they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well

though unpopular with those targeted by death squads, it did offer many advantages to death squads - a mixed bag overall www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

On 1 July, following the #BRISMES2025 keynote lecture by Dr Rana Barakat, BRISMES members and conference participants stood in solidarity with all those affected by Israeli bombardments. #StopArmingIsrael #EndTheGenocide

TEMPLATE - UK LETTER TO MP - NO WAR WITH IRAN URGENT🚨 Please share this email template link with your family and friends to send to their MP calling for no war with Iran: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Lot of fighter jets flying low over London right now…

'On the 14th anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian revolution, [Israel] launched thirty airstrikes on Daraa, the cradle of the revolution' - sobering yet hopeful piece from @idreesahmad.bsky.social, as normalisation is forced upon Syria to lift sanctions www.dissentmagazine.org/article/syri...

Cassocks are red Conclaves are dope Wake up babe we got a

We're launching Nasser Abourahme's book The Time beneath the Concrete: Palestine between Camp and Colony, next Thursday 13 March. The book argues that #settlercolonialism is as much an attempt to conquer time as it is to conquer land. Register now: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Narrating Against Uncertainty: Adélie Chevée examines post-2021 Syrian Uprising newspapers to show how documentation helped build the opposition narrative with fact-finding & storytelling. In @polstudies.bsky.social: https://buff.ly/49x883l @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

Are you an early-career researcher in the #UK or #Iraq? Join us for a 4-day online workshop this April, organised by #LSE & Moja. We’ll explore the challenges #climatechange poses to Iraqi women & discuss solutions to enhance their resilience. www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

“Resisting the misuse by the LSE of its wealth and power to protect a high profile male professor and expose younger female students and academics to continued risks is no easy matter. We would very much appreciate your help.” goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

Arendt, Gaza and Personal Responsibility Under Genocide (especially in the academy) --> With many thanks to Critical Legal Thinking for republishing my article. criticallegalthinking.com/2025/02/03/a...

Tower Hamlets Residents: TONIGHT is the vote to DIVEST FROM ARMS COMPANIES with our pension funds Contact your councillor now to get them to vote for the motion! democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/mgFindMember...

Persuasive piece on Israel's involvement in Syria from @mkaradjis.bsky.social 'Israel’s expressed wish to “not take action against the Syrian Arab Army” immediately turned into its opposite once the regime collapsed.' theirantiimperialismandours.com/2025/01/14/t...

These are hostages Israel is capturing today in anticipation of a ceasefire deal, to maintain their leverage

how lovely

“I finally understood why I struggled to smile, despite Assad’s fall. I feared that celebrating might extinguish the faint hope of learning the fates of my disappeared friends.” ✍️ Mohammad Al-Attar bit.ly/3VIyeuM #freesyria #damascus #sednaya #fallofassad

London university described pro-Palestine protesters as 'dressed as terrorists' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/london-university-described-pro-palestine-students-being-dressed-terrorists

The Syrian revolution started off as a bottom-up, working class uprising from the peripheries organised through local coordination committees. They set up local councils throughout the liberated areas that coordinated to provide services in the absence of a state. 🧵

TFTT Special: Roundtable on #Syria with @ayoub.bsky.social @leilashami.bsky.social @aymanmak.bsky.social @karena1.bsky.social thefirethesetimes.com/2024/12/03/t... To support: www.patreon.com/fromtheperip...

If you were at the match today, you may or may not have seen one of these around. If you missed it, don't worry – we'll be handing out more in future home fixtures! 🩵

Publishing hopefuls - listen up 🔊 We are seeking a Publishing Assistant to join our ambitious non-profit open access press at LSE Press. Closing 8 December 2024. 📚 Salary from £32,135 to £35,304 pa inclusive, potential to progress. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3Zcy1lG #BookJobs

🔴⚪️ An Open Letter to @Arsenal Football Club 🔴⚪️ Fans expect more than wins—we expect integrity. Together we’re calling for accountability, transparency, and a commitment to safeguarding within the sport. Join our cause by signing our open letter: openletter.earth/arsenal-supp...