Orbital congestion reaching critical levels, warns new report spacenews.com/orbital-conges…

This DUNE aphorism refs an inscription in Andalusia, originally from Ali, cousin & son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad.

It's used to describe Gurney Halleck.

I analyze it here & suggest Halleck's race-switched in the movies: He's black, specifically a Moor.

hdernity.medium.com/gurney-halleck…

The Journal of Space Law: Science Fiction Edition is welcoming submissions that explore outer space law through science fiction books, movies, and TV. Papers should be no more than 25,000 words, including footnotes. Submit your papers by July 31, 2024 to [email protected].

Frank Herbert does Wael Hallaq's The Impossible State;

see also, Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, Ch. 7, 'Reconfigurations of law and ethics in colonial Egypt.'

“A Muslim Lens on Dune (2021 & 2024)” by Margari Hill
medium.com/@margarihill/a…

Haris Durrani yes, under Article 101 of the Constitution! Joined by, per my last count, Bulgaria (art 18) Venezuela (art 11), Ecuador (art 4), Dominican Republic (art 9(3)), and Thailand (art 60).

Haris Durrani Muad’Dib time. Luís Dias I was also disappointed how the 'good' Fremen is also the only lighter-skinned one with an American accent

📅Don't miss the Space Law for New Space Actors Project Side-Event at 14:00 – 14:45 CEST today, Explore how UNOOSA supports nations to:

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Wrote a brief piece about Bureau of Science annual reports and discussed some photos (incl. silk-house!) in the special issue of LABOR: Studies in Working-Class History -- please check it out! LaborOnline
lawcha.org/2024/04/15/rep…

Super excited to announce that my podcast covering the history of Cuba, from pre-history to the present, Orígenes: A Cuban History Podcast, now has a professionally done logo and banner art by Cuban independent artist Raupa!

You can find him on Instagram as @ raupagonzalez

The Google Books preview of my book, Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative, is now available. The book will be out in less than 30 days!
books.google.com/books?id=C4HPE…

Excited to announce that I will be speaking at the @NYPL on April 5th as part of this exhibit's accompanying symposium! Come here me talk about polar bears, the Victorians, and some truly grisly works of art: showclix.com/event/arctic-t…

Super stoked about MuslimARC's upcoming panel 'The Muslim Lens on #Dune ' where I'll join Hanna Ines Flint - Free 🇵🇸 Swara A.S. (سوارە) Free🇵🇸and🇦🇲 j. austin yoshino MON April 8, 2023 at 9am PST. RSVP to get the link. muslimarc.org/muslim_lens_on…

We are delighted to welcome Professor Ada Ferrer to our department this fall! In the meantime, we recommend reading this The New Yorker essay, in which she describes how the Cuban Revolution influenced her family and scholarship.
newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…