Thanks to London Review of Books for getting me to reread this superb piece by Edward Said about Sartre in his dotage & his failure to support Palestine: 'The doorbell announced the delivery of a telegram and as I tore it open I noticed with interest that it was ... 1/ lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/…

Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel mark a paradigm shift, but what could happen next?

Giorgio Cafiero explains for The New Arab⬇️

With comments from Ali Vaez Barbara Slavin Gordon Gray Ghoncheh Tazmini Thomas Juneau

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New piece by eyal weizman, unflinchingly sharp as usual.

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Stuart Hall: 'postcolonial is not the end of colonisation. It is after a certain kind of colonialism [] in the wake of it, in the shadow of it, inflected by it, it is what it is because something else has happened before, but it is also something new'

My latest The New Arab article is about the Biden administration’s foreign policy in relation to #Israel . This piece features quotes Assal Rad, Mouin Rabbani & Nader Hashemi. newarab.com/analysis/israe… Ghada Oueiss غادة عويس Yousef Munayyer Kristian Ulrichsen Trita Parsi Barbara Slavin Karim Emile Bitar

My latest for The New Arab - 'In Gaza, we are watching the world's first AI-assisted genocide' newarab.com/analysis/israe… #Gaza

For weeks, Sebastian Shehadi, Chiri Choukeir and I have been analysing UK media coverage of Israel's war on Gaza

The results are shocking but completely unsurprising

What we found is a case study in dehumanisation, manufacturing consent and war mongering
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'One in every 21 adults in the UK is a landlord. We have four times as many landlords as teachers.'

Nick Bano in today's The Guardian on why landlords, not a lack of housing, are at the heart of our housing crisis 🔥
Preorder AGAINST LANDLORDS Verso Books

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Mohammed Barakat, Gaza's first centurion of goals who was killed by Israel two days ago, did in fact memorise the full Quran a few months before Oct 7 and was an English teacher.

👇📰Please read the full report on Al Jazeera English:

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Iraqi National Museum Deputy Director Mushin Hasan holds his head in his hands as he sits on destroyed artifacts in Bagdhad, Iraq. The museum was severely looted by groups allied with the US militia. April 13, 2003.

Despite the unrivalled destruction in Gaza, there is still beauty inside

Almond tree in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza

We are honoured to announce The Freedom Theatre has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize🧵

A🧵on what Feb 8 elections mean for Pakistan

Pakistan’s economy has consistently fallen behind globally – last year was one of the worse, with the economy actually contracting

Every macro fundamental is flashing red: inflation, growth, debt, investment, to name a few
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'Marsiya-e-Dilli-e-Marhum' - a poem lamenting the loss of Delhi was recited in Lahore by Altaf Hussain Hali in the 1870s. A translation by Folkloristan:

مفتی صاحب اور ڈاکٹر سویرا پرکاش ایک دوسرے کے خلاف الیکشن لڑ رہے ہیں. امیدواروں کے درمیان احترام قابل تحسین ہے.
بونیر شاباش۔

This is the most extraordinary result. TEHREEK E Labek (TLP) leader defeated by Emaan Waseem.

PML-N has come out looking like a dying party that has been artifically resusciated by the army. With its expanding Family Inc. credentials, lack-lustre election mobilization, and a gnawing gap with a young electorate, esp. in contrast to PTI's savvy campaign, its future is v dim

Kudos to PTI and their supporters. I underestimated the support they will get in the elections - clearly people are done with the tactics of the Establishment and the nonsensical Iddat judgment was the last straw for many.

Despite the crackdown post 9th May and the party

The PML-N clearly doesn't have the popular mandate, not even in its old strongholds. If the government is handed to them, it will be a true test of how much of the establishment's BS the Pakistani people will continue to tolerate.

Amazing students renamed the student centre today (one day it will be permanent) ❤️