Rehab Bassam 🍉
@hadouta.bsky.social
Writer, editor, translator, daydreamer, lover of books and baked goods.
I read dictionaries for fun but cat videos always welcome.
Egyptian, chasing the sun around Newcastle.
صعيدية من برج الثور
I read dictionaries for fun but cat videos always welcome.
Egyptian, chasing the sun around Newcastle.
صعيدية من برج الثور
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Yale students overwhelmingly pass divestment from Israel
Yale students overwhelmingly pass divestment from Israel - War on Gaza - War on Gaza
Yale University students have overwhelmingly supported a referendum calling for the institution to divest from companies involved in the production of military weapons, including those supplying arms ...
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December 13, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Yale students overwhelmingly pass divestment from Israel
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“The bullet goes right by you / a dove shakes the stars from its wings / casting peace upon your darkened way.” Read “The bullet,” a poem by Sahar Rabah, translated from Arabic by Ammiel Alclay. https://buff.ly/49DbWjR
“The bullet,” a Poem by Sahar Rabah
“The bullet” The bullet goes right by you in the wake of its echo you count the wishes you’re worn out waiting for—you absolve them and say: maybe there’s more waiting to a lifetime. The bullet go…
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December 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM
“The bullet goes right by you / a dove shakes the stars from its wings / casting peace upon your darkened way.” Read “The bullet,” a poem by Sahar Rabah, translated from Arabic by Ammiel Alclay. https://buff.ly/49DbWjR
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Thrilled to see Egypt + 100 (Ed. @ahmednaji.bsky.social) feature in World Literature Today's notable translations of 2024 alongside so many great works!
📙Get Egypt + 100 here
commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-...
Check out the full list 👇
www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/lit-lis...
📙Get Egypt + 100 here
commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-...
Check out the full list 👇
www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/lit-lis...
World Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translations of 2024, by Michelle Johnson
It’s time to celebrate another year of translations, and there’s plenty to celebrate.
www.worldliteraturetoday.org
December 11, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Thrilled to see Egypt + 100 (Ed. @ahmednaji.bsky.social) feature in World Literature Today's notable translations of 2024 alongside so many great works!
📙Get Egypt + 100 here
commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-...
Check out the full list 👇
www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/lit-lis...
📙Get Egypt + 100 here
commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-...
Check out the full list 👇
www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/lit-lis...
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Finally, Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy is available in Kay Heikkenen's English translation. Today on ArabLit, authors, translators, & scholars reflect: arablit.org/2024/12/10/a...
December 10, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Finally, Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy is available in Kay Heikkenen's English translation. Today on ArabLit, authors, translators, & scholars reflect: arablit.org/2024/12/10/a...
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We are likely to see Saydnaya prison liberated soon from the Assad regime. Between 2011 and 2015 alone the Assad regime hanged as many as 13,000 civilians in Saydnaya prison. Some of the worst horrors committed by the regime have been in Saydnaya.
December 7, 2024 at 4:11 PM
We are likely to see Saydnaya prison liberated soon from the Assad regime. Between 2011 and 2015 alone the Assad regime hanged as many as 13,000 civilians in Saydnaya prison. Some of the worst horrors committed by the regime have been in Saydnaya.
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1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
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It's a year today since Dr Refaat Alareer was assassinated
UCL (where he did his masters) management still hasn't mentioned his name once
Vigil today to remember him
UCL Quad at 3pm 💐
UCL (where he did his masters) management still hasn't mentioned his name once
Vigil today to remember him
UCL Quad at 3pm 💐
December 6, 2024 at 9:27 AM
It's a year today since Dr Refaat Alareer was assassinated
UCL (where he did his masters) management still hasn't mentioned his name once
Vigil today to remember him
UCL Quad at 3pm 💐
UCL (where he did his masters) management still hasn't mentioned his name once
Vigil today to remember him
UCL Quad at 3pm 💐
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‘Refaat no murió, se multiplicó!’ (Refaat did not die, he multiplied!)
Susan Abulhawa remembers Refaat Alareer in LitHub
lithub.com/susan-abulha...
Susan Abulhawa remembers Refaat Alareer in LitHub
lithub.com/susan-abulha...
Susan Abulhawa Remembers Refaat Alareer: Poet, Teacher, Husband, Father
On December 7, 2013, a Ph.D. student in Malaysia reached out to me by email because he was writing a research paper on a section of Mornings in Jenin. He told me that he had taught my novel at the …
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December 6, 2024 at 11:12 AM
‘Refaat no murió, se multiplicó!’ (Refaat did not die, he multiplied!)
Susan Abulhawa remembers Refaat Alareer in LitHub
lithub.com/susan-abulha...
Susan Abulhawa remembers Refaat Alareer in LitHub
lithub.com/susan-abulha...
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"God willing us, we will continue to publish and print, no matter how difficult the circumstances we are living today. We will continue."
[Photos of the beautiful, beloved bookshop that Mansour rebuilt in 2022 before Israel destroyed it yet again
www.palestinechronicle.com/in-photos-ga... ]
[Photos of the beautiful, beloved bookshop that Mansour rebuilt in 2022 before Israel destroyed it yet again
www.palestinechronicle.com/in-photos-ga... ]
2024 IPA Prix Voltaire Goes to Gaza-based Publisher Samir Mansour arablit.org/2024/12/04/2...
December 5, 2024 at 11:49 PM
"God willing us, we will continue to publish and print, no matter how difficult the circumstances we are living today. We will continue."
[Photos of the beautiful, beloved bookshop that Mansour rebuilt in 2022 before Israel destroyed it yet again
www.palestinechronicle.com/in-photos-ga... ]
[Photos of the beautiful, beloved bookshop that Mansour rebuilt in 2022 before Israel destroyed it yet again
www.palestinechronicle.com/in-photos-ga... ]
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Looking forward to being part of this #London event with Mona Chalabi on Monday 16 December to promote the new #VisualizingPalestine book. Moderated by Hazem Jamjoum & chaired by Lama Tawakkol www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-story...
Data storytelling for liberation
Join designers Mona Chalabi and Ahmad Barclay to discuss Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of
Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Looking forward to being part of this #London event with Mona Chalabi on Monday 16 December to promote the new #VisualizingPalestine book. Moderated by Hazem Jamjoum & chaired by Lama Tawakkol www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-story...
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Banipal Translation Prize Announces 2024’s 6-book Shortlist
arablit.org/2024/12/02/b...
arablit.org/2024/12/02/b...
December 2, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Banipal Translation Prize Announces 2024’s 6-book Shortlist
arablit.org/2024/12/02/b...
arablit.org/2024/12/02/b...
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REVEALED: Drop Site News has uncovered that Israel has now contracted private companies specializing in settler construction to work in northern Gaza.
Younis Tirawi reports for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...
Younis Tirawi reports for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...
REVEALED: Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now at Work in Northern Gaza
A prominent Israeli settler offered me $165 per day to demolish homes in Beit Lahia
www.dropsitenews.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:51 PM
REVEALED: Drop Site News has uncovered that Israel has now contracted private companies specializing in settler construction to work in northern Gaza.
Younis Tirawi reports for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...
Younis Tirawi reports for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...
Can’t put this book down 🤩 so happy I’ll be seeing Leila in @nclanews.bsky.social soon 🥳
River Spirit by Leila Aboulela is out now from Saqi Books.
An unforgettable story of a people who, against the odds and for a brief time, gained independence from foreign rule. A tale of corruption and unshakeable devotion – to a cause, to one’s faith and people who become family.
#DRMfree #ebook
An unforgettable story of a people who, against the odds and for a brief time, gained independence from foreign rule. A tale of corruption and unshakeable devotion – to a cause, to one’s faith and people who become family.
#DRMfree #ebook
River Spirit – Saqi Books
This spellbinding new novel tells the powerful story of a young woman’s coming of age during the revolutionary war in Sudan.
saqibooks.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Can’t put this book down 🤩 so happy I’ll be seeing Leila in @nclanews.bsky.social soon 🥳
Loved every episode of this podcast ❤️
Leila Aboulela: My Story Can only Be Told in English - Chosen Tongue
Leila Aboulela: My Story Can only Be Told in English - Chosen Tongue
A podcast about translingual writers and their journeys.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Loved every episode of this podcast ❤️
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“Phenomenal things are happening in battle because of the [Amazon-provided] Nimbus public cloud," said the head of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate in February.
Amazon is complicit. This Black Friday, not a dime for genocide. Sign up now: https://buff.ly/4g31R1t.
Amazon is complicit. This Black Friday, not a dime for genocide. Sign up now: https://buff.ly/4g31R1t.
This Black Friday: Not A Dime For Genocide
This year, Black Friday falls on 29 November: the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It’s time to take a stand for the people of Palestine, and hit Amazon where it hurts.…
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December 1, 2024 at 5:56 PM
“Phenomenal things are happening in battle because of the [Amazon-provided] Nimbus public cloud," said the head of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate in February.
Amazon is complicit. This Black Friday, not a dime for genocide. Sign up now: https://buff.ly/4g31R1t.
Amazon is complicit. This Black Friday, not a dime for genocide. Sign up now: https://buff.ly/4g31R1t.
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More about these books forthcoming in December 2024 at arablit.org -- also, we'll have an excerpt of the wild, satiric Palestinian novel Sand-Catcher on Pub Day, Dec. 3.
December 1, 2024 at 8:08 AM
More about these books forthcoming in December 2024 at arablit.org -- also, we'll have an excerpt of the wild, satiric Palestinian novel Sand-Catcher on Pub Day, Dec. 3.
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Heart shattering to learn an Israeli drone has targeted and assassinated Mahmoud Almadhoun, one of the founders and chefs behind the Gaza Soup Kitchen.
What started as four pots and essential ingredients in Bait Lahia had grown into a remarkable effort to feed 3,000 people daily.
What started as four pots and essential ingredients in Bait Lahia had grown into a remarkable effort to feed 3,000 people daily.
November 30, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Heart shattering to learn an Israeli drone has targeted and assassinated Mahmoud Almadhoun, one of the founders and chefs behind the Gaza Soup Kitchen.
What started as four pots and essential ingredients in Bait Lahia had grown into a remarkable effort to feed 3,000 people daily.
What started as four pots and essential ingredients in Bait Lahia had grown into a remarkable effort to feed 3,000 people daily.
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Among the de-listed names are those of deceased individuals, such as Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi and Abdullah Mohamed Morsi.
@thenewarab.bsky.social
@thenewarab.bsky.social
Egypt removes 716 names from terrorism watchlist
No further details were immediately available about the identities or political affiliations of the individuals removed from the blacklist.
www.newarab.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Among the de-listed names are those of deceased individuals, such as Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi and Abdullah Mohamed Morsi.
@thenewarab.bsky.social
@thenewarab.bsky.social
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So few hours after Italy had said it would comply with the ICC warrants & arrest Netanyahu & it wouldn’t recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,,,, Israel struck Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon??
You can’t convince me this isn’t deliberate & in revenge
You can’t convince me this isn’t deliberate & in revenge
November 22, 2024 at 5:51 PM
So few hours after Italy had said it would comply with the ICC warrants & arrest Netanyahu & it wouldn’t recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,,,, Israel struck Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon??
You can’t convince me this isn’t deliberate & in revenge
You can’t convince me this isn’t deliberate & in revenge
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Thanks to Fitzcarraldo for sending me the new edition of Edward Said's The Question of Palestine. Great to see this classic reissued at an important time, with Said's later essay on the one-state solution and new preface by the excellent Saree Makdisi.
November 2, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Thanks to Fitzcarraldo for sending me the new edition of Edward Said's The Question of Palestine. Great to see this classic reissued at an important time, with Said's later essay on the one-state solution and new preface by the excellent Saree Makdisi.
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The Western media conspired to cover up Israel's genocidal intentions from the beginning.
The Israeli state said it was going to do. The Western media lied to you about it.
Launching my new Substack with the facts. Subscribe here 👇
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The Israeli state said it was going to do. The Western media lied to you about it.
Launching my new Substack with the facts. Subscribe here 👇
owenjonesjourno.substack.com/p/exposed-ho...
How the Western media covered up Israel's genocidal intent from day one
As arrest warrants are issued for Israeli leaders, it must not be forgotten that they confessed to their crimes from the start. Western media outlets chose to suppress the truth
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November 21, 2024 at 7:17 PM
The Western media conspired to cover up Israel's genocidal intentions from the beginning.
The Israeli state said it was going to do. The Western media lied to you about it.
Launching my new Substack with the facts. Subscribe here 👇
owenjonesjourno.substack.com/p/exposed-ho...
The Israeli state said it was going to do. The Western media lied to you about it.
Launching my new Substack with the facts. Subscribe here 👇
owenjonesjourno.substack.com/p/exposed-ho...