Well, and add to the question, what does it mean to have a medievalist by training pontificate on modern politics as if he were some great sage? The assumption of orientalists like Lewis, and those who platformed him constantly, was that the Islamic world was singular,

Diseases are spreading in Gaza as sewage contaminates refugee camps & the coast. There have been over 40,000 cases of Hepatitis A. Cholera epidemics are possible. And this month a 10 month-old baby contracted polio, the first case in Gaza in 25 years. bbc.com/news/articles/…

A smear campaign that branded prominent Muslim voices as Islamist enemies of the state made life in Austria impossible for Farid Hafez. Only later did he understand what lay behind it. He tells the story for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/first-person/h…

Farid Hafez (Farid Hafez), the subject of A smear campaign that branded prominent Muslim voices as Islamist enemies of the state, tells his story in New Lines Magazine today. newlinesmag.com/first-person/h…

So many of us know the dominant story that America tells itself about Police is a lie, But not enough of us know the real history. I've been working w/an incredible team to bring you a riveting 8-part audio origin story of the NYPD. Listen at tinyurl.com/du5m6wnk

🧵1/ A growing body of research suggests about a third of women of reproductive age in the US may not be getting enough iron. Yet, despite the high prevalence, iron deficiency isn't routinely screened for during annual health exams. 🔗: undark.org/2024/08/26/wom…

I spoke to my Committee to Protect Journalists predecessor Joel Simon for this VANITY FAIR article on what a second Trump term might mean for journalists in the United States. vanityfair.com/news/story/ame…

Gentle post-DNC reminder: I've been entrusted with the responsibility of writing a historical record of the Biden administration's choices re: Gaza. I'm both humbled & motivated. If you've got intel, reach out via Signal at akbar.58; I'm happy to discuss anonymity + my timeline.

our prior birthrates were the result of human rights abuses of women on an astronomical scale soooo jot that down

Lebanese mouneh, a traditional practice of preserving and storing food, has long been a cultural staple in Lebanon. In the current context of war and economic instability, it has taken on an even more significant role, Rodayna writes: nowlebanon.com/against-all-od…

sad to see another legacy news organization disappear: WCBS 880 radio in NYC. Thanks to Tom Jones Poynter for sharing anchor Wayne Cabot's final words: "With each closing newspaper, radio newsroom, TV newsroom, magazine, now even digital news operations, the country we love is

This is totally unacceptable and must change immediately. We have repeatedly asked for a functioning deconfliction system in Gaza, and yet the current arrangements have failed. Humanitarians are #NotATarget. wfp.org/news/wfp-tempo…

.Bernadette Hogan -> Environmentalists worry N.Y.'s 2019 climate law could end up paused like congestion pricing nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…

“Your heart breaks every single day”: Arwa Damon has been to Gaza three times during this war with her charity, @InaraOrg. She tells me each trip reveals that there is "less aid and more need."

Our editor recently won a six-year libel case. It didn’t feel like a victory. Not only did the case cost ProPublica hundreds of thousands of dollars, but it also denied @CharlesOrnstein a mortgage approval. Hear the story directly from him: propublica.org/article/bud-fr…

hard to think of anything in the world less in need of smart tech than the tompkins pickup courts

I hope big accounts might do me a favor and RT this. Perhaps for the first time in history, the lead author of an article in the Lancet has a byline, “Whereabouts uknown,” because he remains in Israeli detention. Dr. Alser’s coauthors will be discussing his situation tomorrow:

“I want to draw them so they are not forgotten,” Ms. Abo Rebieh said in her small living room, where her prison art hangs on the wall, along with string dolls she made in prison from olive pits and yarn from worn blankets. “This is the message. I keep remembering that I am out

Totally thrilled that LaSharah S. Bunting S. Bunting will be 19thnews’ first Vice President! She’s a veteran journalist, a distinguished news industry executive, and deeply committed to gender and racial equity in our coverage and our field. I’m so excited to have her as a partner in this