Fatima Ahdash
@fatimaahdash.bsky.social
Legal academic (counterterrorism, national security, family regulation, feminist legal theory, human rights). British-Libyan. 🇵🇸
I think I just coined a phrase: epistemic audacity
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I think I just coined a phrase: epistemic audacity
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And note that he never rejected what some sneeringly refer to as "idpol". Never came close to throwing minorities under the bus. On the contrary. The affordability agenda came hand in hand with him actively standing up for those principles. He could never have mobilised his base like this otherwise.
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And note that he never rejected what some sneeringly refer to as "idpol". Never came close to throwing minorities under the bus. On the contrary. The affordability agenda came hand in hand with him actively standing up for those principles. He could never have mobilised his base like this otherwise.
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It was great hosting Professor Ali Ahmida here in Doha. The insights he gave about the notion of ‘hidden genocide’ through Sociolegal explorations of concentration camps in Libya during Italian colonisation were revealing, shocking and informative. Do read his books if you can.
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It was great hosting Professor Ali Ahmida here in Doha. The insights he gave about the notion of ‘hidden genocide’ through Sociolegal explorations of concentration camps in Libya during Italian colonisation were revealing, shocking and informative. Do read his books if you can.
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SOAS University becomes the first British University to Issue a Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Senate statement on Gaza, Palestine
The Senate has published a ‘Senate Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza, Palestine’.
www.soas.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
SOAS University becomes the first British University to Issue a Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
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On my way home from an exceptional children’s rights lecture and panel hosted by @doughtystreet.bsky.social
Brilliant chairing by @aoifenolan.bsky.social and a sobering lecture from Prof Ben Saul - ‘Every war is a war against children: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Fragility of Child Rights’
Brilliant chairing by @aoifenolan.bsky.social and a sobering lecture from Prof Ben Saul - ‘Every war is a war against children: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Fragility of Child Rights’
October 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
On my way home from an exceptional children’s rights lecture and panel hosted by @doughtystreet.bsky.social
Brilliant chairing by @aoifenolan.bsky.social and a sobering lecture from Prof Ben Saul - ‘Every war is a war against children: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Fragility of Child Rights’
Brilliant chairing by @aoifenolan.bsky.social and a sobering lecture from Prof Ben Saul - ‘Every war is a war against children: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Fragility of Child Rights’
It was great hosting Professor Ali Ahmida here in Doha. The insights he gave about the notion of ‘hidden genocide’ through Sociolegal explorations of concentration camps in Libya during Italian colonisation were revealing, shocking and informative. Do read his books if you can.
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It was great hosting Professor Ali Ahmida here in Doha. The insights he gave about the notion of ‘hidden genocide’ through Sociolegal explorations of concentration camps in Libya during Italian colonisation were revealing, shocking and informative. Do read his books if you can.
I realised I don’t really know how to do secular grief
October 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I realised I don’t really know how to do secular grief
If you are in Doha, please so attend: www.hbku.edu.qa/en/academic-...
Hidden Genocide, Forced Famines, and Oral Historical Evidence | Hamad Bin Khalifa University
In this event, Dr. Ali Ahmida will present insights from his groundbreaking book “Genocide in Libya” (Routledge, 2021), followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Fatima Ahdash.
www.hbku.edu.qa
October 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you are in Doha, please so attend: www.hbku.edu.qa/en/academic-...
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I wrote about my five days in Israeli prison for the LRB. Remember with every paragraph that this is the cosseted version of the experience; it is infinitely worse for Palestinians www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
Naoise Dolan | ‘You’re here now’
The steel handcuffs the Israeli guard locked on me were ‘Tri-Max Made in England’. Clanking mine to the beat, I sang...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I wrote about my five days in Israeli prison for the LRB. Remember with every paragraph that this is the cosseted version of the experience; it is infinitely worse for Palestinians www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
‘Conor would have had so much to say about this’ is something I keep finding myself thinking and saying
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
‘Conor would have had so much to say about this’ is something I keep finding myself thinking and saying
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Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk
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Prof Conor Gearty on the UK Supreme Court’s legal tactics for erasing the Human Rights Act.
“The current members of the Supreme Court, ten men and two women, all of them white, seem to regard the Human Rights Act as an unwelcome remnant of a past era”.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
“The current members of the Supreme Court, ten men and two women, all of them white, seem to regard the Human Rights Act as an unwelcome remnant of a past era”.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Conor Gearty · Unwelcome Remnant: Erasing the Human Rights Act
The Supreme Court is quietly editing the Human Rights Act out of existence. In cases where human rights cannot be...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Prof Conor Gearty on the UK Supreme Court’s legal tactics for erasing the Human Rights Act.
“The current members of the Supreme Court, ten men and two women, all of them white, seem to regard the Human Rights Act as an unwelcome remnant of a past era”.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
“The current members of the Supreme Court, ten men and two women, all of them white, seem to regard the Human Rights Act as an unwelcome remnant of a past era”.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Working, especially teaching, when you’re grieving is unbearably difficult. Couldn’t have understood it until this week: how hard it is to battle and suppress a sob whilst teaching adverse possession
September 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Working, especially teaching, when you’re grieving is unbearably difficult. Couldn’t have understood it until this week: how hard it is to battle and suppress a sob whilst teaching adverse possession
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“He was a very good friend, a fine scholar and a principled activist. He will be deeply missed.”
president.ie/en/media-lib...
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Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Conor Gearty | President of Ireland
Welcome to the website of the President of Ireland.
president.ie
September 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“He was a very good friend, a fine scholar and a principled activist. He will be deeply missed.”
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One of my favourite photos of Conor during his visit to Doha earlier this year . He was always able to be so informative whilst making everyone laugh. I’m going to miss you so much, mentor and friend. May you rest blessed and in peace.
September 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
One of my favourite photos of Conor during his visit to Doha earlier this year . He was always able to be so informative whilst making everyone laugh. I’m going to miss you so much, mentor and friend. May you rest blessed and in peace.
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This was Conor Gearty only a week or so ago at @prospectmagazine.co.uk on ECHR withdrawal and the Palestine Action ban.
🎧: The Prospect Podcast is back from summer break! On today’s episode, Conor Gearty explains what’s at stake if Britain leaves the ECHR, and reacts to the Palestine Action ban.
Are we losing our civil liberties?
Conor Gearty explains what’s at stake if Britain leaves the ECHR, and reacts to the Palestine Action ban
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This was Conor Gearty only a week or so ago at @prospectmagazine.co.uk on ECHR withdrawal and the Palestine Action ban.
I don’t have any words. I’m just devastated
September 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I don’t have any words. I’m just devastated
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Had a great time talking to Linda Mulchay of Oxford Centre for Sociolegal Studies about Law, Arab Drama and Translation
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/looking-at-l...
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Looking at Law and Legal Phenomena through the Lens of Arab Cinema and Drama - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Fatima Ahdash (Hamad Bin Khalifa University) about looking at law through the lens of Arab cinema and drama.
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Had a great time talking to Linda Mulchay of Oxford Centre for Sociolegal Studies about Law, Arab Drama and Translation
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/looking-at-l...
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/looking-at-l...
Had a great time talking to Linda Mulchay of Oxford Centre for Sociolegal Studies about Law, Arab Drama and Translation
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/looking-at-l...
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/looking-at-l...
Looking at Law and Legal Phenomena through the Lens of Arab Cinema and Drama - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Fatima Ahdash (Hamad Bin Khalifa University) about looking at law through the lens of Arab cinema and drama.
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Had a great time talking to Linda Mulchay of Oxford Centre for Sociolegal Studies about Law, Arab Drama and Translation
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/looking-at-l...
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/looking-at-l...
Scary day in Doha 🫠
September 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Scary day in Doha 🫠
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The Metropolitan Police have released updated figures for yesterday's protest by people holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
857 people were arrested "for showing support for Palestine Action" and 33 for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers
857 people were arrested "for showing support for Palestine Action" and 33 for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers
September 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Metropolitan Police have released updated figures for yesterday's protest by people holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
857 people were arrested "for showing support for Palestine Action" and 33 for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers
857 people were arrested "for showing support for Palestine Action" and 33 for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers
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Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action
Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action
Exclusive: Elbit Systems UK site in Bristol was subject of protest days before direct action group was proscribed
An Israeli arms manufacturer’s facility in Bristol which was repeatedly targeted by Palestine Action appears to have closed unexpectedly.
The Elbit Systems UK site in the Aztec West business park was the subject of dozens of protests by Palestine Action, including on 1 July, days before the direct action group was banned under the Terrorism Act. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action
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In this piece entitled “The Unbearable Arabness of Being: Anti-Arab Racisms in the Human Rights Sector,” Fatima Ahdash reflects on the orientalism and racism underpinning Western human rights organisations, arguing that a complete overhaul of the sector is urgently necessary. Read (for free) here:
The Unbearable Arabness of Being: Anti-Arab Racisms in the Human Rights Sector - Feminist Legal Studies
Feminist Legal Studies -
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August 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In this piece entitled “The Unbearable Arabness of Being: Anti-Arab Racisms in the Human Rights Sector,” Fatima Ahdash reflects on the orientalism and racism underpinning Western human rights organisations, arguing that a complete overhaul of the sector is urgently necessary. Read (for free) here: