Next week will be on #Iran This week we are re-upping Palestinian #WomenoftheSun as they just won the #Vigdis prize #CouncilofEurope in conversation with #Israeli #WomenWagePeace... b/c we still need all #AllEyesonGaza

As it becomes clear that the purpose of the Israeli war on Iran is neither nuclear nor military, but political & societal sharing t 'The War Whisperers' I wrote in 2019. Killing people to set them free..with the unemployed son of the former Shah as their cheerleader. lobelog.com/he-war-whisp...

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

On the latest episode of The Sania Farooqui Show, I spoke to @sanambna.bsky.social from @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about the vital role of women in conflict zones, the UN’s impact, and why peace is more than just stopping the guns. 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?...

BREAKING: Judge says Mahmoud Khalil cannot be detained or deported based on Rubio’s determination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

🎙️ New episode drops June 12! What does real peacebuilding look like in 2025? On the latest @SaniaShow, I talk with @sanambna.bsky.social of @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about women in conflict zones, the UN’s role, and why peace is more than just a ceasefire. Watch here: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?si…

🗣️ @sanambna.bsky.social: “If we're investing in #militarization, it takes us a certain way; if we’re investing in #peace, it will take us a different way. Imagine if just a percentage of the resources went to building a broader culture of peace. It’s so cheap compared to the cost of a tank.”

🗣️ @sanambna.bsky.social: “We need to democratize national security & ask people “what makes you feel secure? What makes you feel insecure?” So instead of humanity being securitized, security becomes humanized. It becomes about street lighting, clean water, & shelter.”

🎙️ Ep. 8️⃣ of #IfYouWereInCharge is out! @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Jessie Stone, professional kayaker & health clinic founder in 🇺🇬 #Uganda, about USAID cuts, & local solutions. 🎧 Listen: 🔹 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... 🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/069U...

“Imagine if leaders had the courage women #peacebuilders show daily—to face adversaries & recognize their humanity.” ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote at the #1325at25 conference. 🎥 Stay tuned for more clips! 👏 Thank you to the hosts.

“We have the evidence. We have the practice. We’ve created the ecosystems.” At #1325at25, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social spotlighted the courage & innovation of women peacebuilders—negotiating with armed actors, taking real risks, & leading where others hesitate. 🎥 Watch this powerful reflection.

🎙️ New episode of #IfYouWereInCharge! In episode 6️⃣, @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Christine Van Ruymbeke on 🇮🇷 Iran’s poetic heritage, Sufism & women’s role in literature. 🎧 Listen: 🔹 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... 🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...

Excited to share this particular episode of #IfYouWereinCharge bringing Persian poetry as soul food to help navigate these time. My guest is Christine Van Ruymbeke Soudavar Professor of Persian Literature & Culture @cambridgeuni.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...

Image of library book display labeled: “It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.” Books on display: • On Tyranny • Twenty Lessons From The 21st Century • 1984 • A Handmaids Tale • Diary of Anne Frank • Parable of The Sower • Fahrenheit 451 • Animal Farm • Brave New World ~TAiLS of a Bookworm

Some thoughts regarding the insane cycle of violence #Kashmir #India #Pakistan

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: The Council of Europe selection panel, including ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social, announced the shortlist for the 2025 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment, including Green Girls Organization, Gisèle Pelicot, & Women of the Sun Palestine. @coe.int. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Pod 5 #IfYouWereInCharge 🥁 What if Israeli & Palestinian women were in charge? #Israeli Yael Braudo-Bahat of #WomenWagePeace & #Palestinian Marwa Hammad of #WomenoftheSun about weaving trust & waging peace. #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity open.spotify.com/episode/3t2V...

Join @sanambna.bsky.social as she flips the script on global challenges, spotlighting activists and peacebuilders who are reshaping the world. Discover their achievements, dreams, and hopes for a better future.

Our first #Afghanistan case study is here! It was an honor to work with the team on this important piece about the intersection of #mentalhealth & #peacebuilding. Afghan women are using powerful & ingenious strategies to create more peaceful, resilient communities, even amid Taliban rule.

Feeling bereft and wondering why all the good people are leaving us at this time of crisis. I'm not Catholic but I always felt #PopeFrancis was a global figure whose moral compass was a source of comfort. His legacy will be speaking truth to power in his support to #Gazans. #RIPPopeFrancis

For a major reality check regarding events across the pond, and a dose of hope & inspiration. My conversation with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social about the 7 steps from democracy to fascism & back..

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🎙️ New ep. of #IfYouWereInCharge! ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social sits down with Wazhma Frogh—Afghan lawyer, #peacebuilder, & #WASL partner—on educating, advocating, & bringing hope to #Afghan women & girls under Taliban rule. 🎧: 🔹 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... 🔹 open.spotify.com/episode/4Hhg...

Loved this conversation in Pod 2, Season 2 of #IfYouWereinCharge On the critical importance of civil society, the funding cuts to the development sector & the silver lining... the power of public generosity with Chris Worman of @givingtuesday.bsky.social A big dose of hope and inspiration

This 👇, btw, is an important point. The US Africa command in Stuttgart, to take one example, isn’t there to protect Germany. But both can of course be true: Europe has been free-riding AND the US has a self-interest in being in Europe.

We compare and contrast how, in 1936, Columbia University expelled a student for staging anti-Nazi protests and how Columbia has now punished 22 students for protesting against Israel's war on Gaza.

Treat yourself to this hopeful conversation w/ the author of How to lose a country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship, @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social. Grateful to my dear colleague at @uibgender.bsky.social, Kari Jegerstedt, for introducing her via her book Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now

For a major reality check regarding events across the pond, and a dose of hope & inspiration. My conversation with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social about the 7 steps from democracy to fascism & back..

✨🪻 At #WataneMaAfghanistan, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social opened the evening by honoring #Afghan women #peacebuilders, recognizing their unyielding pursuit of peace & justice. 💙 More reflections from the event coming soon—stay tuned! #WataneMaAfghanistan #OurHomelandAfghanistan

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This is inaccurate. There is no known vulnerability with Signal's core tech. The memo was discussing phishing attempts, which Signal has worked to mitigate. And it was hastily reported. It's important not to spread misinfo that can confuse people into moving away from meaningfully private comms.

Season 2, Pod 1 #IFYouWereInCharge! With @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social on the demise of democracy & the rays of hope & resistance that we all need. As always I'll tackle big issues & feature the frontline doers & imaginers who are changing the world every day. open.spotify.com/episode/0YIo...

A good day to listen this. Unfortunately, there’ll be many days in the near future. We will need more new ways to resist against fascism- politically, morally and emotionally. Many thanks to @sanambna.bsky.social for this podcast.

Excited to announce Season 2 Trailer #IfYouWereinCharge🎇 Pod 1,Tuesday March 25th #spotify #Itunes -the indomitable @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social on autocracy & resistance & her book 'How to Lose your Country: 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism'. open.spotify.com/episode/6dCQ...

This is the way. Write your pension fund, school, city comptroller and demand divestment from Tesla.

Thank you #SweetbutFearless for a great conversation. For any one who tunes in, I'm not sure I fully qualify as 'sweet' or fearless - but perhaps work in progress on both fronts :)

Musk’s staffers are accessing the heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system, which contains detailed financial information on every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country.

Heading to @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSC25 & moderating a townhall on the 'Global backlash to gender equality'. Timely topic Awesome speakers lined up... and the perennial question... Where are the good guys? Tune in - Saturday feb 15, 12.30-1 pm CET.

Yesterday, ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social joined Asieh Namdar on @cgtnamerica.bsky.social, discussing the risks of Donald Trump's comments & U.S. policies on #Gaza, & the need for real conflict resolution & regional cooperation. Watch the full interview below ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/intern...

On #Gaza, #Trump, #Riviera insanity.. I joined Asieh Namdar on @cgtnamerica.bsky.social for a conversation about the reality beneath all the sound and fury. www.linkedin.com/posts/asieh-...

🎙️ Hear from ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social, who joined Naomi Lloyd on the How to Belong podcast to explore what belonging really means & how we can foster it in our lives & communities. Listen ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/5Alv...

🗣️ @sanambna.bsky.social: “In the West, we have to take responsibility for being complicit in enabling the Taliban to take over again. It was our diplomats who sold #Afghan women’s rights at the negotiation tables...The mess that was created is now on the shoulders of #Afghan women & girls.”

#Afghanistan still needs our eyes & attention

Keeping #Afghanistan on the agenda with a focus on how Afghan women would strategize to resolve the mess that western diplomats created...

It was an honor & privilege to attend #PresidentCarter's funeral yesterday. Many men aspire to greatness, few aspire to goodness. President Carter was the rare great good man. The eulogies were a testament to his extraordinary integrity. A booster shot of inspiration.

RIP President Carter

Thank you for being part of the resistance! Through solidarity, resistance, and unity, we rise together, stronger and unshaken.

When burning hospitals are no longer news The silence over the demise of Kamal Adwan Hospital is deafening. The world has fully accepted Israel’s genocide. #gaza www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

When I #PresidentCarter in '12 #Women #Peace #Security esp women as peacebuilders was new to him. But he got it. In 2014 #CarterCenter hosted a panel w/ @theelders.bsky.social. I hope we can each carry a grain of his courage & integrity to power us going forward. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLSF...