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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On this. Ketan's work was KEY in helping me personally get through the experience - having the evidence in front of me, being able to say to people - look, they wrote HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WORDS ABOUT ME IN THE PRESS -- it helps hold back the gaslighting, helps remind you your experience is real-

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/08/2026

Soon it'll be a decade ago, but in 2017 Australia's News Corp papers enacted a campaign of bullying against @yassmin.bsky.social for criticising war commemorations' narrow focus. I covered it at the time on my blog: quantifying the volume of coverage -> ketanjoshi.co/2017/05/14/p...

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It’s hard not to feel a little unnerved by these serious and impactful attempts to chip away at public participation. The Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail weren’t using their power to call out the powerful.

You might expect there to be some moral calculus or ethical consideration here – but the criteria for engaging on a sustained attack on like the one above are simple. You need to be foreign, Muslim or poor, and you need to be outspoken. It’s happened many times before – usually triggered by someone appearing on the ABC’s Q&A.

The cost of speaking freely, in these instances, isn’t determined by a large collection of distributed individuals on a social media platform; nor is it determined through a slow and deliberative process of introducing and passing legislation. This is a process triggered simply by the decisions of a few people in an office.

As I discussed in my previous piece, the flurry of articles and the arterial flow of Andrew Bolt / Tim Blair blog posts supporting them tend to have a real impact on social media. Sustained, angry abuse lasts longer than the initial burst of outrage. These outlets are shining a bat signal to their audience – this is what you need to be furiously unforgiving about. In these instances, immense power isn’t used responsibly, or with consideration for the human cost of their actions.

Major parties are tentatively toying with the political benefits of racism, again. Social media use keeps ratcheting upwards. This mix is perfect for traditional media outlets with vendettas to deploy.

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Brick Lane Bookshop @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🚨 Book Launch: At Sea by @yassmin.bsky.social Sept 17th | 7pm | £6 We’re delighted Y.M. Abdel-Magied will be coming to Brick Lane to discuss At Sea – a thrilling and emotionally complex novel of gender and power politics, and the machismo of Big Oil. bricklanebookshop.org/product/book...

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Folks, my LAST UK event for my new novel AT SEA is on THURSDAY - 16 SEPT - TOMORROW! Hosted by one of my favourite bookshops, I will be in gorgeous conversation with the brilliant Chris Power. Get your ticket today!! bricklanebookshop.org/product/book...

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Studying for my Life in the UK test and the next time someone English ells me Sudanese politics is ‘too complicated’ to understand I’m going to point them to their own history. I mean, Oliver Cromwell? Four novels by Hilary Mantel and it’s STILL convoluted!

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

✋ Sudanese person here... and even we don't want this bullshit. Keep our names out of your mouths. It's disingenuous and frankly, none of the ppl doing whataboutism have been helpful AT ALL in doing anything to support Sudanese people n the long movement towards a civilian government.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

For me regulation is MUCH more important than banning. Make all those platforms better for children rather than pretending kids won't use them.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

"Frank Young, CEO of Parentkind, explained that parents spending time on devices themselves meant that they were not visibly modelling reading to their children" (even if reading an ebook on their phone, kids can't tell if you're reading or scrolling)

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

"In 2025, [...] NLT annual literacy survey found that the percentage of children and young people who said that they enjoyed reading was at its lowest in 20 years, with only 33% of children aged 8 to 18 saying that they enjoyed reading in their free time in 2025, down from 51% in 2005." <- key stat

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

omg I just realised I didn't post about this here... I've got a writing mentoring giveaway to announce!!!

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What is your relationship to tech? Whether your personal phone, your time on your social media platform of choice, how much screen-time your child is exposed to, what to do about “AI”: do you feel like you are in control? Like you have agency in those dynamics? open.substack.com/pub/yassmin/...

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Reclaiming Our Agency in the Age of AI

Plus: Super Exciting Mentorship Giveaway!!

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

holy moly I've just realised Katie Hopkins and Katie Price are *not* the same person...

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Had such a cute morning chatting to Naima Ibrahim for the Australian launch of AT SEA with Sydney Muslim Writers Festival! Thanks so much for having me y'all! #AtSea

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

GAH! So many excellent events coming up inshallah to talk about #AtSea... including a handful of online Australian events!! Get your tickets now! yassminam.com/upcoming-events

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I had such a good time chatting to Nico from Readings Bookshop about AT SEA -- check out the interview here!! soundcloud.com/the-readings... remember you can buy the book here: buythebook.online/at-sea or order at your local indie bookstore (or library!)

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

SO who is saying you should read AT SEA this June? Quite a few folks, in fact... culturecustodian.com/4-books-from... "The rig becomes a closed world where human conflict and ecological threat mirror each other, intensifying the stakes of every decision made on board."

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4 Books From African Authors to Look Out For This June

Discover four highly anticipated books from African authors releasing this June, from family dramas and literary thrillers to magical realism and environmental suspense.

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

LOVE seeing AT SEA out in the papers!!!

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Chris Wallace @chriswallace.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

SMH today 👏👏👏

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Karawan 🇵🇸 @marrowman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Incredible book by an incredible writer . Strong recommend

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

AT SEA MADE IT INTO @thetls.bsky.social I know reviews aren’t everything, but it’s a real pleasure to have AT SEA taken seriously. “Vivid and intriguing,” “The technical jargon… is delightful. "...the prose reads like arcane poetry.” I can die happy!!!! Buy here -- buythebook.online/at-sea

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At Sea by Y.M. Abdel-Magied | Buy the Book

Being one of the boys was one thing. Being the boss of the boys was something else altogether. Expert driller Zainab is called to take charge of a high-stakes oil rig operation. Unable to resist the …

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Canongate @canongate.co.uk · 21/05/2026

At Sea is a thrilling and emotionally complex novel of impossible choices, gender and power politics - and the machismo of Big Oil - from award-winning writer @yassmin.bsky.social, and it’s a Dua Lipa’s Service95 'MUST READ' for 2026!

A hardback copy of At Sea floating against a grey background

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"I've always been obsessed with how something that we think is an engineering failure is almost always a human failure, a failure of people to listen to each other." www.thenerve.news/p/novelist-y...

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 20/05/2026

From oil rigs to Emmerdale: an interview with author Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social, whose debut novel At Sea @canongate.co.uk is a “must read” on @dualipa.bsky.social’s Service95 Q&A by @luciaoc.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/novelist-y...

‘It costs less than we think to stand up for truth’: author Yassmin Abdel-Magied, pictured in a red top and glasses, on the power of ‘wilful women’

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I do not use Amazon. I do not buy from Amazon. But I DO !!! check the book reviews on Amazon (I know, I know) - and I love #AtSea is finally getting its flowers on that old monopolistic ecommerce site!!! 🥹 Praise Be!

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

TWO MORE DAYS TO PRE-ORDER #ATSEA in the UK at 20% OFF!!! From an indie bookshop!! Get your hands on a copy of the book people are calling 'thrilling' and 'A smart, razor-sharp takedown of the machismo of Big Oil' !! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/at-s...

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

“We have been treated extremely brutally,” Al-Karib says. “I think Sudanese [people] will remember this for generations.” My interview with @halaalkarib.bsky.social for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on Sudan entering the 4th year of the counterrevolutionary war www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people...

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Hala Al-Karib: Sexual violence is meant to crush the spirit

The women’s rights activist on three years of war in Sudan—and the world’s part in the catastrophe

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Pegasus Books @pegasus-books.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Los Angeles lit fic fans! We have an event for you! Join AT SEA author @yassmin.bsky.social at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social on May 9th to discuss one of the "Must Read Books of 2026" (according to @dualipa.bsky.social!). Tickets and more information below:

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AT SEA: Y.M. Abdel-Magied in Conversation with Safia Elhillo

Debut author Y.M. Abdel-Magied presents At Sea, a propulsive novel of ambition, greed, and the deadly fury of Mother Nature.

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

GIRLS, SHE'S ON TOUR!! Come hang out with my somewhere in the world for the launch of my literary novel, #AtSea! Tickets for dates here- yassminam.com/upcoming-events

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Jess @khawajia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This is so good and so evocative. "When I think of my homeland before 2023, [...], I think of my wedding, where we invited a group of ‘foreigners’ and they found this country they knew so little about would become one of their favourite." <3

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"This war would not be happening were it not for the revolution, and most importantly, the success of the non-violent, civilian movement that overthrew the authoritarian dictatorship of Omar Al-Bashir." on the ongoing counterrevolution in Sudan

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keefe murren @keefemurren.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"‘incomprehensible’... I would balk at describing this as deliberate framing from the belligerent warring parties. Rather, this framing suits outside stakeholders & observers...who have yet to entirely move away from the colonial & imperial understanding of Sudan and wars on the African continent."

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The podcast ep I’ve been working on for months about my aunt in Sudan is finally out!! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5... An incredibly inspiring story - please have a listen wherever you get your podcasts!!

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#5 Hanabneehu: Rebuilding Sudan, One Class at a Time

Podcast Episode · More Muslim · 19 March · 36m

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

also if you missed my event last night… fear not! here’s me on a fabulous panel talking the book that: - started it all - was read in one sitting - cheers me up - changed my mind - would take on a desert island. What are your answers?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWK...

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Hay Festival Presents... A Night of Pleasure

YouTube video by Hay Festival

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Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

And including the response from Mercy Fekadu. I think her 2nd and 3rd points were the main ones on my mind as I was reading the piece. dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

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A Crisis of Conflict Resolution, Not Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine

A response to “The Demise of Conflict Studies” from our winter issue, followed by a reply by the authors.

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Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This is an excellent, thought-provoking piece by @wlacher.bsky.social and @yguichaoua.bsky.social discussing the subject (and industry) around conflict studies. Its a piece I'll be chewing on for the next couple of days, and something I've been feeling as well dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...

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The Demise of Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine

An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

SILVERBROOK LOVEEEEE 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

RARE chance to pre-order AT SEA at a discount!! Waterstones are running a promo until Friday - use the code FEB26 at the checkout and get a whole 25% OFF!! Run, don't walk to www.waterstones.com/book/at-sea/... and get the book they're calling 'Required reading for the Petroleum Age'

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At Sea by Y.M. Abdel-Magied | Waterstones

Buy At Sea by Y.M. Abdel-Magied from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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