilla by Antonio Vradis, a participant in the attempt to break the siege of Gaza. All welcome! Details below👇
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is an important question. Since ‘23 Scot Gov has resisted pressure to hold the Israeli state accountable for its crimes. Instead of boycott, it has chosen the side of capital yielded through the oppression of Palestinians & sought to veil this with charitable gestures.
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Alejandro Salamanca Rodríguez @desvelandooriente.com · 01/08/2026
Seems like a reedition of what happened in 2021. Moroccan security forced encouraged tens of thousands of people to cross the border. 60 death, including many children. Spanish police have not shot anybody this time. Most people have returned. The far right is taking advantage.
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem.
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Searching for endnotes in a book. #academicchatter
A detail of a larger engraving featuring a figure resembling an elderly man holding a lantern. He is having an opened book on his head. The figure is in a dynamic pose, with one arm extended as if gesturing, surrounded by intricate decorative elements and mythological scenes in the background.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I adore you Leon, Egyptologist here, they were built by a largely volunteer force (corvée labor) of 25,000. The builders were very well fed, paid in bread and beer, and received excellent medical care. There was no slavery whatsoever, it is a common misconception.
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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A few years ago, I decided to stop doing the immigrant piety chorus. You know the one: "Without immigrants, we would not succeed at X sporting event." "immigrants make up Y% of Z sector." etc., etc. You can be a Nobel-winning brain surgeon with 1 million gold medals and an OBE. Racists DO NOT CARE.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Not mentioned here but interesting choice of country, given that the ongoing arms trade between Serbia and the Israeli state was worth tens of millions in 2024. Also that Israeli Ambassador to Serbia, Yahel Vilan, publicly denied that a genocide was carried out in Srebrenica in 1995.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Extremely useful/important thread👇
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
As the debate in UK parliament on the influence Israeli lobby is truncated, Andy Burnham has tipped James Purnell as his chief-of-staff. A former minister, he was chair of Labour Friends of Israel for 2 years. No points for guessing what a Burnham foreign policy will mean for Palestine.
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Dundee-Nablus Twinning Association رابطة توأمة دندي نابلس @dundee-nablus.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Just over 1 week till our AGM! We'll start with a talk by MAP trustee & former MP, Philippa Whitford (details below). Afterwards we'll have our AGM session. Please remember that only members can join in the procedures, voting on motions, etc. It's not to late to join: dundee-nablus.org.uk/join-us/
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Please limit your occupation to Palestine only or we shall issue another harshly-worded statement.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
People are describing Labour’s win as a victory for progressives & failure for the Right, although Burnham agrees with Farage and Mahmoud on immigration policy & stated he wants to increase use of detention centres for migrants.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
And look at the fucking state of the stock. On a more serious note, what this scum is promoting is great replacement conspiracy theory. There’s a good article about it here: theconversation.com/what-is-the-...
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What is the ‘great replacement theory’? A scholar of race relations explains
False ideas about the extinction of the white race, spread around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gave rise to xenophobic and anti-immigration conspiracy theories.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Peter Thiel fleeing to Argentina seems a bit too on the nose.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
More than 400 international activists with the Global Sumud Flotilla were detained after Israeli forces intercepted their ships on international waters. Since returning home, multiple activists have described beatings, humiliation, and sexual assault while in Israeli custody:
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Adalah @adalahjustice.bsky.social lawyers who've managed to meet some of the illegally detained activists reported their being subjected to extreme violence, degradation, sexual harassment and humiliation by the Israeli forces.
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IDF Hannibal Brigade @hannibalbrigade.biz · 20/05/2026
Israelis gleefully abusing the flotilla activists they kidnapped out of international waters
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
After finding out that putting Palestinians in concentration camps results in zero consequences, the Israeli state now rounds up solidarity activists.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It's important to note that Dr Vradis is also a member of University of St Andrews' court, the governing body of the Uni. It raises the question of how much the UoSt management values the wellbeing of members of staff kidnapped by rogue states: will the Uni condemn the IOF?
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
My friend Pavi @sarmapavithra.bsky.social is striding for Medical Aid for Palestinians. @medicalaidpal.bsky.social Please support and/or donate if you can: medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/pavithra-...
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Stride for Palestinians 2026
I am striding for my Palestinian siblings on this World Nakba Day, the 15th of May, in aid of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and on behalf of our grassroots anti-racism educational space, Scottish
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I wonder which side the police will target to arrest more? 😃
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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Press handout photo of Glasgow anarchist, Stuart Christie. Jailed in Spain for an attempt to assassinate Franco in 1964, and later acquitted of being a member of the Angry Brigade.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Sadly not that shocking. The conclusion of running concentration camps in the British colonies, and later concentrating people from there in hotels here.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
A murder and colonial conquest themed birthday cake.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Elections are regularly portrayed as radically different from the previous, but how novel is the Scottish election campaign for the vote in less than two weeks? ‘An Odious Campaign’ by Rob McInroy tells the story of the Ross and Cromarty by-election in the Scottish Highlands exactly 90 years ago.
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Dundee-Nablus Twinning Association رابطة توأمة دندي نابلس @dundee-nablus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Join us on Monday at @dcadundee.bsky.social. All welcome. Details below 👇
A poster advertising a live zoom meeting between DNTA and campaigners in Nablus, Palestine.
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Dundee-Nablus Twinning Association رابطة توأمة دندي نابلس @dundee-nablus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
In Nablus, relatives of Palestinian prisoners hold portraits during a demonstration against the death penalty law, 31 March 2026 (Credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
In Nablus, relatives of Palestinian prisoners hold portraits during a demonstration against the death penalty law, 31 March 2026 (Credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
It's a ubiquitous, often overlooked, and deeply horrific feature of ethnic cleansing campaigns: violence and murder towards those members of "protected" communities who try to protect or help their friends and neighbours of targeted communities. (a couple of examples from Bosnia)
Apparently it was disadvantageous for local Serbs to talk to the Muslim inhabitants. However there were also reports of clandestine assistance including food supplies. Serbs who stood up against the atrocities inflicted on the Muslim population also fell victim to the Serbian guerilla. One case which was confirmed by several respondents was that of a young Serbian woman whose throat was cut through by guerilla fighters when she tried to protect her Muslim friends. Yes, I do. And I will gladly clarify for you. Those were mostly people of Serb ethnicity of whom I heard while I was in the hospital in Zenica, and while I was in Visoko after I was exchanged, I heard from the people who were exchanged together with me, and I also heard things in the sports hall when they said: We are not killing only the Muslims, we are also killing disobedient Serbs. For example, a man was hiding a Muslim family and then he was killed, and then there was another man who helped a Muslim and he was killed.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The joy and elation on their faces as they establish a new method to murder Palestinians legally.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Important from @brismes.bsky.social: "We call for an immediate end to the US–Israel bombing of Iran, & Israeli bombing & invasion of Lebanon, a full arms embargo on Israel, & an end to Israel’s military occupation & siege of the Occupied Palestinian Territory." www.brismes.ac.uk/news/stateme...
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Statement by BRISMES Council on the US-Israeli Aggression on Iran and Bombing of Lebanon
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
كل عام وانتم بالف خير عيد سعيد عليكم 🌙
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Good news, but withdrawing of ambassador is just the first step. To show serious committment, the Spanish state will have to implement divestment and sanctions. www.middleeasteye.net/news/spain-d...
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Spain decides to withdraw ambassador to Israel
Spanish embassy in Tel Aviv to be led by a charge d'affaires in the latest sign of rift with Israel over its war on Iran
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Film showings this Sunday by @dundee-nablus.bsky.social and @dcadundee.bsky.social Details below 👇
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Probably why the Israeli state is happy to accept the MoH death toll now.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The US & Israel have the technology to track down, identify and kill individuals (e.g. the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Saeed Azadi). Today they chose to bomb a school in Iran and killed at least 40 schoolgirls. The murder of children is a decision they took, just like in Gaza.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Make sure Angus Robertson is the last one to meet any Israeli state representative. We don't want the Scottish Government to be friends – "critical" or otherwise – with the genocidal state.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Bizarre that a Daily Mail columnist of all people should say “I always wondered to myself how Hitler managed to persuade the German people to turn against the Jews.” All she needed to do is check her paper’s archives – they documented it well enough.
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Ryan Swan ريان سوان @ryanswan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Nothing distracts from scandals like beating the drums of war. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Carrier Strike Group in Arctic Deployment
Sir Keir Starmer made the announcement at the Munich Security Conference. The UK's carrier strike group will operate alongside the US, Canada and other Nato allies.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
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Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
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