Yahia Shawkat
@abubatatis.bsky.social
Housing strategist and policy analyst :: Built Environment Observatory :: Egypt's Housing Crisis (AUC Press 2020)
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📢 Open Calls for RC21 Vienna 2026!
The sessions for the RC21 Conference 2026 are set – now it’s your turn to contribute!
📅 Deadline: 29 Dec 2025
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#rc21vienna2026
@rc21.bsky.social
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@ifswien.bsky.social
The sessions for the RC21 Conference 2026 are set – now it’s your turn to contribute!
📅 Deadline: 29 Dec 2025
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#rc21vienna2026
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November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📢 Open Calls for RC21 Vienna 2026!
The sessions for the RC21 Conference 2026 are set – now it’s your turn to contribute!
📅 Deadline: 29 Dec 2025
👉Find out more here: rc21-vienna2026.org/call/
#rc21vienna2026
@rc21.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
@kazepov.bsky.social
@ifswien.bsky.social
The sessions for the RC21 Conference 2026 are set – now it’s your turn to contribute!
📅 Deadline: 29 Dec 2025
👉Find out more here: rc21-vienna2026.org/call/
#rc21vienna2026
@rc21.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
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8TH RC21-IJURR FOUNDATION-IJURR DOCTORAL SCHOOL IN COMPARATIVE URBAN STUDIES. VIENNA (AUSTRIA), 9-22 JULY 2026.
Apply by 2 January 2026 at midnight GMT. See the instructions here:
www.rc21.org/en/8th-rc21-... #urban #sociology
Apply by 2 January 2026 at midnight GMT. See the instructions here:
www.rc21.org/en/8th-rc21-... #urban #sociology
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
8TH RC21-IJURR FOUNDATION-IJURR DOCTORAL SCHOOL IN COMPARATIVE URBAN STUDIES. VIENNA (AUSTRIA), 9-22 JULY 2026.
Apply by 2 January 2026 at midnight GMT. See the instructions here:
www.rc21.org/en/8th-rc21-... #urban #sociology
Apply by 2 January 2026 at midnight GMT. See the instructions here:
www.rc21.org/en/8th-rc21-... #urban #sociology
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As the world shifts its gaze away from Palestine, the series stands as documentation of the continued ethnic cleansing and offers testimonies and stories from those facing displacement, homelessness and violence from settlers.
The Death that Keeps on Going
How much can one village physically take? The worst-case scenario has already happened countless times in the small West Bank community of Umm al-Khair. It happened when prominent Palestinian…
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November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As the world shifts its gaze away from Palestine, the series stands as documentation of the continued ethnic cleansing and offers testimonies and stories from those facing displacement, homelessness and violence from settlers.
Alexandria, Egypt's second largets city, saw its population more than quadruple over the last 74 years to 5.6 million people. This map animates data from eigh censuses and estimates between 1947 and 2024. Still curious? Read full study here
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November 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Alexandria, Egypt's second largets city, saw its population more than quadruple over the last 74 years to 5.6 million people. This map animates data from eigh censuses and estimates between 1947 and 2024. Still curious? Read full study here
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devastation awaiting families returning north in their latest report. Read: “Thousands of Palestinians Return to Gaza City to Find a Wasteland of Rubble” at the link below.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
devastation awaiting families returning north in their latest report. Read: “Thousands of Palestinians Return to Gaza City to Find a Wasteland of Rubble” at the link below.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/displaced-...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/displaced-...
Join me Monday as I discuss the importance of social rental homes and the social function of private property
📅 October 13th | 2:00pm CET | 3:00pm Cairo/Nairobi
💻 Online | Register here 👉 lnkd.in/grB8B3b8
📅 October 13th | 2:00pm CET | 3:00pm Cairo/Nairobi
💻 Online | Register here 👉 lnkd.in/grB8B3b8
October 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Join me Monday as I discuss the importance of social rental homes and the social function of private property
📅 October 13th | 2:00pm CET | 3:00pm Cairo/Nairobi
💻 Online | Register here 👉 lnkd.in/grB8B3b8
📅 October 13th | 2:00pm CET | 3:00pm Cairo/Nairobi
💻 Online | Register here 👉 lnkd.in/grB8B3b8
While playing with the thread of ex-French pres Sarkozi's criminal indictment I stumbled upon this battle between Libya and Chad en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_...
Toyota War - Wikipedia
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October 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
While playing with the thread of ex-French pres Sarkozi's criminal indictment I stumbled upon this battle between Libya and Chad en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_...
By friend and colleague Dalia Wahdan
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Land-Value Capture to Finance Urban Development in Egypt: Enabler or Impediment? – EEDP
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October 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
By friend and colleague Dalia Wahdan
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Path of Ryanair FR318 on 03.10 attempted 3 landings before diverting to third airport landing safely... with only six minutes of fuel left. We must rethink commercial flying www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
FR3418 (RYR3418) Ryanair Flight Tracking and History 03-Oct-2025 (PSA / LIRP-PIK / EGPK) - FlightAware
Flight status, tracking, and historical data for Ryanair 3418 (FR3418/RYR3418) 03-Oct-2025 (PSA / LIRP-PIK / EGPK) including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Path of Ryanair FR318 on 03.10 attempted 3 landings before diverting to third airport landing safely... with only six minutes of fuel left. We must rethink commercial flying www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
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I wrote a piece for Jacobin about the misuse of antisemitism scholarship for authoritarian projects and the role German antisemitism scholarship plays in the dehumanisation of Palestinians and the justification of the genocide in Gaza.
Germany has been one of the worst Western countries for whitewashing Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Now it wants to do it with AI.
Germany Is Using AI to Erase Pro-Palestinian Speech
Germany has been one of the worst Western countries for whitewashing Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Now it wants to do it with AI.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I wrote a piece for Jacobin about the misuse of antisemitism scholarship for authoritarian projects and the role German antisemitism scholarship plays in the dehumanisation of Palestinians and the justification of the genocide in Gaza.
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⭕️New: Egypt Begins Construction of Camp for Gaza’s Forcibly Displaced Ahead of Ceasefire Talks
Hours before indirect ceasefire talks b/w Hamas & Israel are set to begin…Egypt has started building what it calls the largest camp to shelter those displaced from north Gaza, Al Arabiya reported Sunday
Hours before indirect ceasefire talks b/w Hamas & Israel are set to begin…Egypt has started building what it calls the largest camp to shelter those displaced from north Gaza, Al Arabiya reported Sunday
October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
⭕️New: Egypt Begins Construction of Camp for Gaza’s Forcibly Displaced Ahead of Ceasefire Talks
Hours before indirect ceasefire talks b/w Hamas & Israel are set to begin…Egypt has started building what it calls the largest camp to shelter those displaced from north Gaza, Al Arabiya reported Sunday
Hours before indirect ceasefire talks b/w Hamas & Israel are set to begin…Egypt has started building what it calls the largest camp to shelter those displaced from north Gaza, Al Arabiya reported Sunday
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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🛑 Drop Site Urges the Immediate Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Including Drop Site Journalist Alex Colston
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Drop Site Urges the Immediate Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Including Drop Site Journalist Alex Colston
All of us at Drop Site News are deeply disturbed by the reports of inhumane and abusive treatment of nonviolent activists and journalists detained by the Israeli military while on board the Global Sum...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🛑 Drop Site Urges the Immediate Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Including Drop Site Journalist Alex Colston
www.dropsitenews.com/p/drop-site-...
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The Global Sumud Flotilla seemingly breached Israel’s blockade of Gaza while provoking an Israeli response that triggered anger and reprisals from various governments.
It’s one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in recent history.
It’s one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in recent history.
The Sumud Flotilla Has Succeeded in Making Israel a Pariah
The Global Sumud Flotilla seemingly breached Israel’s blockade of Gaza while provoking an Israeli response that triggered anger and reprisals from various governments. It’s one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in recent history.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Global Sumud Flotilla seemingly breached Israel’s blockade of Gaza while provoking an Israeli response that triggered anger and reprisals from various governments.
It’s one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in recent history.
It’s one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in recent history.
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Socialists can't wave away concerns about the feasibility of a future socialist society — we need to offer people credible answers.
We Need to Say What Socialism Will Look Like
Socialists can't wave away concerns about the feasibility of a future socialist society — we need to offer people credible answers.
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September 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Socialists can't wave away concerns about the feasibility of a future socialist society — we need to offer people credible answers.
Mapping (the epic social failure of) New Cities
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Mapping New Cities in Egypt 2024 | Landbank and Population - مرصد العمران
New cities land bank and population in Egypt
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September 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Mapping (the epic social failure of) New Cities
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10 Jahre 🎂
Es gibt uns seit einem Jahrzehnt, dieser Umstand hätte uns in den vergangenen Tagen emotional fast umgehauen.
Auch wir wollten 2015 während dem
" #Flüchtlingssommer " nur kurz einspringen, bis die Politik hauptsächliche Stukturen geschaffen hat.
#Neukölln #Flüchtlingshilfe
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Es gibt uns seit einem Jahrzehnt, dieser Umstand hätte uns in den vergangenen Tagen emotional fast umgehauen.
Auch wir wollten 2015 während dem
" #Flüchtlingssommer " nur kurz einspringen, bis die Politik hauptsächliche Stukturen geschaffen hat.
#Neukölln #Flüchtlingshilfe
/1
September 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
10 Jahre 🎂
Es gibt uns seit einem Jahrzehnt, dieser Umstand hätte uns in den vergangenen Tagen emotional fast umgehauen.
Auch wir wollten 2015 während dem
" #Flüchtlingssommer " nur kurz einspringen, bis die Politik hauptsächliche Stukturen geschaffen hat.
#Neukölln #Flüchtlingshilfe
/1
Es gibt uns seit einem Jahrzehnt, dieser Umstand hätte uns in den vergangenen Tagen emotional fast umgehauen.
Auch wir wollten 2015 während dem
" #Flüchtlingssommer " nur kurz einspringen, bis die Politik hauptsächliche Stukturen geschaffen hat.
#Neukölln #Flüchtlingshilfe
/1
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Experts warn that the one-click homebuying sites Zillow and Redfin are steering consumers to the platforms’ own mortgage lenders, squeezing out competition and discouraging buyers from finding cheaper options.
Zillow and Redfin May Be Steering Homebuyers Into Bad Deals
Experts warn that the one-click homebuying sites Zillow and Redfin are steering consumers to the platforms’ own mortgage lenders, squeezing out competition and discouraging buyers from finding cheaper options.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Experts warn that the one-click homebuying sites Zillow and Redfin are steering consumers to the platforms’ own mortgage lenders, squeezing out competition and discouraging buyers from finding cheaper options.
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🔴 Gaza Media Office disputes Israel’s claims on displacement: While the Israeli military says 350,000 have fled Gaza City and the north, Gaza officials say that number is only 190,000 and over 1 million remain, refusing to leave despite relentless bombing and genocide.
September 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🔴 Gaza Media Office disputes Israel’s claims on displacement: While the Israeli military says 350,000 have fled Gaza City and the north, Gaza officials say that number is only 190,000 and over 1 million remain, refusing to leave despite relentless bombing and genocide.
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As Saher writes, this isn’t just water policy. It’s about who gets to survive austerity, and who is left behind.
🔗 Read: https://f.mtr.cool/tonfbzwquc
#Egypt #WaterCrisis #IMF #Privatization #SocialContract
🔗 Read: https://f.mtr.cool/tonfbzwquc
#Egypt #WaterCrisis #IMF #Privatization #SocialContract
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
As Saher writes, this isn’t just water policy. It’s about who gets to survive austerity, and who is left behind.
🔗 Read: https://f.mtr.cool/tonfbzwquc
#Egypt #WaterCrisis #IMF #Privatization #SocialContract
🔗 Read: https://f.mtr.cool/tonfbzwquc
#Egypt #WaterCrisis #IMF #Privatization #SocialContract
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Powerful new Banksy mural on the Royal Courts of Justice building shows a judge hitting a protester lying on the ground with his gavel, with blood splattering the placard.
September 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Powerful new Banksy mural on the Royal Courts of Justice building shows a judge hitting a protester lying on the ground with his gavel, with blood splattering the placard.