Decolonization isn't an event organized by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. It isn't a land acknowledgment. It isn't a more inclusive syllabus. Decolonization is a (geo)political project seeking to dismantle material-symbolic structures of domination & exploitation.

"Let every man know for himself, from today and this moment, the bread he earns in freedom and that he gains through servitude tastes very different "

Greetings from a snowy but sunny Denver, and excited to present my three selected papers during #sblaar22 American Academy of Religion. Collegues and comrades in the field, I look forward to meeting up!

‘For my mother,’ she wrote. And I felt that. ‘For the chopî (dancing circle) in the hands of our martyrs’ mothers. For women… for life… for freedom. During the day, we’re out there on the squares. At night, our thoughts go to the chopî lead by our mother’s hand.’

Opposing colonisation is not a pick and choose. Either you are against all forms of (settler)colonial-, imperial-, military occupational- violence, or you arent. The litmus test in MENA is not Palestine, its Wsahara, Kurdistan, ... Postcolonial critique shouldn't be eurocentric.

No friends but the mountains. We do not need the reminders yet this reality manifests itself time and time again.

"Hun tenê nînin govenda xwe re Ev govend naqede, ey heval Zeyneb Axîna dilê we bila biqede Îxanet li binke, hun bizanibin Axîna dilê we bila biqede..."

Alles wat Beri zegt en meer. Woorden komen te kort. Donaties zijn zo ontzettend hard nodig. Er is helpafrin.nl, en helpafrin.de voor internationale betalingen met PayPal link

Dear BBC News (UK), would you stop disinformation regarding Kurds in the ME? Jindayris/Jindires (Cindirêsê in Kurdish) is: 1)not in Idlib. It's in Aleppo province, Afrin. 2)not 'opposition-held.' It's been 'Turkey & rebel-occupied' since 2018! bbc.com/news/world-mid… #TwitterKurds

Dankjewel Beri Shalmashi gyan voor de uitnodiging, het is een grote eer. "Aan de Rand van de Revolutie" is een aanrader voor iedereen die meer wil leren over de wortels van het Koerdisch verzet in Iran, en hoe zij hun strijd gaande houden. Bo Jin, bo Jiyan, bo Azadî.

What an honour to have Sharaiz join us virtually in my Gender and Islam class and present his work on ILT and class struggle. We also discussed the challenges yet urgency of ILTs in muslim majority contexts&how 1 should (re)define justice in each given context. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS)

It was a special privilege to have A. S. Isik join my National Identity&Diaspora Politics class yday, where he brought his work on political-and mass violence& paramilitaries from the turkish and bakurî context in conversation with students from bashur and iraq American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS)

Last week, as part of my course on Kurdish History, Zheen Archives welcomed me and my students for a thorough tour of their archive and showed us the industrious work that is being done to collect and preserve the written and oral heritage of Kurds and Kurdistan. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS)

Proud and honoured to be part of this work as initiated by Isshaq Albarbary earlier this month, which explored how time can be made collective to arrive at new concepts, through the practise of tanaqush &the forming of a vibrant environment of mujaawarah oudekerk.nl/en/whats-on/ev…

So grateful for all old &new friends and comrades I met at this year's BRISMES. A little bubble manifesting a counter reality centering community, support and solidarity. The highlight being Shahrzad Mojab's keynote on revolutionary echoes & poetics. #دێمودێم #BRISMES23

Patiently awaiting the students to start this exciting two-day seminar at the Maryam al-Adhra Knisa in Slemani!

Today marks a significant moment as a #Yazidi Genocide memorial has been opened in Sinjar. The memorial is located in the Solgah area near Sinjar Mountain, and this site also known as the "Mothers Cemetery" due to the tragic events that occurred there. ISIS kidnapped and sexually

⚠️ HAPPENING NOW AT NYC'S GRAND CENTRAL STATION: THOUSANDS OF JEWS AND ALLIES HOLD AN EMERGENCY SIT-IN, DEMANDING A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA. WE'RE TAKING OVER THE GRAND CONCOURSE. WE'RE REFUSING TO ALLOW A GENOCIDE BE CARRIED OUT IN OUR NAMES. CEASEFIRE NOW! NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE! ⚠️