Good morning from Gaza

Remembering the life and enduring legacy of Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered by racist strangers as he made his way home on 22nd April 1993.

Last year, we partnered with Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation to produce #DearStephen in his memory🧡 ow.ly/1Vsm50NOaFB

Palestinians in Rafah are reeling from a series of devastating Israeli airstrikes that have killed 22 people - including 18 children trib.al/dRRsLzA

Don't miss our spectacular Empire Podcast double bill where anita anand & I discuss one of the most powerful, kick-ass women in all Indian history- huntress, architect, elephant warrior, designer, political genius, Empress:

Nur Jahan, Light of the Palace, Light of the World

6 months on..
Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attack independent.co.uk/news/hamas-ap-…

Looking increasingly possible that the fearless Sangita Myska has been taken off air by LBC. More #GazaWashing I wonder? She’s been one of very few media presenters who has questioned critically the conduct of Israel’s campaign in Gaza. If correct, this is disgraceful.

Cats were valued by Islamic scholars, who are said to have kept them in their libraries, because they would prey on mice that would ruin books. Cats are often depicted in paintings alongside Islamic scholars & bibliophiles

For Caturday, a thread on cats, books and the Qur’an…

‘Why the silence? Why the inaction? It breaks my heart’: Malala and Jennifer Lawrence take on the Taliban theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/…

'I don't care what the doctor said, you're starting work at Nando's first thing tomorrow'

Rohingya Muslims denied citizenship, forcibly conscripted in Myanmar, deployed as human shields
en.abna24.com/story/1451698

Under 18s no longer to be given puberty blockers...

I don't think there'll ever come a day when I'll believe that any of this was allowed to happen to children so speedily, and with so much cheer.

And at so great a cost as is unfathomable.

Finally.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

11 killed by IDF strike - in a playground, in a refugee camp.
The horror.
thenational.scot/news/24258389.…

Palestinian photographer Motaz Azaiza (MoTaz) is one of the most influential people of 2024 time.com/6964147/motaz-…

We are curating a ‘live exhibition’ at Eid in the Square and invite you to participate. The theme this year is ‘Identity.’

All you need to do is to tell us is: How would you describe your identity? Upload a photo of yourself, a person or object.
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France's ban on hijab in sports is not only a violation of Sports and Rights, it is a stain on the event and the hosts.
If only the IOC had the courage to act.
Forcing women out of clothing is as violent as forcing them into it.

Dec 23rd - well after musk implemented his shadow bans - when I first made these statements 4 - 6 million people read them. Then to get these out had to direct message hundreds of flowers to retweet - and keep doing it - never forget who suppressed these crimes

This photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa for Reuters is astonishing.

Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds theguardian.com/global-develop…

I've spoken to Muslim students forced to pray in corridors, in cupboards, on school fields in the rain.

I've spoken to Muslims forced to leave their jobs because they weren't allowed to pray.

The Michaela School incident is just one tiny glimpse of societal-wide Islamophobia.

A ban on Muslim prayer in one school is not “a victory for all schools”. It’s a failure of conversation and blunt reminder of the insecurity/ insensitivity of mainstream power identities.