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Zahed Amanullah
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Senior Fellow, @isdglobal.bsky.social. Brit. Yank. Dad. Husband. Person. Man. Camera. TV. BBC6Music listener. Presenter, @harrogateradio.bsky.social. #Fella
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stone. cold. and we love to see it.
September 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.
September 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
After a long delay, I recorded another episode for
@harrogateradio.bsky.social, covering Muslims in UK civil society, US politics, and grieving the loss of loved ones in Islam. Music by Narcy, Lowkey, and Mohammed Rafi. harrogatecommunityradio.online/shows/in-goo...
In Good Faith #007 w/ Zahed Amanullah on HCR
In Good Faith #007 w/ Zahed Amanullah was broadcast on Harrogate Community Radio. Faith-based programming in North Yorkshire
harrogatecommunityradio.online
September 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Why proscription was an overreaction. It's not just that suspicion of support gives grounds for arrest, but that suspicion itself is sufficient to *prove a criminal offence*. Such draconian laws (if justified at all) should be reserved for only the most extreme organisations.
July 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Should these anti-Mamdani troops actually raise $20B, New Yorkers can get a twofer in electing Mamdani: ensure the moguls waste their money and get a mayor who has no allegiance to the super-rich.
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
"Better..." for whom?
open.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Twenty people trying to get food were killed this morning at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution center, the organization said in a statement.
Another 20 Palestinians die at US-backed Gaza aid center
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation acknowledges that a deadly incident occurred near one of its sites.
ow.ly
July 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I enjoyed this interview on Ending Hate, Extremism & Polarization for the Rabia & Sana Show, recorded late last year, but made available this week.

Check out the interview in full:

YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=1ZjX...
Podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2146120/epis...
S3 Episode 7: Ending Hate, Extremism & Polarization w/Zahed Amanullah
YouTube video by The Rabia & Sana Show
www.youtube.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Democrats won't like hearing this, but the response to the kidnapping and deportation of immigrants and pro-Palestinian activists has been very muted by many Democratic leaders until this week.

Why? Because they saw the polls & listened to consultants and thought it was bad politics to oppose it.
April 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
March 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"New analysis strongly suggests that the alleged Magdeburg Christmas market attacker was deeply immersed in an ideological online ecosystem promoting far-right and anti-Muslim views"

From my colleague @jakobguhl.bsky.social @isdglobal.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
The alleged Magdeburg Christmas market attacker was steeped in far-right ideology. Why did Germans resist saying so?
New analysis strongly suggests that the alleged Magdeburg Christmas market attacker was deeply immersed in an ideological online ecosystem promoting f...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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March 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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✅Measles was declared eliminated in U.S. in 2000 due to the measles vaccine.

📍Today, Mexico has issued a warning to avoid traveling to the U.S. because of measles outbreaks in Texas and 7 other U.S. states.
March 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Why don’t they rename the language “American”? 🇺🇸
LOL. This is a real post.
March 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 "Did you hear people cheering you on the street? You can see the support. And we will support as long as it takes. We want long-term peace," — Starmer to Zelensky
March 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Journalism today:

Who? Me
What? I gave a talk
When? Last December
Where? London
How? With my mouth, I guess
Why? Who the f knows 🤷🏽‍♂️
March 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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I am at the British Muslim Network launch. Several hundred people from around the country are here as Asim Hafiz, Julie Siddiqi, Akeela Ahmed and Qari Asim introduce the event
February 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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No one has tried this before, let's see how it plays out.
February 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Israeli President is asked, “All of our viewers have seen the appalling images of what happened in Gaza over the last year… do you accept that Israel committed crimes against civilians in this war? And do you have any remorse at all?”
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Indeed, no one could’ve predicted.
February 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM