My article, "The Damascus I Remember," was just published in the special issue of the Syrian Studies Association Bulletin, The Fall of the Assad Regime and the "New Syria." It is now online: syrianstudiesassociation.org/ssa-bulletin

American peace activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi would've turned 27 today. But Israeli forces killed her 11 months ago. Both the Biden & Trump admins did nothing to seek accountability. Instead the US sent Israel $12 billion in weapons & another $4 billion in aid

It's sadly ironic that Ziad died of a liver disease. In Arabic literary tradition, a person furious at injustices they cannot redress, dies of a liver breaking into pieces. الله يرحمه Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69 nytimes.com/2025/07/27/wor…

Dr. Hala Al-Dulaimi, Iraqi doctor. She left her family and homeland to fulfill her humanitarian mission of treating the wounded in Gaza. Israel killed Dr. Hala a few days ago in Gaza.

If you are Israeli & you kill a Palestinian on camera, u won’t be put in jail. If you are Palestinian & u get shot on your own property, the Israeli army will block ambulances for hours until you die in front of your family. Not so complicated after all. It’s called apartheid.

تحليل واضح وصريح لمأزق الدولة السورية مع إسرائيل. ولكن الاستنتاج الثاني في النهاية ساذج، خاصة إذا أخذنا بالاعتبار محتوى التحليل نفسه. وراء السويداء: ثبات إسرائيلي في إفشال الدولة السورية studies.aljazeera.net/ar/article/6273 via الجزيرة للدراسات

afikra_podcasts: Who was the 14th-century historian labeled as Egypt's greatest historian? TheafikraPodcast episode with yours truly is out now on YouTube and wherever you listen to your podcasts. youtube.com/watch?v=ioQcOh…

For those in Arabic and Islamic countries who are considering hiring BCG for consultations, or who already did, please read this report and reconsider: BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia ft.com/content/2206da… via @ft

Another video from earlier this year of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif reuniting with his young daughter during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr:

Israel actually killed 6 journalists at once including Anas Al Shareef

Wael Al-Dahdouh speaking to journalists around the world: "Where are you?"

Yesterday, Anas carried the bodies of fellow fallen journalists. Today, the world carries Anas in its heart. Those who murdered him, and those celebrating his death, are the real terrorists. They must be held accountable for carrying out and defending acts of terror.

Please join us on September 8, 2025 at 12:00 noon EST for a virtual book discussion of our recent publication, Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria aucegypt.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Paris Gestapo Police. Imagine living in a world where you could get arrested , suspended or beat up for saying don't kill children, because it might hurt the feelings of the killers. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Jonathan Cook

Can't stop thinking about how emaciated this doctor looked in Anas al-Sharif's last report from Gaza City. Starving doctors trying to save the lives of starving infants.

رحم الله صنع الله إبراهيم الذي توفي اليوم ١٣ آب ٢٠٢٥. إبراهيم واحد من أكثر المبدعين العرب إخلاصاً لمبادئه وقضاياه وفنه. رواياته، وبشكل خاص "ذات" و"شرف" و"وردة،" علامات أدب مناضل مضيئة في تاريخ الأدب العربي المعاصر. لروحه الرحمة والغفران ولاله ومحبيه وقرائه الذكر الطيب والسلوان.

As Martin Luther King said: “Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe?” To name the crime but not to name the perpetrators is cowardice. Israel is carrying out war crimes and a genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.

The NYT does it again, worthy cause to cover, suspicious time to do so with an ignored ongoing genocide next door. They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth. nytimes.com/2025/08/18/mag…