Sarah Khan
@sarahkhan.bsky.social
Climate Policy - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
DevEcon - University of Goettingen
Royal Holloway, University of London alumna
Previously, SOAS University of London
📍Berlin
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DevEcon - University of Goettingen
Royal Holloway, University of London alumna
Previously, SOAS University of London
📍Berlin
Personal account
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Now on Substack: Political scientist Hanna Pfeifer @hannapfeifer.bsky.social identifies five distinct forms of genocide denial in German war discourse – showing how Germany explains Israel’s genocide in Gaza away, one concession at a time.
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
The Five Ways Germany Denies Genocide
Political scientist Hanna Pfeifer identifies five distinct forms of genocide denial in German war discourse – showing how Germany explains Israel’s genocide in Gaza away, one concession at a time.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Now on Substack: Political scientist Hanna Pfeifer @hannapfeifer.bsky.social identifies five distinct forms of genocide denial in German war discourse – showing how Germany explains Israel’s genocide in Gaza away, one concession at a time.
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
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@oxfamgb.bsky.social: "The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026", while "the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget". www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
@oxfamgb.bsky.social: "The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026", while "the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget". www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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An unprovoked attack at Birzeit University endangered colleagues and families. UK-based academics have written an open letter condemning ongoing attacks on Palestinian academics and expressing solidarity. Please sign and share so we can submit to major media. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter from Members of the Academic Community
In defence of universities as spaces of safe inquiry, dialogue, and learning
As academics committed to the principles of academic freedom, peaceful scholarship, and the protection of students and edu...
docs.google.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
An unprovoked attack at Birzeit University endangered colleagues and families. UK-based academics have written an open letter condemning ongoing attacks on Palestinian academics and expressing solidarity. Please sign and share so we can submit to major media. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Story updated with new brand new photos of Jonathan Ross, one in Iraq, and with more new info about the officer who killed Renee Good:
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Story updated with new brand new photos of Jonathan Ross, one in Iraq, and with more new info about the officer who killed Renee Good:
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
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UN report details the asphyxiating impact of Israel’s laws, policies and practices on life for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, warning that Israel is violating international law requiring States to prohibit and eradicate racial segregation and apartheid www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN report chronicles intensification of decades of severe racial discrimination by Israel in occupied West Bank
GENEVA – A comprehensive UN Human Rights Office report released today details the asphyxiating impact of Israel’s laws, policies and practices on every aspect of daily life for Palestinians in the occ...
www.ohchr.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
UN report details the asphyxiating impact of Israel’s laws, policies and practices on life for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, warning that Israel is violating international law requiring States to prohibit and eradicate racial segregation and apartheid www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc
Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
gizmodo.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc
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This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
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Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
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In a shocking testimony, German journalist and activist Anna Liedtke says Israeli soldiers raped her after she was abducted from an international aid ship bound for Gaza earlier this year. Note the complete lack of coverage of this in MSM.
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In a shocking testimony, German journalist and activist Anna Liedtke says Israeli soldiers raped her after she was abducted from an international aid ship bound for Gaza earlier this year. Note the complete lack of coverage of this in MSM.
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I don't understand why the authorities don't consider it necessary to have transitional provisions for students who've already obtained visas under the old rules. The students' ordeal is regrettable and seems entirely avoidable. www.euronews.com/2025/12/23/b...
Indian students at Berlin university face deportation, not graduation
High tuition fees and even bigger, broken promises. For Indian students at the International University (IU), the dream of studying in Germany has turned into a nightmare. "My life feels like hell," one of them told Euronews.
www.euronews.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I don't understand why the authorities don't consider it necessary to have transitional provisions for students who've already obtained visas under the old rules. The students' ordeal is regrettable and seems entirely avoidable. www.euronews.com/2025/12/23/b...
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|🎉 SIGNIFICANT VICTORY FOR INDONESIAN FISHERS 🌍|
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
ECCHR: Rising sea levels: An island fights against its demise
The people on Pari do not want to accept the demise of their homeland: they are taking legal action in Switzerland against one of the world’s largest emitters of climate-damaging greenhouse gases, the...
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
|🎉 SIGNIFICANT VICTORY FOR INDONESIAN FISHERS 🌍|
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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🇩🇪 Germany’s Federal Security Council approved a $3.1bn weapons deal with Israel on Thu, clearing the way for Berlin to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system despite mounting int'l legal scrutiny over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye reports.
Beginning with the genocide of...
Beginning with the genocide of...
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🇩🇪 Germany’s Federal Security Council approved a $3.1bn weapons deal with Israel on Thu, clearing the way for Berlin to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system despite mounting int'l legal scrutiny over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye reports.
Beginning with the genocide of...
Beginning with the genocide of...
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🏠Digitising land records in Pakistan boosted daughters’ property inheritance by 50%+, but also led to earlier marriage & lower school attendance.
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
Strengthening women’s property rights in Pakistan brings opportunities – and new challenges
Digitising land records in Pakistan increased daughters’ inheritance, but complementary policies are needed to protect women’s economic empowerment.
theigc.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🏠Digitising land records in Pakistan boosted daughters’ property inheritance by 50%+, but also led to earlier marriage & lower school attendance.
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
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🆕 Why are richer families in India still choosing sons?
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Why are richer families in India still choosing sons?
New evidence uncovers how institutional features of the marriage market are behind persistent sex selection in India.
voxdev.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🆕 Why are richer families in India still choosing sons?
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Pakistan is one of the countries most affected by extreme weather events. The 2022 flood hit one-third of the country, killing 1,700+ people, displacing 33 million people, destroying vast tracts of farmland and causing economic losses of up to $30bn.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Pakistan climate costs case: 43 Pakistani farmers are taking on the Carbon Majors RWE and Heidelberg Materials in Germany. The claimants are demanding compensation for the losses and damages they suffered in the wake of the devastating, climate-related floods in 2022. www.climatecostcase.org/en/
November 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Pakistan is one of the countries most affected by extreme weather events. The 2022 flood hit one-third of the country, killing 1,700+ people, displacing 33 million people, destroying vast tracts of farmland and causing economic losses of up to $30bn.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.winra.org/aktuelles/ne... Von 52.000 Professuren in D führen nur 3 eine explizite Denomination im Bereich Rassismusforschung. Es existieren keine eigenständigen Studiengänge zur Rassismusforschung; sie wird als Randaspekt behandelt.
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
Neuer WinRa-Bericht: Bestandsaufnahme zur Situation der Rassismusforschung in Deutschland (2015–2025) WinRa
Hier finden Sie Aktuelle Informationen aus dem Wissensnetzwerk Rassismusforschung (WinRa).
www.winra.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
www.winra.org/aktuelles/ne... Von 52.000 Professuren in D führen nur 3 eine explizite Denomination im Bereich Rassismusforschung. Es existieren keine eigenständigen Studiengänge zur Rassismusforschung; sie wird als Randaspekt behandelt.
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
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The 2026 German-Israeli Frontiers symposium will address the problem of uneven access to food, housing, etc., which "shapes people’s chances of survival, their sense of belonging, and their capacity to flourish." Only Germans and Israelis have access to the conference, which is held in Palestine.
Call for applications
www.humboldt-foundation.de
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The 2026 German-Israeli Frontiers symposium will address the problem of uneven access to food, housing, etc., which "shapes people’s chances of survival, their sense of belonging, and their capacity to flourish." Only Germans and Israelis have access to the conference, which is held in Palestine.
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Scholasticide in Gaza: Settler Colonial Elimination, Genocide, and the Crisis of Academic Responsibility www.e-ir.info/2025/11/25/s...
Scholasticide in Gaza: Settler Colonial Elimination, Genocide, and the Crisis of Academic Responsibility
If we claim to teach “global justice,” “decolonisation,” or “critical inquiry,” then confronting scholasticide is not optional—it is a test of the very values we profess.
www.e-ir.info
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Scholasticide in Gaza: Settler Colonial Elimination, Genocide, and the Crisis of Academic Responsibility www.e-ir.info/2025/11/25/s...
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TW via BTselem: filmed executions of Palestinians under occupation in Jenin – carried out by the very regime the support of which several “left wing” German journalists have built their laughable careers on
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
TW via BTselem: filmed executions of Palestinians under occupation in Jenin – carried out by the very regime the support of which several “left wing” German journalists have built their laughable careers on
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‘Germany has become a laboratory for the criminalisation of solidarity with Palestine, testing how far it can go in suppressing free speech, banning protest, and bending the constitutional framework until it is almost unrecognisable.’
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
Solidarity under Siege | Transnational Institute
Since 7 October 2023, Germany’s unabating support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza is mirrored by a sweeping crackdown on Palestine solidarity at home. This report unpacks how over decades, authorities h...
www.tni.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
‘Germany has become a laboratory for the criminalisation of solidarity with Palestine, testing how far it can go in suppressing free speech, banning protest, and bending the constitutional framework until it is almost unrecognisable.’
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
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This is wild!
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is wild!
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.