Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 06/09/2026shamimsarif.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...shamimsarif.substack.comHow to Make Boycotting a BlastYes, you read that right. Stick with me. All the fun of shopping, and none of the guilt… 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 03/06/2026NEW: Rabba, a Palestinian-owned chain in the Greater Toronto Area, is selling Israeli produce. www.readthemaple.com/rabba-is-sel...readthemaple.comRabba, A Palestinian-Owned Chain, Is Selling Israeli ProduceThe BDS National Committee lists Israeli produce as a “priority boycott target.” 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 04/04/2026a little fun - and truth - for the weekend that I wrote: shamimsarif.substack.com/p/the-things...shamimsarif.substack.comThe Things Nobody Tells You About Getting Older (That Are Actually Good)A short, incomplete, and deeply biased account of unexpected freedoms. 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 01/03/2026notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...notopalantir.goodlawproject.orgSay no to Palantir in the NHSNHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back 043
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 27/02/2026My new substack - what do you think? Do artists have a responsibility? open.substack.com/pub/shamimsa... 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Nice mention for my new show as lead director and co-Executive Producer. Coming later this year… www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/b...hollywoodreporter.comBBC Shares First Look at ‘The Split’ Spin-Off ‘The Split Up,’ Starring ‘Umbrella Academy’s’ Ritu AryaSanjeev Bhaskar, Aysha Kala, Arian Nik, and Danny Ashok also star, with guest stars including Lenny Henry, Jane Horrocks, and Jameela Jamil. 010
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Sometimes I stand around in pink lighting with Olympic medallist’s #PiperandPaul 200
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 22/01/2026notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...notopalantir.goodlawproject.orgSay no to Palantir in the NHSNHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back 000
Reposted by Shamim SarifMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli custody amid surge in torture-related deaths - www.middleeasteye.net/news/second-p…middleeasteye.netPalestinian prisoner dies in Israeli custody amid surge in torture-related deathsSakhr Zaoul is among at least 100 prisoners known to have died in Israeli jails since October 2023, though the actual number is believed to be higher 01721
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 23/11/2025www.instagram.com/reel/DRE5TCc...instagram.com🇵🇸 عين على فلسطين | Eye on Palestine on Instagram: "A residential neighborhood in the village of Qalandiya, north of Jerusalem, is under threat of being turned into a landfill after residents were ...ستقدم اللجنة المحلية لتقاضي homeowners باتجاه القرار المستمر لتحويل حيّ قلنديا إلى مكبّ نفايات بصرف النظر عن امتلاكهم للطابو منذ عام 1936 030
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 17/11/2025open.substack.com/pub/shamimsa...open.substack.comThis Soft Skill Can Defuse an Entire ArgumentThere’s a moment just before a conversation fractures, when silence hums with tension. 030
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Current read. And what a fragile, heartbreaking joy it is. 020
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Someone just recognised me and Hanan at a coffee shop in London. I Can’t Think Straight was one of their favourite films. Considering I may still be using a ten year old PR shot on my socials, I was sort of reassured... 120
Reposted by Shamim SarifPatrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Trans people didn't shut down the government. Trans people haven't inflated an AI bubble that is moments away from wrecking the world economy. Trans people aren't stealing people off the streets or destroying democracy or committing genocide. That would be billionaires. You're mad at the wrong 1%. 0497
Reposted by Shamim SarifZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 26/10/2025As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked. Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today. 147118652562
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Dream cast on a dream show - and I get to direct the first three episodes :) 010
Reposted by Shamim SarifPatrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 25/10/2025A good time to celebrate, too, the amazing contributions of librarians over 100 years for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway (as was) Medals, as well as their astonishing Shadowing programmes that have seen hundreds of thousands of young people reading and voting on the shortlists. 210511
Reposted by Shamim SarifMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 25/10/2025‘Nothing has changed’: Gaza health workers report almost no medical aid entering the strip - www.middleeasteye.net/news/nothing-…middleeasteye.net‘Nothing has changed’: Gaza health workers report almost no medical aid entering the stripIsrael continues to block medical supplies, equipment and assistive devices classified as 'dual-use' items 0113105
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 25/10/2025substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comWhy I Still Believe in Happy EndingsEven when faith in humanity feels impossible, light the lamp anyway. 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 21/09/2025secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.orgEurovision - Ban Israel now!More and more countries are calling for Israel to be banned. Join in this critical moment – and push Eurovision to act! 011
Reposted by Shamim SarifHanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 09/08/2025🎙️Ep 47: For #AhedTamimi, the occupation is not only the theft of land—but of humanity, thought, and identity. She shares memories of childhood under military rule and the unbreakable spirit of her people. Watch → www.youtube.com/watch?v=BanF... #FreePalestine 011
Reposted by Shamim SarifAlp Beck @alpbeck.com · 18/07/2025A worthwhile read and an important reminder. How Mandela Showed Me Justice Is a Story We Choose to Tell by @shamimsarif.bsky.social #Writing #Justice #empathy #SouthAfrica #Apartheid #justice shamimsarif.substack.com/p/how-mandel...shamimsarif.substack.comHow Mandela Showed Me Justice Is a Story We Choose to TellJustice isn’t a moment. 021
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Hi! I just signed this urgent call to award UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump just issued sanctions against her, because she’s standing up for the people of Gaza! Can you sign and share as well? Thank you 🙏 secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.orgNobel Peace Prize for Francesca AlbaneseNetanyahu just nominated Trump for the Nobel peace prize. Let’s show that the world thinks - Francesca deserves it instead! 010
Reposted by Shamim SarifAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 05/06/2025Israeli settlers set fire to homes while families were still inside, according to Palestinian media reports about an arson attack on a village in the occupied West Bank. 32522432
Reposted by Shamim SarifAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/05/2025Israel kills two Red Cross workers and 11-year-old influencer Yaqeen Hammad after seizing 77 percent of Gaza’s land.bit.lyIsrael bombs Gaza school, killing 19; EU, Arab nations urge end to warIsrael kills two Red Cross workers and 11-year-old influencer Yaqeen Hammad after seizing 77 percent of Gaza’s land. 14293185
Reposted by Shamim SarifAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 20/05/202514,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx 18532404
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Find IDF Soldiers is a new database from The Maple containing profiles of 163 Canadians that have joined the Israeli military. findidfsoldiers.netfindidfsoldiers.netFind IDF SoldiersA database from The Maple documenting Canadians that have served in the Israeli military. 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Jill Sobule (1959–2025) 🎸 Devastated to learn of the passing of Jill Sobule — a fiercely original artist, queer icon, and one of the most tender, fearless voices in music. Jill gave us so much: Supermodel, I Kissed a Girl, and a body of work that was satirical, subversive, and deeply human. 010
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 04/05/2025open.substack.com/pub/enlighte...open.substack.comWelcome to The Enlightenment PodcastA space for the stories that survive because we keep telling them. 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 23/04/2025open.substack.com/pub/shamimsa...open.substack.comApril in ParisA Short Story of Love, Loss, and a Parisian Night 000
Reposted by Shamim SarifAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/04/2025The Palestine Red Crescent Society says it has been informed by the Red Cross that Assad Al-Nsasrah, its medic who has been missing since an Israeli attack on Rafah last month that killed 15 aid workers, is being held by Israel. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/6932w5 11516287
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Ah Microsoft. Free speech as long as you don’t expose our genocidal complicity 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 09/04/2025It’s spring. I’m gonna keep saying it and hope it helps 020
Reposted by Shamim SarifAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 06/04/2025"These 15 medics and first responders were heroes. They ran towards danger. They served their people. They believed in the sanctity of life, even in a place where life is constantly under siege. Their memory should be sacred." — #AJOpinion by Ahmed Najar ⤵️aje.ioIsrael kills, lies, and the Western media believe itThe execution of 15 Gaza medics and rescuers demonstrates just how normalised the dehumanisation of Palestinians is. 22585252
Reposted by Shamim SarifAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 06/04/2025Gaza's Health Ministry says 602,000 children in Gaza are at risk of “permanent paralysis and chronic disabilities” due to Israel’s prevention of polio vaccines in the besieged enclave. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/afxnsl 26517275
Reposted by Shamim SarifAlp Beck @alpbeck.com · 03/04/2025Who knew that the best explanation for #Tarrifs not working were beautifully described in #FerrisBuellersDayOff? #movies #economy #TrumpDump #finance #stockMarket #Investments youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...youtu.beHawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.YouTube video by International School History 052
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Trans Day of Visibility - a throwback to a beautiful directing gig on Sort Of with such a wonderful cast and crew led by Bilal Baig (thanks for reminding me @patricknessbooks.bsky.social ) 061
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 28/03/2025This is what we are? People who allow starvation and brutality from a settler colony who have broken every international law? Please protest, let your MP or elected official know you won’t vote for them if they vote for this 000
Reposted by Shamim SarifAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/03/2025"Silence is not just complicity; it is consent. And so, the bombs keep falling, and the Palestinians remain what the world has allowed them to become: numbers." — #AJOpinion by Hassan Abo Qamar ⤵️aje.ioIsrael’s genocide continues, and Palestinians remain ‘numbers’The world’s indifference to Palestinian suffering allows Israel to destroy us and our homeland with impunity. 9348178
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 24/03/2025We started this podcast to fill a gap that we found in the Legacy media’s portrayal of what’s going on in Palestine. Have a listen on YT or Spotify we’ve got some amazing guests, including Palestinian artists, writers, and Israeli historians… 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Bringing you women-led films :) on International Women’s Day and every day :) 000
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Some news - pilot directing + 4 more episodes on #FindingHerEdge 011
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Our latest movie now streaming in Canada on CBC Gem and in the US on all major streaming services…two young women on different sides of a small town fall in love - lmk if you see it! 011
Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif.bsky.social · 11/02/2025First day (night) of shooting…heading to set #toronto 020
