A decade of growing anti-migrant rhetoric in Europe has produced externalization policies and a narrowing of the legal rights of asylum-seekers. An alternative path forward is possible, argues former nonresident fellow @drdrewmikhael.bsky.social. timep.org/2025/06/17/t...

A credible and inclusive transitional justice process in Syria is not only possible, but necessary. In this piece, Lina Ghoutouk lays out the steps that Syrian and international actors can take to move from selective justice toward a genuine process. timep.org/2025/08/28/o...

🌟 Join us at Exiles on Wednesday, November 19, at 5:45 pm EST for an evening of food, community, and solidarity! Meet us upstairs and connect with the TIMEP team and MENA professionals from around the DMV. Get your free or donate-what-you-can ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...

It was seriously so wonderful to be in Beirut last week to reconnect with partners in Lebanon and attend Bread&Net hosted by the wonderful folks at @smex.org. Catch what the @timep.bsky.social team was up to in this thread ⤵️

TIMEP is proud to have been a partner of the 2025 edition of Bread&Net, the MENA region’s most prominent digital rights convening, organized and hosted by @smex.org. Over the years, Bread&Net has become an incredibly important platform to network, exchange, and collaborate.

ستُجرى انتخابات مجلس النواب المصري الأسبوع المقبل. اقرأو مقال الزميل والصديق حليم حنيش @halemhenish.bsky.social حول أهمية هذه الإنتخابات.

لا تكمن أهمية البرلمان المقبل في تعبيره عن إرادة الناس، لكن في تزامنه مع نهاية الولاية الأخيرة للرئيس السيسي، ليصبح دوره محوريًا: إما بتمديد بقاء الرئيس بتعديل الدستور، أو بالتمهيد لانتقال سياسي محسوب. مقال جديد من حليم حنيش حول الانتخابات البرلمانية. timep.org/post-arabic/...

ورقة تحليلية جديدة من @timep.bsky.social : توضح كيف تحوّل استخدام المحاكمات عن بُعد في مصر وتونس من إجراء استثنائي إلى أداة لتقييد الحقوق والتأثير على ضمانات المحاكمة العادلة. سعدت بالمشاركة في إعدادها مع أبيّ كرد علي، وحليم حنيش،

ورقة تحليلية مهمة جدا بقلم أبيّ كرد علي, وحليم حنيش، و سارة حمزة عن المحاكمات عن بعد في مصر و تونس.

يمكن للتقنيات الحديثة أن تعزز كفاءة القضاء، لكنها قد تتحول لأداة لتقييد الحقوق في غياب أطر منضبطة تحكم استخدامها. يسعدنا مشاركتكم ورقة جديدة تناول فيها أبيّ كرد علي، وحليم حنيش، و سارة حمزة الواقع القانوني والتطبيقي لنظام المحاكمات عن بعد في مصر وتونس. timep.org/post-arabic/...

Egyptians will head to the polls to elect a new Parliament next week. The vote will decide whether the country moves toward a constitutional extension for the presidency or prepares for a post-Sisi transition. TIMEP's Halem Henish analyzes what's at stake. timep.org/2025/10/21/e...

In December, my colleague Obai and I wrote for @timep.bsky.social on why these broad country-wide determinations by European nations on Syria are counter-productive and almost certainly a violation of international law. Almost a year later, the same rings true. timep.org/2024/12/18/l...

"The civil war in Syria is over. There are now no longer any grounds for asylum in Germany." - Merz Not only does this ignore the devastation of the war as a core reason Syrians cannot go back en masse, but it also ignores the nature of asylum as an individual determination.

🚨 Last chance to apply! Applications for TIMEP’s Spring 2026 Internships close today, November 3, at 11:59 pm EST! This spring, the Institute will host two internship programs: ⭐ Advocacy ⭐ Legal Remote applicants are welcome. Learn more here: timep.org/internships/

Lebanon is home to an estimated 250,000 migrant domestic workers, whose rights are systematically denied under the kafala system. In this @timep.bsky.social piece, Jasmin explains why we need to stop talking about protecting individuals under this system and start talking about serious reform.

NEW: For decades, the discourse on migrant domestic workers’ rights in Lebanon has focused on protection. But protection alone is incapable of bringing justice to those facing abuse, argues TIMEP's Jasmin Lilian Diab. timep.org/2025/11/03/u...

TIMEP’s Jasmin Lilian Diab explores how the EU's migration strategy in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, and Lebanon has reproduced some of the same conditions that led many migrants to leave their countries in the first place. timep.org/2025/06/12/t...

Cairo's historical cemeteries are getting demolished due to creeping urban development plans. Former nonresident fellow @ezz-eldin.bsky.social explores the regime's systematic operations to remove the cemeteries inside Cairo in favor of urban development operations. timep.org/2023/08/29/c...

🚨 Make sure to catch us if you’re attending Bread&Net! Tomorrow, Thursday, October 30, TIMEP’s Douglas Christensen, along with @monashtaya.bsky.social, will lead a practical workshop on how to inform and influence government policy. Register here: breadandnet.community.tc/catalog/brea...

Happening now at @smex.org's Bread&Net: panel on the contest over information and narrative amid conflict and violence, featuring moderator @michatobia.bsky.social, and current and former @timep.bsky.social fellows @justinsalhani.bsky.social, @monashtaya.bsky.social, and @kassemmnejja.bsky.social.

Catch TIMEP’s team at Bread&Net! Join us on Wednesday, Oct 29, for a panel on the fight over narrative in armed conflict, with @monashtaya.bsky.social, @justinsalhani.bsky.social & @kassemmnejja.bsky.social, moderated by @michatobia.bsky.social. Register now: breadandnet.community.tc/catalog/brea...

🚨If you're attending Bread&Net, don't miss TIMEP Executive Director @maitelsadany.bsky.social, who will be speaking this Wednesday, October 29, at the conference’s opening session. Register here: breadandnet.community.tc/catalog/brea...

🚨ICYMI: Last week, @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Kholood Khair, and Mahitab Mahgoub joined TIMEP's Douglas Christensen to discuss how the establishment of parallel “governments” in Sudan affects people on the ground. Catch the discussion here: www.youtube.com/live/Poz1IcP...

🚨 It's the last week to apply! Applications for TIMEP’s Spring 2026 Internships are open until November 3! This spring, we will host two internship programs: ⭐️ Advocacy ⭐️ Legal Remote applicants are welcome. Learn more about each position here: timep.org/internships/

I'm speaking on Wednesday at bread&net, representing TIMEP, with a focus on how mis/disinfo is manipulated by actors in conflict.

🌟 Applications for TIMEP’s Spring 2026 Internships are open until November 3! This spring, the Institute will host two internship programs: ⭐️ Advocacy ⭐️ Legal Remote applicants are welcome. Learn more about each position here: timep.org/internships/

As we remember Mohamed today, I'm grateful that @timep.bsky.social can honor his work by hosting a fellowship in his name to support journalists and media professionals in the policy space. Through it, we've been able to host Reem Abbas, Zeead Yaghi, and Jean Kassir. I look forward to more.

Today would have been the 37th birthday of award-winning Egyptian investigative journalist Mohamed Aboelgheit. His powerful writing captivated readers, advanced accountability, and was dedicated to bringing about change for those most impacted. Holding his loved ones in my heart. 🤍

Last week, protests erupted in Gabès, Tunisia, after reports of gas poisoning linked to a phosphate plant. Earlier, Adel Azouni explored for TIMEP how the region suffers from heavy industrial pollution, putting its people and nature at risk. timep.org/2022/10/27/g...

Catch @timep.bsky.social in Beirut next week for SMEX's Bread&Net!! We'll have staff members (including yours truly) and current and former fellows present, participating, and engaging throughout the program. More details below ⤵️

📢 Catch the TIMEP team at Bread&Net next week in Beirut! We're proud to partner with the region's leading digital rights convening hosted by @smex.org. TIMEP Executive Director @maitelsadany.bsky.social is speaking at the opening session. Register to join: breadandnet.community.tc/catalog/brea...

ما هي أبرز القضايا المرفوعة في لبنان ضد حاكم مصرف لبنان السابق رياض سلامة؟ مقال جديد من @timep.bsky.social.

Watch this video from @timep.bsky.social and learn about the dynamics and impacts of the war in Sudan!! This is excellent and Sudan needs more global attention (yes, I know, tons of things are happening everywhere). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poz1...

بعد عام قضاه في الحبس الاحتياطي على خلفية تهم بالاختلاس، دفع حاكم مصرف لبنان السابق رياض سلامة الكفالة وأُفرج عنه. يقدم معهد التحرير تلخيصاً لأبرز التحقيقات الجارية ضده وضد دائرته المقربة في لبنان: timep.org/post-arabic/...

Incredibly proud of the team at @timep.bsky.social for our work understanding and then bringing the priorities of impacted persons from Syria, Sudan, and Lebanon to Geneva and making tangible and practical recommendations on how justice mechanisms can actually fulfill those priorities.

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session, TIMEP led an advocacy delegation to Geneva to articulate a victim-centric justice agenda. Highlighting obstacles to justice in Syria, Lebanon, and Sudan, the delegation presented ideas for what must be done to better support impacted persons.

Sisi's term ends in 2030. Whether or not he will be eligible for another term will depend on whether the constitution is amended--which requires a parliamentary vote. In November, Egyptians will vote in the parliament that may be tasked with that. More from @halemhenish.bsky.social ⬇️

NEW: Egypt will hold parliamentary elections in November 2025, its last before President Sisi’s third term ends in 2030. TIMEP’s Halem Henish unpacks the political context, the state of the opposition, and why these elections are crucial. Read more: timep.org/2025/10/21/e...

🚨Starting now! TIMEP’s online event “Sudan’s Power Chessboard: Rival Governments and the Battle for Legitimacy,” featuring @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Kholood Khair, and Mahitab Mahgoub, is now streaming live on YouTube. Join the conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poz1...

It’s not too late to join us! @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Kholood Khair, and Mahitab Mahgoub will join TIMEP's Douglas Christensen today at 10 am EST to discuss how the establishment of parallel “governments” in Sudan affects people on the ground. Register now: timep.org/2025/10/09/s...

🚨 Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, November 21, at 10 am EST, for an online event exploring how the establishment of rival “governments” in Sudan affects conflict dynamics and the people on the ground. Register here: timep.org/2025/10/09/s...

🌟 Applications for TIMEP’s Spring 2026 Internships are open until November 3! This spring, the Institute will host two internship programs: ⭐️Advocacy ⭐️Legal Remote applicants are welcome. Learn more about each position here: timep.org/internships/

On the personal level, I'm eager to take time at Bread&Net this year to look back and reflect on what's been happening online and what it means offline, to reconnect with community, and to think creatively on what's next. Get in touch if you'll be in town in Beirut!

Looking forward to traveling to Beirut later this month to meet with partners and friends and to attend Bread&Net, the region's largest digital rights convening hosted by the wonderful folks at @smex.org. I'm proud that @timep.bsky.social is a community partner of the gathering.

Last Thursday marked fourteen years since a very painful date: that of the Maspero Massacre in Egypt. Don't miss this new piece by @amyfallas.bsky.social for @timep.bsky.social looking at the politics of memory, the denial of state culpability, and the injustices that remain even today.

If you're looking for an internship to kick off in January and you're keen on a hands-on policy opportunity, look no further! @timep.bsky.social is recruiting Advocacy and Legal Interns!! Candidates can be based anywhere around the world and will receive a stipend.

Like much else from the history of Egypt's revolution, the story of Maspero continues to be contested as Egypt's leaders work to erase their crimes from public record and public memory. But videos of armored vehicles deliberately plowing through unarmed crowds cannot easily be forgotten.

Here @amyfallas.bsky.social captures the tensions, fears, struggles & debates witnessed in the Coptic Hospital that night. Families brought loved ones for treatment, seeking medical care as much as refuge from the violent sectarianism they found outside the hospital walls timep.org/2025/10/15/a...

Maspero was a formative experience for Egypt's Christians. It showed that the military they served in was ready kill them. It showed that even after Mubarak's fall, State TV remained a sectarian mouthpiece of power, as an anchor dangerously told citizens to "protect" the military from Christians.

I will never forget the dread & horror I felt that day, living in Cairo and seeing Egypt's military had massacred peaceful Coptic Christian protestors by firing on them & trampling them with armored vehicles. The mangled bodies were horrifying, as was the sectarian incitement that followed 🧵