🚨Exciting news! Today is pub day for my book Queering Women, Peace and Security: Expanding Feminist Approaches to Gender in Peacebuilding. 🚨 You can preorder print copies now and the online edition of the book is already available to subscribers to Oxford Academic at this link: bit.ly/4hP3wdc

I’ll be in London next week to launch my new book about LGBT rights. Come along for good chats and refreshments! 🍷📖 📆: Tuesday 11th November ⏰: 6.30-8.00pm 📍: Council Room, King’s College London, The Strand It’s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...

A centre in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq seeks to document and preserve Kurdish archival materials for researchers to better understand the history of the Kurds. Marouf Cabi for the blog blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/11/...

Don't miss a visit on Monday 3 Nov from our PhD alum Dr Hakan Sandal-Wilson, speaking on his research "Kurdish and Queer Struggles for Democracy and Peace: Transformative Dialogues". 12:30-1:30 ARB S1

Join us for our event with Prof Seema Arora-Jonsson and @sumimadhok.bsky.social, co-hosted by @gsos-lse.bsky.social 🌳

Holding Jamaica and all who have loved ones there in my prayers. 🙏🏽 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

"Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour" "The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years..." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour" "The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years..." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Today the PKK announced the full withdrawal of its forces from Turkey. To understand the scale of this moment, here’s a look back at the group’s five-decade trajectory, from its founding in 1978 to today’s declaration in the Qandil Mountains. 🧵

“The View from Here: Contemporary Art from the Middle East and North Africa”, Leighton House www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/view...

“The View from Here: Contemporary Art from the Middle East and North Africa”, Leighton House www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/view...

Fellow members of the Church of England — please consider signing this open letter to show your support for the full inclusion and equality of LGBTQ+ people within the Church. @inclusivechurch.bsky.social www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...

Our Black & Latino Studies Department is hiring a tenured associate professor in black and/or Latino queer studies (open discipline)! I'm so excited about this hire—excited enough to have agreed to serve on the search committee! Please spread the news. Baruch's great, and so is NYC!

@lsesociology.bsky.social is now recruiting: Assistant Professor in Cultural Sociology. Please apply! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

The crackdown on LGBTI people in Turkey is drastically intensifying. New draft laws criminalise anyone who “engages in behaviours contrary to biological sex and general morality.” Even promoting or supporting LGBTI rights could become a crime. 🧵

#PaCT We're happy to host Dr. Sandra Obradovic for the 20th Peace and Conflict Talk with her talk "The Political Life of Memory: Remembering, belonging and imagining different futures" 📅 Monday, October 29, 2025 ⏰ Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CEST / 14:00–15:30 BST 📍 Join here - shorturl.at/J9R2z

🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT

I'm looking forward to chairing this event and learning from Dr Afaf Jabiri!

📣 Submit your paper to the @bjsociology.bsky.social 2026 Conference! The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field. Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025. www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

So excited to hear that Dame Sarah Mullally is the new Archbishop of Canterbury! Just two weeks ago, she licensed me as a Lay Minister — and now this incredible news. Feeling deeply moved.

Absolutely horrific. My thoughts and prayers with those affected, Jewish friends, colleagues, and students, and the wider Jewish communities in the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary" "...The Government runs the risk of this country accelerating along a dangerous path, and now is the time to urgently correct this and change course." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@sumimadhok.bsky.social welcoming our new cohort this morning ❤️ @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @aikoiiris.bsky.social @asiyaislam.bsky.social @hsw.bsky.social

📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open! The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research. Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur

Join us for our first event of the academic year in collaboration with @lseir.bsky.social and other great co-hosts! Bringing together four leading experts, we will explore the legacy and future of the UN WPS agenda. www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event... @aikoiiris.bsky.social @drkmillar.bsky.social

“‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza” Ahmed Kamal Junina www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Now in Tel Aviv: Thousands of Jews and Palestinians are marching together against the starvation in Gaza and for an immediate ceasefire deal to end the annihilation and return the hostages

Solidarity with Turkey’s defiant queer communities! “Police detain dozens, including journalists, at İstanbul Pride March” bianet.org/haber/police...

“Access to the website of Kaos GL, one of #Turkey’s oldest #LGBTI+ rights organizations, has been blocked following a court decision.” “Long live life, in defiance of censorship!” bianet.org/haber/access...

Solidarity! 🌈✊🏽 #Prideisaprotest! “Tens of thousands defy #Hungary’s ban on #Pride in protest against Orbán” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

🚨 Calling all current students! 🚨 Take the LSE postgrad survey and win amazing prizes!!! info.lse.ac.uk/current-stud... @aikoiiris.bsky.social @hsw.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @asiyaislam.bsky.social @smrodriguez.bsky.social @sumimadhok.bsky.social

🚨 Recruiting now! We’re looking for a LSE Fellow in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies to join the department! Check out the job listing and apply below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

“As Peace Mothers, we call on the mothers of soldiers and police – hold hands with us. Let no more mothers’ hearts ache. Let us hold hands and bring peace.” #Turkey bianet.org/haber/peace-...

"Ten recommended books for #IDAHOBIT2025" / LSE Community | @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

“In a letter sent to ministry units, the General Directorate of Family and Community Services stated; ‘Oppose the concepts of gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation in international meetings,’ openly targeting LGBTI+ individuals.” #Turkey kaosgl.org/en/single-ne...

🚨 We're hiring! Oxford Sociology is looking for a Departmental Lecturer to teach on our MSc - leading on the qualitative methods and political & civil conflict papers, as well as supervising dissertations. Apply by 30 May ✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Excited to see that Judith Butler’s “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” has been translated into Turkish! Shoutout to Metis Publishing House and to the translator, Ezgi Sarıtaş. On shelves on 18 April - can’t wait to get a copy! kaosgl.org/haber/kim-ko...

Can’t wait for my PhD sibling Farhana’s book launch! 👇🏽

We’re hiring an LSE Fellow in Gender, Policy and Inequalities! Come work with us: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... 👉🏽 @lsegender.bsky.social

"Censorship and discrimination in artistic production disrupts the struggle for other rights and freedoms. We say that we will boycott the festival until they stand against censorship..." "Istanbul Film Festival drops queer films section from 2025 lineup" bianet.org/haber/istanb...

"Asked if she is afraid of the potential repercussions of demonstrating, one woman told the BBC: 'There is nothing left to lose.' Another, a 25-year-old woman who attended Sunday's protest, said she was afraid before - 'but now I'm just angry'." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"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...

We passed LSE‘s APRC review with flying colours! 🎉🎉 Grateful to work in an intellectual space that foregrounds care and co-creation between faculty, students and staff! @aikoiiris.bsky.social @hsw.bsky.social @sumimadhok.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @asiyaislam.bsky.social

With the amazing @lsegender.bsky.social crew 😍 @smrodriguez.bsky.social @aikoiiris.bsky.social @sumimadhok.bsky.social @asiyaislam.bsky.social @hsw.bsky.social

Only one thing to do when your department is on the 11th floor - lift selfies! 📸 @hsw.bsky.social @aikoiiris.bsky.social @smrodriguez.bsky.social @asiyaislam.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social

“Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination” #Turkey www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Upcoming GPS career event and we’re looking for alumni! 👀

Turkey is cracking down on LGBTI+ rights. Authorities detained journalist Yıldız Tar & trans activist Erkin, while pushing anti-LGBTI laws restricting gender recognition, trans healthcare & free speech—mirroring Russia & Hungary. ILGA-Europe demands their release. www.ilga-europe.org/news/ilga-eu...

“Joint statement from #LGBTI+ associations on the draft anti-LGBTI+ law proposal: They Target Us All” #Turkey #HepimizHedefteyiz kaosgl.org/en/single-ne...

“Joint statement from #LGBTI+ associations on the draft anti-LGBTI+ law proposal: They Target Us All” #Turkey #HepimizHedefteyiz kaosgl.org/en/single-ne...