It really does seem like basic humanity, doesn’t?

Over the years, I’ve realised that solidarity and allyship by ‘liberals’ are very selective. (Does it impact me directly? Are white people being hurt? Will I upset my friends? Will my next literary festival be awkward? Etc)

Resolution 3 is bitterly disappointing. When you can make a stance for Ukraine and then suddenly decide to not be political for the current genocide, that stinks.

I sent out the @empoweredauthor newsletter which I think might be my best one yet (*toots own trumpet*) you can see it here & subscribe if you haven't already. It's FREE and FULL of very useful info for authors. the-empowered-author.ck.page/posts/author-e… #bookmarketing

So what happened with Society of Authors vote on condemnation of genocide is hugely disappointing. If you think art isn't political, please think again and read this - something I wrote a little while ago. thebookseller.com/comment/art-is…

It’s here, after months of waiting for it to come to the UK!

𓂆 آية Rahma Rodaah

The story of Yemeni chef and owner of York-based restaurant Yemen Heaven, Muna Al Maflehi, is awe-inspiring

Check out my review on The New Arab

Thank you to my brilliant features editor Sheeffah Shiraz

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For The New Arab's Yalla! Let's Eat series, Yousra Samir Imran travelled to North Yorkshire to try Yemen Heaven, where chef Muna Al-Maflehi says the secret to her delicious food is the love between a father and daughter. 👇

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Opposing the guardianship system in
KSA publicly is equated with terrorism?!

Manahel al-Otaibi: Saudi women's rights activist jailed for 11 years bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

⭕️ I am creating a 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁 to help boost the Khartoum Aid Kitchen fundraiser.

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Sudan is entering its lean agricultural period meaning a nationwide 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 is a real prospect. With…

When Only God Can See

By Walaa Quisay and Asim Qureshi

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hello! Would love to speak with an expert on whether live TV is better for kids than iPads? If so, why? If not, why? #journorequest for huffpost this morning

This poem by Heba Al-Agha is extraordinary.

Will these bodies sprout tall buildings that bear their names?

Their names, will we know them all?

My aunts, will they fathom the catastrophe?

The house, was it really our house?

Does the soldier sleep at night?

New fundraising link for Dr Haya Hijazi’s charity work, she’s now focusing on raising donations to fund medical tents across the Strip - please share and support in whatever way you can 🙏🏼

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Gaza is now the 'most lethal place in the world to be an aid worker'. In the last 6 months, 203 humanitarian aid workers have been killed in the conflict, 95% of whom are Palestinian.

More from Yousra Samir Imran in The New Arab: newarab.com/features/gaza-…

So far I’ve collected £50, please DM me if you can donate anything towards food supplies to displaced families in Sudan. I’ll be transferring the donations via Western Union to مبادرة بسمة وصل

In the past six months, Israel has killed over 200 humanitarian aid workers, despite deconfliction measures. So are Israel's attacks intentional?

✍ Yousra Samir Imran️

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Does anyone else find it weird that the male Arab music artists we grew up with who are now in the late 50s/early 60s still have twenty-somethings in their music videos as their love interests? It’s giving Leonardo Di Caprio

Sudanese grassroots charity initiative مبادرة بسمة وصل has just informed me 50 families in Sudan have completely ran out of food. They urgently need to raise $950. Please DM me if you’d like to donate any amount, I’ll be making a transfer via Western Union. Please retweet 🙏🏼