Chris El-kholy 🧿
@chriselkholy.bsky.social
online editor @ new lines magazine
journalist & aspiring street cat photographer
toronto by way of cairo
[@chrysographer on the platform formerly known as twitter]
journalist & aspiring street cat photographer
toronto by way of cairo
[@chrysographer on the platform formerly known as twitter]
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Amid Death and Destruction, Palestine’s Baseball Dreams Survive
Founding members of the national team share the story of a player killed in an Israeli airstrike — and how they intend to honor him
newlinesmag.com
It’s an incredible honor to share the story of Mustafa Tafesh, a bright young athlete who was killed in Israel’s genocidal assault on life & land in Gaza. Mustafa isn’t just a number, and he should still be here today. But Team Palestine’s dreams live on.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
LIVING WITH DRONES is an interactive live journalism show that my friends & I @stitchedstudio.bsky.social have been sharing. It confronts the devastating impact of Israel's use of drones in the besieged Gaza Strip.
We’ve got a show coming up next week in Ottawa:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/living-wit...
We’ve got a show coming up next week in Ottawa:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/living-wit...
September 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
LIVING WITH DRONES is an interactive live journalism show that my friends & I @stitchedstudio.bsky.social have been sharing. It confronts the devastating impact of Israel's use of drones in the besieged Gaza Strip.
We’ve got a show coming up next week in Ottawa:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/living-wit...
We’ve got a show coming up next week in Ottawa:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/living-wit...
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2 🧵Mustafa Tafesh, 21, the youngest player on Palestine’s National Baseball Team, was killed last month in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. @chriselkholy.bsky.social shares his story, in the words of his teammates:
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
Amid Death and Destruction, Palestine’s Baseball Dreams Survive
Founding members of the national team share the story of a player killed in an Israeli airstrike — and how they intend to honor him
newlinesmag.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
2 🧵Mustafa Tafesh, 21, the youngest player on Palestine’s National Baseball Team, was killed last month in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. @chriselkholy.bsky.social shares his story, in the words of his teammates:
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
It’s an incredible honor to share the story of Mustafa Tafesh, a bright young athlete who was killed in Israel’s genocidal assault on life & land in Gaza. Mustafa isn’t just a number, and he should still be here today. But Team Palestine’s dreams live on.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
Amid Death and Destruction, Palestine’s Baseball Dreams Survive
Founding members of the national team share the story of a player killed in an Israeli airstrike — and how they intend to honor him
newlinesmag.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It’s an incredible honor to share the story of Mustafa Tafesh, a bright young athlete who was killed in Israel’s genocidal assault on life & land in Gaza. Mustafa isn’t just a number, and he should still be here today. But Team Palestine’s dreams live on.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
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NEW: Before he was killed by an Israeli airstrike at the age of 21, Mustafa Tafesh was a founding member of the Palestinian National Baseball Team. @chriselkholy.bsky.social shares his story, in the words of his teammates, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
Amid Death and Destruction, Palestine’s Baseball Dreams Survive
Founding members of the national team share the story of a player killed in an Israeli airstrike — and how they intend to honor him
newlinesmag.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NEW: Before he was killed by an Israeli airstrike at the age of 21, Mustafa Tafesh was a founding member of the Palestinian National Baseball Team. @chriselkholy.bsky.social shares his story, in the words of his teammates, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/am...
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stitched! studio presents new dates for LIVING WITH DRONES at Camden People’s Theatre, London, U.K.
🗓️ Performance Dates:
Thursday, Oct 16 – 7 PM
Friday, Oct 17 – 7 PM
Saturday, Oct 18 – 3 PM & 7 PM
🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in our bio or at cptheatre.co.uk
🗓️ Performance Dates:
Thursday, Oct 16 – 7 PM
Friday, Oct 17 – 7 PM
Saturday, Oct 18 – 3 PM & 7 PM
🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in our bio or at cptheatre.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
stitched! studio presents new dates for LIVING WITH DRONES at Camden People’s Theatre, London, U.K.
🗓️ Performance Dates:
Thursday, Oct 16 – 7 PM
Friday, Oct 17 – 7 PM
Saturday, Oct 18 – 3 PM & 7 PM
🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in our bio or at cptheatre.co.uk
🗓️ Performance Dates:
Thursday, Oct 16 – 7 PM
Friday, Oct 17 – 7 PM
Saturday, Oct 18 – 3 PM & 7 PM
🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in our bio or at cptheatre.co.uk
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NEW: Subsidizing The Occupation is a major project from The Maple explaining how you and other Canadians have helped fund Israeli violence.
www.subsidizingtheoccupation.ca
www.subsidizingtheoccupation.ca
Subsidizing The Occupation
Discover how charitable donations and tax breaks in Canada are subsidizing the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
www.subsidizingtheoccupation.ca
July 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Subsidizing The Occupation is a major project from The Maple explaining how you and other Canadians have helped fund Israeli violence.
www.subsidizingtheoccupation.ca
www.subsidizingtheoccupation.ca
“an end to the hostilities” is a pathetic way to describe the scale of utter destruction of life and land Israel continues to commit in its genocide against the Palestinians @cmadocs.bsky.social
The CMA echoes the World Medical Association's concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza: international humanitarian norms must be upheld and we hope for an immediate end to the hostilities.
www.wma.net/news-post/th...
www.wma.net/news-post/th...
WMA - The World Medical Association-The World Medical Association Expresses Deep Concern Over Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
WMA - The World Medical Association
www.wma.net
July 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“an end to the hostilities” is a pathetic way to describe the scale of utter destruction of life and land Israel continues to commit in its genocide against the Palestinians @cmadocs.bsky.social
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Gaza has reached IPC Phase 5, which is the worst level of food insecurity & is associated with high amounts of death & permanent disability. For people experiencing this level of malnutrition, even if it ended today, many of the consequences (eg personal outcomes like disabilities) are irreversible.
IPC is projecting 22% of Palestinians in Gaza (495,000+ people) face a Phase 5 Catastrophe level of food insecurity (extreme food shortage, starvation & high death rates) June-Sept if food aid is not forthcoming & 33% (745K) at the Emergency level (high malnutrition).
www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-...
www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-...
Gaza Strip: Acute Food Insecurity Situation for 1 May - 15 June and Projection for 16 June - 30 September 2024 | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
www.ipcinfo.org
July 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Gaza has reached IPC Phase 5, which is the worst level of food insecurity & is associated with high amounts of death & permanent disability. For people experiencing this level of malnutrition, even if it ended today, many of the consequences (eg personal outcomes like disabilities) are irreversible.
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This week, @sarahsamuel.bsky.social joins The North State to discuss her piece “Canadian Mainstream Media’s Orientalist Stance Towards Palestinians” in the Al Jazeera Journalism Review. We talk the Toronto Star, Hasbara and the mental health crisis facing journalists of conscience. #cdnpoli #cdnnews
Canadian News Media's Orientalism ft. Sarah Samuel (The North State Podcast)
Canadian mainstream media continues its Zionist bias
readthecatch.ca
July 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This week, @sarahsamuel.bsky.social joins The North State to discuss her piece “Canadian Mainstream Media’s Orientalist Stance Towards Palestinians” in the Al Jazeera Journalism Review. We talk the Toronto Star, Hasbara and the mental health crisis facing journalists of conscience. #cdnpoli #cdnnews
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1.🧵"Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin" featuring @danaelkurd.bsky.social’s first-person essay was shortlisted in the Best Journalism-based Online Video category at this year’s Future of Media Awards by @pressgazette.co.uk
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pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Future of Media Awards shortlist highlights best of digital journalism in 2025
Press Gazette is proud to announce the Future of Media Awards 2025 shortlist covering digital excellence across news publishers big and small.
pressgazette.co.uk
July 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
1.🧵"Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin" featuring @danaelkurd.bsky.social’s first-person essay was shortlisted in the Best Journalism-based Online Video category at this year’s Future of Media Awards by @pressgazette.co.uk
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Everybody: the NYT is effed up
NYT editors:
NYT editors:
NEW: NYT Executive Editor Joe Kahn spoke about the Mamdani article at his daily meeting with top editors this morning, praising both the story and the reporting process, a Times source tells me. He also praised Assistant Managing Editor Pat Healy’s explanation of the situation that he posted on X.
July 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Everybody: the NYT is effed up
NYT editors:
NYT editors:
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The United States is removing Tahrir al-Sham and the Nusra Front, still treated as two aliases for the same entity, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations.
@reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-ends-foreign-terrorist-designation-syrias-hts-2025-07-07/
@reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-ends-foreign-terrorist-designation-syrias-hts-2025-07-07/
US revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria's HTS
President Donald Trump's administration has revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, according to a State Department memo filed on Monday, a major step as Washington moves to ease sanctions on Syria.
www.reuters.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The United States is removing Tahrir al-Sham and the Nusra Front, still treated as two aliases for the same entity, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations.
@reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-ends-foreign-terrorist-designation-syrias-hts-2025-07-07/
@reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-ends-foreign-terrorist-designation-syrias-hts-2025-07-07/
it’s kind of nice to be back on here from the disorienting spiral of twitter
a child on a slide with the words " i 'm back " on the bottom
ALT: a child on a slide with the words " i 'm back " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
it’s kind of nice to be back on here from the disorienting spiral of twitter
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This @newlinesmag.bsky.social episode with @faisalalyafai.bsky.social, Christin El-Kholy, @dannypostel.bsky.social, and @surbhigupta.bsky.social captured so well why Mamdani resonated with folks in the diaspora like me:
A Mamdani State of Mind
Podcast Episode · The Lede · 07/04/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This @newlinesmag.bsky.social episode with @faisalalyafai.bsky.social, Christin El-Kholy, @dannypostel.bsky.social, and @surbhigupta.bsky.social captured so well why Mamdani resonated with folks in the diaspora like me:
wrote about how Toronto can learn a thing or two from supporting *actually* progressive politicians like @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social :
He just won a shock election in New York by promising free buses and rent freezes. Toronto could learn from it
A Wednesday #opinion by @chriselkholy.bsky.social
A Wednesday #opinion by @chriselkholy.bsky.social
He just won a shock election in New York by promising free buses and rent freezes. Toronto could learn from it
Zohran Mamdani's rapid rise in popularity has happened because, not in spite of, his progressive politics.
www.thestar.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
wrote about how Toronto can learn a thing or two from supporting *actually* progressive politicians like @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social :
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He just won a shock election in New York by promising free buses and rent freezes. Toronto could learn from it
A Wednesday #opinion by @chriselkholy.bsky.social
A Wednesday #opinion by @chriselkholy.bsky.social
He just won a shock election in New York by promising free buses and rent freezes. Toronto could learn from it
Zohran Mamdani's rapid rise in popularity has happened because, not in spite of, his progressive politics.
www.thestar.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
He just won a shock election in New York by promising free buses and rent freezes. Toronto could learn from it
A Wednesday #opinion by @chriselkholy.bsky.social
A Wednesday #opinion by @chriselkholy.bsky.social
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1. 🧵“Mamdani is a symbol of two kinds of rejection.” @surbhigupta.bsky.social, @chriselkholy.bsky.social and @dannypostel.bsky.social join @faisalalyafai.bsky.social to discuss whether or not Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York could herald a wider political shift.
newlinesmag.com/podcast/a-ma...
newlinesmag.com/podcast/a-ma...
A Mamdani State of Mind
New Lines editors Christin El-Kholy, Surbhi Gupta and Danny Postel join Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the significance of Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary win for New York’s mayoral ele...
newlinesmag.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
1. 🧵“Mamdani is a symbol of two kinds of rejection.” @surbhigupta.bsky.social, @chriselkholy.bsky.social and @dannypostel.bsky.social join @faisalalyafai.bsky.social to discuss whether or not Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York could herald a wider political shift.
newlinesmag.com/podcast/a-ma...
newlinesmag.com/podcast/a-ma...
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🎧 Zohranology: On the @newlinesmag.bsky.social podcast THE LEDE, my colleagues & I explore the Mamdani phenomenon from multiple angles from multiple locations, with @surbhigupta.bsky.social in NYC, @chriselkholy.bsky.social in Toronto & @faisalalyafai.bsky.social in London.
youtu.be/jSr98kMuupw?...
youtu.be/jSr98kMuupw?...
A Mamdani State of Mind
YouTube video by New Lines Magazine
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July 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🎧 Zohranology: On the @newlinesmag.bsky.social podcast THE LEDE, my colleagues & I explore the Mamdani phenomenon from multiple angles from multiple locations, with @surbhigupta.bsky.social in NYC, @chriselkholy.bsky.social in Toronto & @faisalalyafai.bsky.social in London.
youtu.be/jSr98kMuupw?...
youtu.be/jSr98kMuupw?...
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Egypt slammed for its treatment of foreign nationals doing Global March for Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/egypt-slammed-treatment-foreign-nationals-joining-global-march-gaza
Egypt slammed for its treatment of foreign nationals doing Global March for Gaza
Organisers say around 4,000 activists from over 40 countries signed up to participate in the march, with 200 detained or interrogated
www.middleeasteye.net
June 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Egypt slammed for its treatment of foreign nationals doing Global March for Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/egypt-slammed-treatment-foreign-nationals-joining-global-march-gaza
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The Danish government says its 2018 “ghetto laws” are designed to teach the country’s “norms and values” to immigrants. In practice, they break up tight-knit social groups and humiliate Danish minorities, reports @mggalvin.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Growing Up ‘Non-Western’ in Denmark’s Nanny State
A government policy to break up majority-nonwhite neighborhoods is tearing apart the social fabric of tight-knit communities
newlinesmag.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Danish government says its 2018 “ghetto laws” are designed to teach the country’s “norms and values” to immigrants. In practice, they break up tight-knit social groups and humiliate Danish minorities, reports @mggalvin.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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What's distinct about Trump's authoritarianism is it relishes the spectacle of cruelty. ICE officers at global tournaments (as opposed to other authoritarians sportswashing), belligerent arrests of a senators and mayors - designed to rile fear & horror.
We have to stop gasping on cue and ACT.
We have to stop gasping on cue and ACT.
June 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What's distinct about Trump's authoritarianism is it relishes the spectacle of cruelty. ICE officers at global tournaments (as opposed to other authoritarians sportswashing), belligerent arrests of a senators and mayors - designed to rile fear & horror.
We have to stop gasping on cue and ACT.
We have to stop gasping on cue and ACT.
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Iran state media confirming at least four officials,including Revolutionary Guard Corps commander-in-chief Gen. Hossein Salami, have been killed in Israeli strikes. Reuters quoting an Israeli military source saying that Iran’s top nuclear scientists also killed.
Israeli strike likely killed Iranian chief of staff, top nuclear scientists, official says
Israel's strikes on Iran on Friday have likely killed members of Iran's general staff, including the chief of staff and several senior nuclear scientists, an Israeli defence official said.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Iran state media confirming at least four officials,including Revolutionary Guard Corps commander-in-chief Gen. Hossein Salami, have been killed in Israeli strikes. Reuters quoting an Israeli military source saying that Iran’s top nuclear scientists also killed.
Perfect time to share this essay by @tamhussein.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mo...
May 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Perfect time to share this essay by @tamhussein.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mo...
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The job of the human rights movement is to raise the cost of repression, to make it less profitable to violate human rights. We don’t try to morally convert oppressive leaders. We twist their arm to force them to behave better. I speak with New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-...
How To Tackle Abusive Governments
Kenneth Roth debates the complex strategic and moral issues surrounding the human rights movement with New Lines’ Finbar Anderson in a discussion on The Lede of Roth’s new book, “Righting Wrongs: Thre...
newlinesmag.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The job of the human rights movement is to raise the cost of repression, to make it less profitable to violate human rights. We don’t try to morally convert oppressive leaders. We twist their arm to force them to behave better. I speak with New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-...