How is this different from Nazi Germany?

🚨 Quick request: It concerns the family of two dear friends of my friend’s, who, after three years of struggle, finally received a German residence permit.Yet today, they remain stuck in Pakistan, blocked by German bureaucracy, and face imminent deportation back to Afghanistan. 👉 shorturl.at/MQMA7

Sahar Delijani on brand

Dear all, I am happy to share my newly published op-ed in Caucasus Edition: Journal of Conflict Transformation. This piece offers a modest critique that seeks to shed light on the current dynamics of knowledge production in the South Caucasus.

The crew of the Madleen, a ship carrying humanitarian aid, are now hostages of Israel.

Thrilled to announce the publication of my article,’State Violence and Queer Identities: Experiences from the Azerbaijani Military’, in Journal of Critical Military Studies! #QueerStudies #Azerbaijan #StateViolence

We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first. You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Disappointed but not surprised by the International Studies Association’s decision to host its 2026 Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Despite growing concerns, #ISA continues its Americentric approach, prioritizing convenience over genuine inclusion and safety.

Meet-up! 25th of april, 12-13.30 CEST, DM for Zoom-Link This time we want to offer a space to share experiences and think about the current situation of the world in turmoil and its impact on different queer people. The developments in various parts of the world affect us in many different ways,

Women are “ordinary people.” Migrants are “ordinary people.” LGBT folks are “ordinary people.” Stop using “ordinary people” as a reference only for people who are straight, white and male. It’s simple.

Pic from BBC -- white women celebrating outside the UK SC. We may deprivilege the colonial-racial frame, but the hate campaign led by white cis women speaks to a nation that criminalised same-sex relations in its empire, invented 'woman' in its colonies (cf. Oyewumi) & knows how to coerce white +

Quotidian realities of the Trump era! #freerumeysa

Why do we always share the #success? As #Halberstam said’Failing is something #queers do and have always done exceptionally well.’ Just received a rejection from a postdoc funding of #FWO in #Belgium. Disheartening that #queerethnography still struggles to find appreciation at the heart of #Europe!

"The threat of #German citizens being stripped of their citizenship for political opinions – for example, for expressing views about the war in #Gaza – risks creating a chilling effect to quash views unpopular with the government." NEW comment @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

@echr.coe.int is hopefully getting ready to deal with such serious human rights violations in #renazifying #germany.

Berlin's city parliament just agreed a city partnership with Tel Aviv. All parties voted in favour. Die Linke‘s representative in fact complained that it has taken so... long, given the plan dates to 2023. So that you know...

Race is a human invention. Race is not a biological reality. #Anthropologist I have literally taught this to undergrads. americananthro.org/about/polici...

“Research into sexuality and gender is vital for identifying social, cultural, and medical needs of populations, and addressing inequalities across populations.” It’s good to see editors of academic journals refuse to comply with increasing state censorship of sexuality and gender scholarship. 🌈🎓

If you’re in London this Friday, this event on ‘Global Anti-Gender Politics’ is one not to be missed. Great lineup of speakers and a truly transnational focus, which is often overlooked in these discussions 🤩 www.qmul.ac.uk/events/upcom...

"The ministry announced that it will launch family education seminars for citizens living abroad ... will include a session titled 'De-gendering.'" The Ministry of Family’s new move: Anti-LGBTI+ training seminars to begin abroad #Turkey 👇🏽 kaosgl.org/en/single-ne...

BREAKING: Yuval Abraham, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," says Israeli settlers beat his co-director Hamdan Ballal, injuring his head and stomach — and then Israeli soldiers invaded the ambulance he was in and seized him. Ballal's whereabouts are now unknown.

What is happening to Columbia is the beginning of what happened to the Central European University in Budapest, which ultimately led to them forced to leave Hungary, so no one in Hungary can teach critically on Gender Studies, Jewish History, Romani History in Hungary. We are going the Orbán route.

In February, the European Commission withdrew their anti-discrimination legislation proposal. For @citystgeorgesucu.bsky.social, @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social discusses the veneer of progress in human rights issues and his award-winning book on sexual politics in Serbia/the EU: tinyurl.com/3pjs3yxv

I was extremely delighted to be part of this amazing #EASA workshop — LGBTIQ+ Feminist Resistance and Empowerment Against Conservative Ideologies — organised by SoledadCutuli, Rafael Cazarin and Christine Hammerling at the Complutense University of Madrid!

Yesterday, together with Sanam Roohi we organised the roundtable on ‘Voices; Countervoices—Competing Narratives for Diasporic Mobilizations via the Digital Medium’ with the support of Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) gGmbH.

american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit

Dear all, We are organising a #roundtable with Sanam Roohi on 'Voices;countervoices:Competing narratives for #diasporic #mobilizations via the #digital medium'(participants:Mitra Shamsi,Maryna Shevtsova,and Hosna Shewly). Please consider joining us on March 4 (online or in person)!

Dear all, We are organising a #roundtable with Sanam Roohi on 'Voices;countervoices:Competing narratives for #diasporic #mobilizations via the #digital medium'(participants:Mitra Shamsi,Maryna Shevtsova,and Hosna Shewly). Please consider joining us on March 4 (online or in person)!

London

More of #nazi salute

I have experienced the weirdest #racism of my entire academic journey by a random political scientist. He basically wanted to exclude my research-on queer experiences in Azerbaijani military-from the presentation because of the current relations between #Azerbaijan and #France.

I've put together this starter on Global Muslim Studies, based on my work at the Middle East Department, Edinburgh University. Lots of brilliant academics and activists who have often provided both inspiration and hope. If you want to be added (or removed), please message me! go.bsky.app/CG71aga

It breaks my heart to share this, but 15 people are dead after a shooting at the #FacultyofArts, #CharlesUniversity. #prague #ff www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/w...

Today Russia's Supreme Court ruled that the "international LGBT movement" is "extremist". Under the extremism law even the display of the extremist group's symbols can be punished with 15d detention up to 4ys prison. What we see is a hyperpatriarchal development 1/n

Also my blog ⬇️ on ‚care at the intersections of mobiliy and gender/sexuality regimes‘ is part of our new nccr blog series on ‚legacies of the covid-19 pandemic on the governance of human movement‘ Bonne lecture ! Migcitsky gendersky #migrationresearch #sociology nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/categor...

Come and support the #lovebouleward of #BerlinerEnsemble . This performance is about the lives of #sexworkers. www.berliner-ensemble.de/en/productio...

10 fellowships at Käte Hamburger Center 4 Advanced Study in the Cultures of Research in Aachen (khk.rwth-aachen.de). In 2024.2025, we will focus on methods and perspectives of STS and also continue to work on the topic of Life-Likeness. Application deadline is December 31, 2023. #Academicsky #STS

Sign and spread!

#belfast protested in front of #bbc for #Palestine today!

Statement by UK-based scholars, students and activists to express solidarity with Palestinians, to call for an end to genocide and British complicity in it, and to protect academic freedom and the right to protest. Please read, sign and share widely.