🎙️Ep 47: For #AhedTamimi, the occupation is not only the theft of land—but of humanity, thought, and identity. She shares memories of childhood under military rule and the unbreakable spirit of her people. Watch → www.youtube.com/watch?v=BanF... #FreePalestine

Perfect Sunday

A worthwhile read and an important reminder. How Mandela Showed Me Justice Is a Story We Choose to Tell by @shamimsarif.bsky.social #Writing #Justice #empathy #SouthAfrica #Apartheid #justice shamimsarif.substack.com/p/how-mandel...

Hi! I just signed this urgent call to award UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump just issued sanctions against her, because she’s standing up for the people of Gaza! Can you sign and share as well? Thank you 🙏 secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Shooting in Paris.

Israeli settlers set fire to homes while families were still inside, according to Palestinian media reports about an arson attack on a village in the occupied West Bank.

Israel kills two Red Cross workers and 11-year-old influencer Yaqeen Hammad after seizing 77 percent of Gaza’s land.

14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx

Find IDF Soldiers is a new database from The Maple containing profiles of 163 Canadians that have joined the Israeli military. findidfsoldiers.net

Jill Sobule (1959–2025) 🎸 Devastated to learn of the passing of Jill Sobule — a fiercely original artist, queer icon, and one of the most tender, fearless voices in music. Jill gave us so much: Supermodel, I Kissed a Girl, and a body of work that was satirical, subversive, and deeply human.

Out in Toronto with our youngest

Morning blue skyers.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says it has been informed by the Red Cross that Assad Al-Nsasrah, its medic who has been missing since an Israeli attack on Rafah last month that killed 15 aid workers, is being held by Israel. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/6932w5

Ah Microsoft. Free speech as long as you don’t expose our genocidal complicity

It’s spring. I’m gonna keep saying it and hope it helps

"These 15 medics and first responders were heroes. They ran towards danger. They served their people. They believed in the sanctity of life, even in a place where life is constantly under siege. Their memory should be sacred." — #AJOpinion by Ahmed Najar ⤵️

Gaza's Health Ministry says 602,000 children in Gaza are at risk of “permanent paralysis and chronic disabilities” due to Israel’s prevention of polio vaccines in the besieged enclave. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/afxnsl

Who knew that the best explanation for #Tarrifs not working were beautifully described in #FerrisBuellersDayOff? #movies #economy #TrumpDump #finance #stockMarket #Investments youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...

Trans Day of Visibility - a throwback to a beautiful directing gig on Sort Of with such a wonderful cast and crew led by Bilal Baig (thanks for reminding me @patricknessbooks.bsky.social )

This is what we are? People who allow starvation and brutality from a settler colony who have broken every international law? Please protest, let your MP or elected official know you won’t vote for them if they vote for this

"Silence is not just complicity; it is consent. And so, the bombs keep falling, and the Palestinians remain what the world has allowed them to become: numbers." — #AJOpinion by Hassan Abo Qamar ⤵️

We started this podcast to fill a gap that we found in the Legacy media’s portrayal of what’s going on in Palestine. Have a listen on YT or Spotify we’ve got some amazing guests, including Palestinian artists, writers, and Israeli historians…

Bringing you women-led films :) on International Women’s Day and every day :)

Some news - pilot directing + 4 more episodes on #FindingHerEdge

Our latest movie now streaming in Canada on CBC Gem and in the US on all major streaming services…two young women on different sides of a small town fall in love - lmk if you see it!

First day (night) of shooting…heading to set #toronto

This is simply shocking and totally unjustifiable. I launched my first book at The Educational Bookshop and the owners are friends— they should be released immediately. Only totalitarian states ban books and close bookstores. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Got to enjoy some incredible artworks and books from the Islamic world dating from the 10th century onwards at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Just a reminder that there’s no reason for us in the West to get snooty about civilization as if we invented it…

Location scouting #seriesprep

Israeli forces block ambulances from entering Jenin and its refugee camp during "Operation Iron Wall," leaving Palestinians "bleeding out in the streets" as at least 10 are killed and dozens wounded. 🔴 LIVE updates:

Israel's relentless attacks across Gaza continue to worsen the humanitarian situation, with Doctors Without Borders warning of a 'catastrophic situation' for patients as hospitals run out of fuel for power generators. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/jgxs7w

remarkable to me that far from seeming cool or masculine zuck seems like an even bigger loser — the kind of nerd who preemptively gives his lunch money to the bully and thanks him for the opportunity

Stunning one-sided bias from BBC towards occupation that is illegal and threw people off their land brutally. There is no DNA link to the land for these settlers. By the same metrics, every white person in the US should return their land to the Indigenous Americans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of my favorite films, along with The World Unseen. A jewel of a movie. A Look Back at I Can’t Think Straight This January! @shamimsarif.bsky.social #icantthinkstraight #lgbt #lgbtqmovies #romanticdrama #romanticcomedy #queercinema #ictsjanuary open.substack.com/pub/shamimsa...

Billionaires dangle free speech like a bauble. We gawp like open-mouthed babes open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

My first movie, I Can’t Think Straight…fun, insane process and it garnered a ton of love (thank you)

US documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has accused powerful propaganda campaigns of concealing what human rights groups describe as genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, following Israel’s attacks on the besieged territory. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/m1e3s5

And silencing some of us…

Ann Telnaes deserves praise for sacrificing her job at the disgraced Washington Post in service of journalistic independence open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

Merry Christmas all! If you are lucky enough to have time with your loved ones, enjoy each moment xx

“One staffer believes the BBC has largely sought to align its journalism with the UK government’s foreign policy. As far as top brass is concerned, “Israel is treated like Ukraine, Palestinians like Russia,” the staffer said.” www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...

If you’re looking for a holiday film, that has a tinge of hope about bridging our divides - and a love story - check out my new movie Polarized, out now in the US on streaming and cable - and please let me know what you think!

Our new movie Polarized opens today in the US - available on SVOD and cable. Let me know what you think :)

New Substack ahead of the release of our new movie Polarized on Wednesday