I've been involved with TMR for a few years now. It's an excellent place to read all about SWANA literature & arts, discover new voices & get reacquainted with familiar ones. It comes in Arabic & French too! I'm sure like me you are bombarded by donation requests, but have a read & keep us in mind.

The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...

My translation of Javad Tabatabai's "Ibn Khaldun and the Social Sciences" has been reported on in Iran! www.ibna.ir/news/544575/...

What terrifies me is that the leading alternatives to the far right are folk who think the way to protect human rights is to reduce the rights of the most vulnerable, those whose very presence asks us to show us that humanity means more than looking after own. We are led by timorous mediocrities.

I am glad to say I finally joined @aaup.org (in my defense I wasn't sure adjuncts could be members - fellow adjuncts, yes we can, and dues are based on income). Looking forward to getting involved!

The law firm in question is looking into a class action suit against Anthropic for its uncompensated use of copyrighted texts to train large language models (so-called 'AI'). The Atlantic database below is good; I found my work there. Then you can submit your details to the law firm (if in the US).

"#Columbia... an anti-university, a gated security zone with electronic entry controls, a place of fear and loathing, where faculty and students are told from on high what they can teach and say, under penalty of severe sanctions."

Been an Abdulrazak #Gurnah fan since I discovered his work belatedly when he won the Nobel a few years back. Theft is his most recent novel from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, the 7th of his I've read but the 1st I've reviewed, for the excellent Markaz Review. themarkaz.org/theft-by-abd...

Even in critical accounts of so-called AI, the absurd, dangerous, & unsustainable amount of energy required for large language models is often rarely mentioned, when it should be the first thing anyone says about it.

Urgent action! 🚨 Children in Gaza are starving. Not by accident—Israel’s government is deliberately starving the population. And the EU keeps doing trade as usual. 😠 Tell the EU: suspend the trade deal with Israel, stop arms exports, & sanction perpetrators. 🍉 📝 go.wemove.eu/IsraelTradeBlock

Vichy on the Hudson is such an apt way to describe #Columbia University. At first blush, it looks like the university administration & trustees just capitulated to the bully-in-chief, but the more you think about it, the more you realize that they themselves likely wanted such an outcome.

It's about time the EU got its act together on #Palestine as well as #Ukraine & recognised Palestine as a state (yes, Ireland, Spain, Malta & Slovenia already have done). Sign here. action.wemove.eu/sign/2024-04...

If you're in the US, you can get your copy here, or at your favorite local bookstore: bookshop.org/p/books/sumu...

Wonderful news & a rare victory in what can these days sometimes feel like a forgotten cause, the struggle to prevent the destruction of the habitats of most species on this planet, our own included. Still, pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will, always! #Oil companies will be defeated.

Between Rebels and Rulers, a volume edited by two fine scholars, Hannah-Lena Hagemann and Alasdair C. Grant (no relation), is now available as an e-book/PDF for free. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-between...

Today the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The fact that he is a high-ranking politician & US ally should not allow him to escape justice. The law must apply to everyone equally. Please sign this petition in support of his arrest: