Oula Kadhum
@oulakadhum.bsky.social
Diasporic lives, migration, transnational politics and religion. Leverhulme Fellow @SOAS working on Russian anti-war diaspora.
Lover of food, literature, wine and all things fine.
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/oulakadhum
Lover of food, literature, wine and all things fine.
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/oulakadhum
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
Really happy to share that my first book, 'Diasporic State-Building: Transnational Networks and the Making of 2003 Iraq' will be out next month with Cambridge University Press!!
#Iraq #diaspora #state-building #transnationalism
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
#Iraq #diaspora #state-building #transnationalism
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
Diasporic State-Building
Cambridge Core - Middle East Government,Politics and Policy - Diasporic State-Building
www.cambridge.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Really happy to share that my first book, 'Diasporic State-Building: Transnational Networks and the Making of 2003 Iraq' will be out next month with Cambridge University Press!!
#Iraq #diaspora #state-building #transnationalism
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
#Iraq #diaspora #state-building #transnationalism
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
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The fabulous @oulakadhum.bsky.social and I are planning on putting together a panel on diaspora politics and decolonization for @mybisa.bsky.social annual conference, if anyone is interested in joining?!
More info below, please get in touch via c.r.craven@sheffield.ac.uk
More info below, please get in touch via c.r.craven@sheffield.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The fabulous @oulakadhum.bsky.social and I are planning on putting together a panel on diaspora politics and decolonization for @mybisa.bsky.social annual conference, if anyone is interested in joining?!
More info below, please get in touch via c.r.craven@sheffield.ac.uk
More info below, please get in touch via c.r.craven@sheffield.ac.uk
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Such incredible news!
Egypt's president pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
"Mum & I are heading to the prison now to inquire from where Alaa will be released and when... OMG I can't believe we get our lives back!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Egypt's president pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
"Mum & I are heading to the prison now to inquire from where Alaa will be released and when... OMG I can't believe we get our lives back!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Alaa Abdel Fattah: Egypt's president pardons prominent activist
The British-Egyptian activist is one of six people whose sentences President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi commuted, according to state media.
www.bbc.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Such incredible news!
Egypt's president pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
"Mum & I are heading to the prison now to inquire from where Alaa will be released and when... OMG I can't believe we get our lives back!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Egypt's president pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
"Mum & I are heading to the prison now to inquire from where Alaa will be released and when... OMG I can't believe we get our lives back!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This stuff may well be for show, but nonetheless over the past 4 days there has been a remarkable realignment in the Gulf after the Doha strike
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
UAE said weighing Qatari request to close Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv over Doha strike
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www.timesofisrael.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This stuff may well be for show, but nonetheless over the past 4 days there has been a remarkable realignment in the Gulf after the Doha strike
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Immediately adding this into my lexicon.
September 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Immediately adding this into my lexicon.
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More peaceful protesters in London being arrested for holding placards that read “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”
Under a Labour government, UK 2025
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Under a Labour government, UK 2025
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September 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
More peaceful protesters in London being arrested for holding placards that read “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”
Under a Labour government, UK 2025
www.instagram.com/reel/DORiNmE...
Under a Labour government, UK 2025
www.instagram.com/reel/DORiNmE...
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Israel appears to be destroying high-rise buildings as part of its displacement efforts and aims to conquer Gaza city. Israeli law prof Eliav Lieblich comments: "17 years in the field and I haven't seen a 'state of law' that conducts itself like this. There isn't a millimetre of legality here."
September 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Israel appears to be destroying high-rise buildings as part of its displacement efforts and aims to conquer Gaza city. Israeli law prof Eliav Lieblich comments: "17 years in the field and I haven't seen a 'state of law' that conducts itself like this. There isn't a millimetre of legality here."
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The Israeli government talks as if it is comfortable with international isolation. But they are also privately running a massive survey and focus group project in the US and Europe to try to figure out how to stave off pariah status. New report from @dropsitenews.com
LEAKED: Israel Is Considered a "Genocidal, Apartheid Country" Abroad, According to Israel’s Own Research
Mark Penn’s Stagwell was commissioned by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to chart a path out of global isolation.
www.dropsitenews.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Israeli government talks as if it is comfortable with international isolation. But they are also privately running a massive survey and focus group project in the US and Europe to try to figure out how to stave off pariah status. New report from @dropsitenews.com
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Im happy to share the 1st publication from my Leverhulme project ‘Russian anti-war resistance’. The paper explores the migration and transnationalism of Russians against the war living abroad. Its open access, feel free to share.
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Moral migration and transnationalism: Russian anti-war resistance after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine - Comparative Migration Studies
This paper examines the role of morality in migration and transnationalism, focussing on the case of Russian anti-war migration and activism against the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s regi...
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Im happy to share the 1st publication from my Leverhulme project ‘Russian anti-war resistance’. The paper explores the migration and transnationalism of Russians against the war living abroad. Its open access, feel free to share.
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Im happy to share the 1st publication from my Leverhulme project ‘Russian anti-war resistance’. The paper explores the migration and transnationalism of Russians against the war living abroad. Its open access, feel free to share.
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Moral migration and transnationalism: Russian anti-war resistance after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine - Comparative Migration Studies
This paper examines the role of morality in migration and transnationalism, focussing on the case of Russian anti-war migration and activism against the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s regi...
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Im happy to share the 1st publication from my Leverhulme project ‘Russian anti-war resistance’. The paper explores the migration and transnationalism of Russians against the war living abroad. Its open access, feel free to share.
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....
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“The power is not just with the prime ministers or with the governments. The power is with us, and we can start choosing through our wallet.”
My interview with Francesca Albanese.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
My interview with Francesca Albanese.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied territories, calls for practical actions and warns against distracting ‘attention from where it should be: the genocide’
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“The power is not just with the prime ministers or with the governments. The power is with us, and we can start choosing through our wallet.”
My interview with Francesca Albanese.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
My interview with Francesca Albanese.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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also this is late, but i had a great time at ICCEES last week, but thank you to @oulakadhum.bsky.social for motivating me to escape the pre-viva cocoon and chat about migration, childhood, families, and scams.
July 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
also this is late, but i had a great time at ICCEES last week, but thank you to @oulakadhum.bsky.social for motivating me to escape the pre-viva cocoon and chat about migration, childhood, families, and scams.
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🚨BREAKING: We’re deeply concerned at the use of counter terrorism powers to target protest groups.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
June 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: We’re deeply concerned at the use of counter terrorism powers to target protest groups.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
BBC broadcasters casually talking about bombing Iran as though they were discussing playing golf. Have any western commentators condemned the unprovoked attacks by Israel on a sovereign country? Have they learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan? Does this hell never and for people from the MENA?
June 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
BBC broadcasters casually talking about bombing Iran as though they were discussing playing golf. Have any western commentators condemned the unprovoked attacks by Israel on a sovereign country? Have they learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan? Does this hell never and for people from the MENA?
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Genocidal thug
“If you recognize a Palestinian state unilaterally, we’ll leave nothing to recognize.”
That’s an Israeli cabinet minister—who has broad authority over West Bank policy—responding to the prospect of France or Britain recognizing Palestinian statehood.
That’s an Israeli cabinet minister—who has broad authority over West Bank policy—responding to the prospect of France or Britain recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich unfazed by UK sanctions | The Jerusalem Post
“There will be a very strong response toward these countries, the Palestinian Authority, and steps which will significantly strengthen Israel's presence in Judea and Samaria."
www.jpost.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Genocidal thug
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Today, the World Food Programme stockpiles inside Gaza finally ran out, 54 days after the Israeli military banned aid supplies to the area.
Unless Israel’s blockade is ended or broken, civilians in Gaza will eventually start dying of starvation in large numbers.
www.wfp.org/news/wfp-run...
Unless Israel’s blockade is ended or broken, civilians in Gaza will eventually start dying of starvation in large numbers.
www.wfp.org/news/wfp-run...
WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza as border crossings remain closed | World Food Programme
GAZA, Palestine – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza.
www.wfp.org
April 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today, the World Food Programme stockpiles inside Gaza finally ran out, 54 days after the Israeli military banned aid supplies to the area.
Unless Israel’s blockade is ended or broken, civilians in Gaza will eventually start dying of starvation in large numbers.
www.wfp.org/news/wfp-run...
Unless Israel’s blockade is ended or broken, civilians in Gaza will eventually start dying of starvation in large numbers.
www.wfp.org/news/wfp-run...
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This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
April 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
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🚨 Tesla posts a $400M profit, down 71% year-over-year. Revenue is down nearly $2B compared to the same time last year. Wow.
April 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🚨 Tesla posts a $400M profit, down 71% year-over-year. Revenue is down nearly $2B compared to the same time last year. Wow.
Time for Trump to wear the MAPA cap: Make America Poor Again
April 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Time for Trump to wear the MAPA cap: Make America Poor Again
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Why a holiday in the US is out of the question | Zoe Williams
Why a holiday in the US is out of the question | Zoe Williams
The US administration’s ‘reassuring’ words, after deporting two German teens, show the border authorities will have a problem with anyone who doesn’t echo their politics, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Why a holiday in the US is out of the question | Zoe Williams