My essay on Anti-Palestinian Racism is out today as the Leading online article of the Financial Times Magazine. It is a big moment for me as Palestinian woman to speak up about this in such a public way. 🧵
'Coming out as Palestinian' on.ft.com/3vIASGO

Very pleased Greater Manchester Tenants Union has published this excellent how to guide by Rich Goulding

The first of several educational resources from the Tenants Union!

tenantsunion.org.uk/news-stories/r…

Does anyone know what happened to Gerrard Lynch, the passer-by whose actions saved lives and injuries from the Brick Lane bombing in 1999? #journorequest

theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/06…

The NS/PMI Union sends our solidarity to our fellow journalists at Open Democracy who have been made redundant.

I was touched listening to the shared experiences of Ramadan from Muslims around the UK - you can hear more about it in our documentary in ITV tonight but here’s a little preview about why it’s such a special time for so many: hyphenonline.com/2024/04/10/the…

TLDR of the Cass Review:

'we disregarded nearly all studies because they weren't double blinded controlled studies. We also stopped reviewing newer studies released in the last two years. As a result, we were left with very little evidence.'

This is an impossible standard.

We’re in planning on a range of educational resources relating to #Defiance & it would be great to hear your further thoughts on what would be most useful. Please DM me if anybody has ideas / requests / suggestions for desired resources, as well as how best to offer/deploy them.

Can you do a podcast episode on British transphobia Michael Hobbes?

Just a reminder that Britain's youngest prime minister was 24 on taking office.

#Defiance is a must watch. Was great to speak to the series director and Masud Malik, one of the #Bradford12 , about this largely unknown but incredibly important chapter in British Asian history. hyphenonline.com/2024/04/09/cha…

I am not 'Dorito' or 'Dirty'. Really appreciate Hyphen for commissioning me to write about the perils of autocorrect when it comes to names. The I Am Not A Typo collective is still waiting to hear from the tech giants about why it's not an easy fix...

hyphenonline.com/2024/04/09/im-…

Eid Mubarak!

Blair Peach, a teacher, was struck on the head as police charged at him and others in ‘79. A Met Police report, released in 2010, concluded Peach was “almost certainly” killed by one of six Special Patrol Group officers. Nobody has ever been charged with his death #Defiance

Anyone for recommendations for prescription swimming goggles? My current (not great) pair finally became un-useable.

Remembering the time the Norwich lions were yarnbombed

Today marks the anniversary of the Siege of Sarajevo. The “official” start of the Bosnian Genocide.

Almost 4 years of being cut off from the world, from food and water and electricity. 4 years of daily shelling, bombing, and terrorising campaigns of the city and its residents.

Big Brasseye energy

My latest book 'Kenya's Swahili Coast; from the Roman Empire to 1888' is now available on Amazon. It is a general history, an accumulation of my years of research in the region, and aims to be enjoyable and relatable, bringing the broad sweep of Swahili history to life

Looking forward to listening to this!

🚨Absolutely stunning new investigation by Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם of +972 Magazine. TLDR: In Oct, IDF expanded kill lists from 'top commanders' to 'everyone Hamas'—37k ppl.
Via a slap-up AI bot.
And it increased quota of permitted collateral damage from 'zero' to '20' civilians per target.