AL Ahmedzeki علاء سعدون أحمد زكي
@alahmedzeki.bsky.social
FIEAust(Ret); born in Basra/Iraq; holds Master's degrees in civil engineering (Auckland) & public policy (Canberra); explores impact of religious dogma, social culture, & governance in Arab/Muslim societies.
"Her prayer was not hers alone—it was the echo of a system that demands betrayal, under the weight of flawed morality. When maternal love is conscripted by dogma, nothing sacred remains."
asazeki01.substack.com/p/delegating...
asazeki01.substack.com/p/delegating...
Delegating Violence to the Divine:
How Dogma Dismantles Maternal Love
asazeki01.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Her prayer was not hers alone—it was the echo of a system that demands betrayal, under the weight of flawed morality. When maternal love is conscripted by dogma, nothing sacred remains."
asazeki01.substack.com/p/delegating...
asazeki01.substack.com/p/delegating...
#AIWriting, #Productivity, #BilingualCreativity
What was once a solitary craft has evolved into a dynamic, human–machine collaboration—one that is exhilarating in its promise and sobering in its demands.
open.substack.com/pub/asazeki0...
What was once a solitary craft has evolved into a dynamic, human–machine collaboration—one that is exhilarating in its promise and sobering in its demands.
open.substack.com/pub/asazeki0...
Writing with AI: A Life-Changing Collaboration, Not a Co-Authorship
Notes from the frontier—for those shaping their own voice
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#AIWriting, #Productivity, #BilingualCreativity
What was once a solitary craft has evolved into a dynamic, human–machine collaboration—one that is exhilarating in its promise and sobering in its demands.
open.substack.com/pub/asazeki0...
What was once a solitary craft has evolved into a dynamic, human–machine collaboration—one that is exhilarating in its promise and sobering in its demands.
open.substack.com/pub/asazeki0...
open.substack.com/pub/asazeki0...
#Quillette, #ClaireLehmann, #JohnAnderson, #Politics, #LeftWing, #IdentityPolitics, #Woke, #SocialJustice, #CriticalTheory, #CulturalMarxism, #Postmodernism, #FrankfurtSchool, #Ideology, #FreeSpeech, #WesternCivilization, #ObjectiveTruth, #Bias
#Quillette, #ClaireLehmann, #JohnAnderson, #Politics, #LeftWing, #IdentityPolitics, #Woke, #SocialJustice, #CriticalTheory, #CulturalMarxism, #Postmodernism, #FrankfurtSchool, #Ideology, #FreeSpeech, #WesternCivilization, #ObjectiveTruth, #Bias
The 'Weak=Victim' Fallacy:
What a Street Fight Taught Me About Critical Theory
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPAy...
How Iran Infiltrated Australian Protests: Claire Lehmann on Terror, Naivety, and the Left
How Iran Infiltrated Australian Protests: Claire Lehmann on Terror, Naivety, and the Left
How Iran Infiltrated Australian Protests: Claire Lehmann on Terror, Naivety, and the Left
YouTube video by Quillette
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPAy...
How Iran Infiltrated Australian Protests: Claire Lehmann on Terror, Naivety, and the Left
How Iran Infiltrated Australian Protests: Claire Lehmann on Terror, Naivety, and the Left
"I was always afraid of other people. As a kid, I used to be afraid of the homeless. Now I am afraid that other people are afraid of me. This morning I saw a kid run away from me. You get that?"
p.dw.com/p/4ykZn?maca...
p.dw.com/p/4ykZn?maca...
Sao Paulo's clown of 'Crackland' brings hope to addicts – DW – 08/09/2025
Dressing as a clown helps psychiatrist Flavio Falcone to connect with Sao Paulo's crack addicts. He offers support, work and a roof over their heads.
p.dw.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"I was always afraid of other people. As a kid, I used to be afraid of the homeless. Now I am afraid that other people are afraid of me. This morning I saw a kid run away from me. You get that?"
p.dw.com/p/4ykZn?maca...
p.dw.com/p/4ykZn?maca...
June 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
'Trump needs a simple, clear message for Putin. If he wants to end the war quickly he will have to tell Putin the US & its allies will never allow Ukraine to be captured by the Russian military.'
So how to describe Trump's behavior: Deliberate or Dump?
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/t...
So how to describe Trump's behavior: Deliberate or Dump?
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/t...
www.theaustralian.com.au
June 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
'Trump needs a simple, clear message for Putin. If he wants to end the war quickly he will have to tell Putin the US & its allies will never allow Ukraine to be captured by the Russian military.'
So how to describe Trump's behavior: Deliberate or Dump?
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/t...
So how to describe Trump's behavior: Deliberate or Dump?
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/t...
Trump thinks superficially, not surprisingly.
The "Just Dictator" model for Muslims incl. Arabs, require not only the privileged genuine intent, but their ability.
Think about the sustainability of making liberty superfluous, for certain human beings.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
The "Just Dictator" model for Muslims incl. Arabs, require not only the privileged genuine intent, but their ability.
Think about the sustainability of making liberty superfluous, for certain human beings.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Trump's extraordinary Saudi speech
A speech in the Middle East offers insights into Trump's views on China.
www.lowyinstitute.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump thinks superficially, not surprisingly.
The "Just Dictator" model for Muslims incl. Arabs, require not only the privileged genuine intent, but their ability.
Think about the sustainability of making liberty superfluous, for certain human beings.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
The "Just Dictator" model for Muslims incl. Arabs, require not only the privileged genuine intent, but their ability.
Think about the sustainability of making liberty superfluous, for certain human beings.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Trump helps Putin in talking like this. Putin is desperate to end the war but more desperate to end it on his terms.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
May 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trump helps Putin in talking like this. Putin is desperate to end the war but more desperate to end it on his terms.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
An interesting view from the Scandanavian
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
May 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
An interesting view from the Scandanavian
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
May 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Australian daily newspaper
May 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Australian daily newspaper
Immigration is not a numbers exercise, bcs that only slows down the challenge.
The pivotal issue is the criteria and how to administer it. You get this right, the numbers become less of a problem.
An immigrant's looks is a loser's problem.
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/i...
The pivotal issue is the criteria and how to administer it. You get this right, the numbers become less of a problem.
An immigrant's looks is a loser's problem.
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/i...
www.theaustralian.com.au
May 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Immigration is not a numbers exercise, bcs that only slows down the challenge.
The pivotal issue is the criteria and how to administer it. You get this right, the numbers become less of a problem.
An immigrant's looks is a loser's problem.
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/i...
The pivotal issue is the criteria and how to administer it. You get this right, the numbers become less of a problem.
An immigrant's looks is a loser's problem.
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/i...
#political_islam
This is a central problem. For any (ANY) Muslim- even if not at a certain moment not involved socially nor politically- finds empowerment in Islam; they become politicised the moment they become upset.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1A...
This is a central problem. For any (ANY) Muslim- even if not at a certain moment not involved socially nor politically- finds empowerment in Islam; they become politicised the moment they become upset.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1A...
'You can't celebrate diversity and expect it to sit in a corner': Ed Husic | Insiders | ABC News
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
www.youtube.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
#political_islam
This is a central problem. For any (ANY) Muslim- even if not at a certain moment not involved socially nor politically- finds empowerment in Islam; they become politicised the moment they become upset.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1A...
This is a central problem. For any (ANY) Muslim- even if not at a certain moment not involved socially nor politically- finds empowerment in Islam; they become politicised the moment they become upset.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1A...
#artificial_intelligence
Ridiculous interference and control 😡
Ridiculous interference and control 😡
May 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
#artificial_intelligence
Ridiculous interference and control 😡
Ridiculous interference and control 😡
Australians' votes shifting away from the two major parties.
Though these votes are just runaways toward anything not Labour nor LNP; just toward the "Other", who operate primarily in activism-style.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Though these votes are just runaways toward anything not Labour nor LNP; just toward the "Other", who operate primarily in activism-style.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
'Third party' vote looks set to beat Coalition
Labor took the glory, but beneath the surface of the election result an ongoing trend holds a warning for both major parties.
www.abc.net.au
May 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Australians' votes shifting away from the two major parties.
Though these votes are just runaways toward anything not Labour nor LNP; just toward the "Other", who operate primarily in activism-style.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Though these votes are just runaways toward anything not Labour nor LNP; just toward the "Other", who operate primarily in activism-style.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
May 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
No trump but Trump
May 4, 2025 at 6:43 AM
No trump but Trump
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Trump's version on virgins' number is disincentivizing, misinformation, & the deity won't be terribly happy with that
Trump's version on virgins' number is disincentivizing, misinformation, & the deity won't be terribly happy with that
Trump on imams: "I said, 'Do you want to die?' They said, 'We don't want to die.' I said, 'What about the 38 virgins?' They said, 'That's nonsense! We don't know anything about it.' And we won the state of Michigan."
May 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Trump's version on virgins' number is disincentivizing, misinformation, & the deity won't be terribly happy with that
Trump's version on virgins' number is disincentivizing, misinformation, & the deity won't be terribly happy with that