Azad Essa
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Journalist. Author of Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel (Pluto Press)
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Megan OāToole
6 months ago
India is modelling its assault on Pakistan on Israelās aggression in Palestine, testing the worldās tolerance for Hindu nationalist militarism and the erasure of international law -
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India's attack on Pakistan is a declaration of Israel-style expansionism
Delhi has modelled its assault on Pakistan on Israel's aggression in Palestine - testing the world's tolerance for Hindu nationalist militarism and the erasure of international law
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/india-attacks-pakistan-declaration-israel-style-expansionism
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The western media, like Indiaās media, are framing Indiaās attack as a response to Pahalgam.That India is run by an authoritarian, anti-Muslim, Hindu right wing govt with expansionist ambitions, which has military/diplomatically supported Israelās genocide is not seen as relevant
6 months ago
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Malcolm in Gaza. Coming soon.
7 months ago
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āLetās replicate the genocideā
7 months ago
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On the grotesque response from Indian politicians and media elites to the attack in Pahalgam. 1. Dehumanization of Kashmiris, Muslims and Pakistanis 2. A call for no red lines/a final solution 3. The reinforcement of a Hindu imagination over Kashmir
azadessa.substack.com/p/israel-modelā¦
7 months ago
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I have been receiving some messages asking for book recommendations on Kashmir. Here is a fantastic list compiled by Stand With Kashmir -- a diaspora-led group which seeks to raise awareness about the occupation. Check out their site for more resources.
standwithkashmir.org/books-films-on
7 months ago
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Maura Finkelstein
8 months ago
Grateful to
@azadessa.bsky.social
for publishing my comments on how thereās no such thing as academic freedom in this time of genocide
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On 'academic freedom' in a time of genocide
'Freedom for whom?'
https://azadessa.substack.com/p/on-academic-freedom-in-a-time-of
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How my support for Palestine made me a ātraitorā to Indiaā - a stunning reflection by an Indian American on the opposition she faced from her community over her participation in the pro-Palestine encampments at Harvard.
azadessa.substack.com/p/how-my-suppoā¦
9 months ago
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Aditi Rao
9 months ago
Grateful to
@azadessa.bsky.social
and the Middle East Eye team for covering the insanity at Princeton and its ongoing prejudicial witch hunt of pro-Palestine students
www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-pri...
add a skeleton here at some point
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India plans on building āthe highest train stationā in the world in Kashmir. Delhi says itās about economic growth & development. Kashmiris know it means land dispossession, ecocide and forcing integration with India.
11 months ago
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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class
11 months ago
Say their names: Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed Al-Ladah Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan and Ayman Al-Jadi. On Christmas Night, US-backed-Israel murdered 5 journalists, bring the number to an even 200 journalists killed in the genocide. They were killed in a broadcast van at Al Awda hospital.
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New Delhi says the project will improve infrastructure and benefit the local economy. But Kashmiris know what the rail network is really about: land dispossession, ecocide and further integration with India.
azadessa.substack.com/p/why-kashmi...
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Why Kashmiris are railing against 'the world's highest train station'
India is coming for the land.
https://azadessa.substack.com/p/why-kashmiris-are-railing-against
11 months ago
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When it comes to racism, xenophobia and moral panics, there is very little separating the mainstream Indian media from their right wing counterparts in the US.
11 months ago
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My Latest: A review of Refaat Alareerās book āIf I must dieā The book pays tribute to a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
www.middleeasteye.net/discover/ref...
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'If I must die': An anthology of a stubborn, brilliant life in Gaza
New book pays tribute to Refaat Alareer, a literary icon who looked to elevateĀ the power ofĀ storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/refaat-alareer-if-i-must-die-palestine-gaza-book-review
11 months ago
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India doubles down on pro-Israel policy saying 'national interest' drives arms transfers
www.middleeasteye.net/news/india-d...
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India doubles down on pro-Israel policy saying 'national interest' drives arms transfers
India has been under scrutiny recently after reports that Indian weapons, ammunition and technology were making their way into Israel's army
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/india-doubles-down-pro-israel-policy-national-interest-drives-arms-sales
11 months ago
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The hate is really out of control.
12 months ago
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The butcher of Gujarat and the man wanted by the ICC for war crimes.
12 months ago
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News of ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders was welcomed, but several expressed it was just a single step on a long road ahead
12 months ago
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Colonies of former colonies: Indiaās ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism
aeon.co/essays/india...
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India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial | Aeon Essays
Indiaās ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism
https://aeon.co/essays/india-is-a-postcolonial-power-its-rule-in-kashmir-is-colonial
12 months ago
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āWe want an arrest warrant for Biden."
www.middleeasteye.net/news/we-want...
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'We want an arrest warrant for Biden': Activists call for wider accountability for Gaza war
News of ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders was welcomed, but several expressed it was just a single step on a long road ahead
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/we-want-arrest-warrant-biden-activists-call-wider-accountability-gaza-war
12 months ago
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The protest movement has shown Palestinians that they are supported in their fight to resist oppression, pursue justice, work towards liberation, and reclaim their dignity.
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-...
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War on Gaza: Have UK protests made a difference?
Although Israel's genocide of Palestinians has not stopped, demonstrators are ramping up pressure on governments and providing hope to the oppressed
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-gaza-have-uk-protests-made-difference
12 months ago
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Democrats & establishment Muslims spent the last year gaslighting Muslims, Arabs & Palestinians as Biden/Kamala funded a genocide. Now they talk about āholding each otherā tightly and fighting back against Trump as if they arenāt architects of murderer, deportation, nepotism and racism themselves.
12 months ago
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Itās been a month since Shaban al-Dalou was burned alive inside a refugee camp in central Gaza following an Israeli airstrike. Never forget what Israel has done to the people of Gaza.
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Do you remember the horrifying images from Deir al-Balah?
Every time we think we've hit the rock bottom of Israeli depravity, it just seems to get worse.
https://open.substack.com/pub/azadessa/p/do-you-remember-the-horrifying-images?r=38ywu&utm_medium=ios
12 months ago
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Absolutely horrific scenes emerging from Gaza as Israeli forces kill several Palestinians seeking food supplies. Disturbing images from the scene show victimsā blood mixed with flour on the floor.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
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Blood mixed with flour as Israeli kills Palestinians seeking food in Gaza
Air strikes hit civilians seeking aid in so-called 'humanitarian zone'
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-seeking-food-killed-israeli-strikes-gaza-humanitarian-zone
about 1 year ago
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Very little talk or discussion or concern about Gaza on these streets.
about 1 year ago
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
about 1 year ago
Israeli drones shooting children in Gaza deliberately 'day after day', UK surgeon tells MPs -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-british-surgeon-tells-mps-account-nasser-hospital
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Israeli drones shooting children in Gaza deliberately 'day after day', UK surgeon tells MPs
Nizam Mamode, a retired NHS doctor who recently returned after working at Nasser Hospital, said he had 'never seen anything on this scale ever'
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-british-surgeon-tells-mps-account-nasser-hospital
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Mondoweiss
about 1 year ago
Activists in New York City have started a hunger strike for Gaza outside the United Nations in solidarity with hunger strikers in Jordan. Organizers say that the strike will continue until the siege on Gaza is lifted.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/nyc-activists-join-international-hunger-strike-foā¦
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NYC activists join international hunger strike for an end to Gaza genocide
Activists in New York City have started a hunger strike for Gaza outside the United Nations in solidarity with hunger strikers in Jordan. Organizers say that the strike will continue until the siege on...
https://buff.ly/4hNeJdF
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
about 1 year ago
#Gaza
: On Nov. 13 at around 11am, an airstrike hit the densely populated zone of Al Mawasi, Khan Younis, South
#Gaza
, with casualties reported. MSF only had a few minutes to evacuate its healthcare clinic located around 250m away from the place of the attack.
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Americans are āworried about protecting their democracy and freedoms" while Palestinians were being exterminated in Gaza with American blessings.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-musl...
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Muslim and Arab Americans deride 'liberal tears' after Trump's election win
Democrats have started expressingĀ concerns about future of minorities and others after Trump's re-election, with few acknowledging their complicity in Gaza
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-muslims-arab-americans-criticise-liberal-outrage-trump-victory
about 1 year ago
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The West buries a genocide ā by making victims of Israel's football thugs
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The West buries a genocide ā by making victims of Israel's football thugs
If the West was really worried about Europeās Nazi past, it would be better advised to stop stoking an all-too-real new antisemitism: incitement against Arab and Muslim minorities
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/west-buries-genocide-making-victims-israel-football-thugs
about 1 year ago
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Our colouring book on Palestine continues to make waves. Why not get some for the kids in your family or neighborhood this Xmas?
1804books.com/products/pre...
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From the River to the Sea: A Colouring Book
From the River to the Sea is an educational colouring book that provides a gateway into the story of Palestine. Through a series of stunning illustrations, Soweto-based Nathi Ngubane, tackles the inju...
https://1804books.com/products/pre-order-from-the-river-to-the-sea-a-colouring-book
about 1 year ago
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The dehumanization of Indian Muslims for standing up for Palestinians is well underway. We all know what comes next.
about 2 years ago
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Laleh Khalili
about 2 years ago
Al Rimal Neighbourhood in Gaza (posted by Hamdah Salhut on X)
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Later this week, I will be joined by
@suchitrav.bsky.social
and Dr. Hafsa Kanjwal at Socialism Conference in Chicago to discuss: 1) India's colonial project in Kashmir; 2) Indian political prisoners; 3) impact of India-Israel ties on global authoritarianism; & 4) why India gets a pass
about 2 years ago
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Earlier this week, Indian American politician Ro Khanna, met a character by the name of Abhijit Iyer-Mitr. Who is Abhijit Iyer-Mitra? And why should you pay attention to his meeting with Congressman Ro Khanna šš¾
about 2 years ago
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