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Alice Finden
@aliceellafinden.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of International Politics at Durham University. Research in areas of feminism and gender, counter terrorism, colonialism, archives, methods she/her
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Alice Finden @aliceellafinden.bsky.social · Mar 25
So proud to have my book out with #Interventions!

Counterterrorism and Colonialism: Everyday Violence in Britain and Egypt argues that so-called exceptional violence is formed from the everyday production of colonial difference. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
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marinegueguin.bsky.social
I am thrilled to announce I’ll be part of this amazing @mybisa.bsky.social Working Group @ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social as one of their new convenors alongside @aliceellafinden.bsky.social , @rmkhan.bsky.social and @mcneilwillson.bsky.social ! 🔥
ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social Critical Terrorism Studies Working Group @ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social · Sep 9
We started off our annual conference this morning saying a fond farewell and thank you to our wonderful outgoing convenor @amnakaleem.bsky.social and welcoming two new convenors @marinegueguin.bsky.social and @mcneilwillson.bsky.social who will be joining Rabea and Alice @mybisa.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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In parallel with a mass protest in London on 6 September, campaigners plan to break the ban on expressing support for Palestine Action in Edinburgh. Nobody knows whether Police Scotland will arrest everyone www.heraldscotland.com/news/2542424...
Mass rally to be held in Edinburgh to test ban of proscribed Palestine Action
People from across Scotland are to gather in Edinburgh for a test of the ban on Palestine Action
www.heraldscotland.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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mybisa.bsky.social
Register now for the annual @ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social conference! 🎉

'Contemporary Issues in Critical Terrorism Studies' - "The world is on fire!" 🌎
Taking place 9 September on zoom 💻

Find out more here 👉 buff.ly/wRyt0Bt

@aliceellafinden.bsky.social @amnakaleem.bsky.social @rmkhan.bsky.social
Call for papers: Critical Studies on Terrorism annual virtual conference - Critical Studies on Terrorism (CST) | BISA
- Critical Studies on Terrorism (CST) Working Group
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August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
So proud to have won this prize alongside my wonderful colleague Kavi Abraham!
mybisa.bsky.social BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Jul 15
Our Early Career excellence in Teaching International Studies was awarded to @aliceellafinden.bsky.social & Kavi Abraham this year! 🎉

Awarded for their 'application really stood out for its rigour and thoughtfulness.' 🌟

Read more about our winners 👉 buff.ly/OTk1esS

@ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social
Purple Prize Winning certificate with the words WINNER, BISA 50 year logo and Award for Early Career Excellence in Teaching International Studies 2025 Alice Finden and Kavi Abraham "We are thrilled to receive this prize for our work on decolonial pedagogy and the colonial archive. Our work wouldn't have been possible without the fantastic support of our students and the archival staff at Durham University."
July 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
Honoured to have received this award along with my co-conspirators @amnakaleem.bsky.social and @rmkhan.bsky.social !
mybisa.bsky.social BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Jul 9
Our 2025 Working Group Prize was awarded to @ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social 🎉

After they were ''instrumental” in putting forward ISA sponsored panels & made significant contributions to advancing the field of security studies' 🌟

Read more 👉 buff.ly/OTk1esS

@aliceellafinden.bsky.social
Purple Prize certificate with the words WINNER, the BISA 50 year logo and Best Working Group Prize 2025 Critical Studies in Terrorism (CST) Alice Finden, Amna Kaleem and Rabea Khan "We are honoured to receive the recognition of our peers and look forward to continuing the work of creating an inclusive community for critical researchers."
July 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
@colinmurray.bsky.social Anne Alexander and I share some thoughts on the terrifying criminalisation of protest.
July 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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In a week when the divide between direct action protest and terrorism disappeared for the UK Government, Anne Alexander, @aliceellafinden.bsky.social and I share our thoughts on the dangerous chilling effect for Art 10/11 ECHR rights with @opendemocracy.net:

www.opendemocracy.net/en/palestine...
Palestine Action ban: We must learn from university protests
Government’s proscription of the group follows months of similarly chilling repression on campuses across the UK
www.opendemocracy.net
July 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
www.opendemocracy.net/en/palestine... just published with @colinmurray.bsky.social & Anne Alexander @opendemocracy.net
Palestine Action ban: We must learn from university protests
Government’s proscription of the group follows months of similarly chilling repression on campuses across the UK
www.opendemocracy.net
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social
We join voices around the world calling upon the UK Govt to intervene for the immediate release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah from prison in #Egypt. We are concerned for the health and freedoms of both Alaa and his mother, Prof Laila Soueif at this critical moment.
We as scholars of Critical Terrorism Studies call upon the UK government to intervene for the immediate and unreserved release of British-Egyptian human rights advocate Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We are deeply concerned for both the rights, freedom and safety of Alaa and of his mother, Professor Laila Soueif, who was recently hospitalised in London after more than 240 days of hunger strike. Over the past decade, Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been subject to arbitrary arrest, illegal imprisonment, torture and other human rights abuses in Egypt. He was held in detention in Egypt for more than two years after his arrest in 2019 for exercising his freedom of speech and expression. He was then sentenced to five years in prison for ‘terrorism-related’ offences. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled Alaa’s ongoing detention unlawful and to be a circumvention of the Egyptian Criminal Penal Code. Egyptian anti-terror laws provide broad definitions of terrorism that allow for the detention of a wide range of people, from members of political groups to journalists, NGO workers, trade unionists and students. The scope of anti-terror legislation in Egypt has been cited by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights as providing serious concerns for freedoms of expression and assembly. Professor Laila Soueif, mother of Alaa, has been on hunger strike protesting her son’s illegal incarceration for more than 240 days now. Her health has deteriorated to the point where she has been hospitalised and there are serious fears for her life. The UK Foreign Office has suggested that it is committed to securing Alaa’s freedom, however, this has not been followed up by tangible action. The UK government must take clear and direct action immediately to prevent the worsening of Laila’s health and to make it clear that the illegal detention of a British citizen warrants serious political repercussions.
June 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
Excited to be co-hosting a @mybisa.bsky.social /ISA workshop on Critical Encounters with the Colonial Archive with @christinajriggs.bsky.social in October. Please send your abstracts in by 30 May here: www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
BISA-ISA Joint International Conference 2025: Call for Proposals
www.isanet.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
Very happy to have this short piece on emergencies and state violence in #Egypt published - thanks for the opportunity
May 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
So proud to have my book out with #Interventions!

Counterterrorism and Colonialism: Everyday Violence in Britain and Egypt argues that so-called exceptional violence is formed from the everyday production of colonial difference. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
March 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
Durham staff students and members of the public came together yesterday to say no to the normalisation of genocidal violence, and call upon the UK government to do better. #FreePalestine
March 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
Solidarity with @newcastleucu.bsky.social members striking to protect jobs and refuse cuts throughout March ✊️
ucu.org.uk University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Mar 4
Incredible sights on the @newcastleucu.bsky.social picket line this morning.

We will fight tooth and nail to protect jobs. The whole union is behind you.

Solidarity ✊
March 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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bdsatisa.bsky.social
No conferencing as usual during genocide!
#EndScholasticide #FreePalestine #DemocracyAtISA #MembersVote #BDSatISA #TheElephantInTheBallroom #PresidentsAddress
March 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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lisastampnitzky.bsky.social
So this is happening.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay
The Trump administration has said it would expand operations at the American base in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 immigrants
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
aliceellafinden.bsky.social
Reposting this here away from X blergh: My book, Counterterrorism and Colonialism: Everyday Violence in Britain and Egypt, is coming out on 31 March this year! Thanks to all who have supported me. ❤️ www.routledge.com/Counterterro...
Counterterrorism and Colonialism: Everyday Violence in Britain and Egypt
This book uses feminist and postcolonial approaches to archival research and interviews to interrogate the persistence of colonial logics in contemporary counter terrorism practice, exposing how forms...
www.routledge.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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marinegueguin.bsky.social
I’ve created a starter pack for those working on terrorism, counterterrorism, etc. let me know if you’d like to be added !

go.bsky.app/XNdPyw
November 18, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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danaelkurd.bsky.social
On human shields and the selective application of international law
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2023/de...
Neve Gordon | On Human Shields
In the early 1990s I worked at Physicians for Human Rights – Israel. Not long after the Oslo Accords were signed we...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 2, 2023 at 1:23 PM
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luckytran.com
Massive national march to demand a ceasefire in Gaza happening in Washington DC right now.
Overhead photo of large crowd gathered at national march to demand a ceasefire in Gaza happening in Washington DC
November 4, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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lalehkhalili.bsky.social
As of two hours ago, the Death toll in Gaza is 5156 including 2009 children and 15740 injured.
October 23, 2023 at 8:53 AM
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lalehkhalili.bsky.social
The Palestinian keffiyeh and its symbolism:
The firshnet represents its Mediterranean life.
The bold multi-laned borders represent the trade routes passing through Palestine.
The leaf pattern in between the two border lines represent olive leaves.
The hills, the sea, and the routes of travel.
October 17, 2023 at 9:23 AM
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jasminekgani.bsky.social
A reading list of 15 articles, made open access by Journal of Palestine Studies. Articles provide historical context and analysis of the 17-year Israeli blockade of Gaza.

#Polisky

www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpa...
Gaza: Nearly Two Decades of Israeli Incursions, Siege, and Blockade
Browse articles from the collection: Gaza: Nearly Two Decades of Israeli Incursions, Siege, and Blockade
www.tandfonline.com
October 17, 2023 at 9:12 AM