Amar Mustafa | امار مصطفى
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I read a lot | Research MENA women's history - ig: @banatarchive | Research MENA working class and Arab Left history | All opinions are my own.
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Hello, I have so many new followers so I little introduction is needed I guess. My name is Amar, I research Levantine working class and MENA women's history. I usually post book recommendations, but advocating for Palestinian self determination and reconciliation in Lebanon has become the focus 👋
The demand to expose the identities of those responsible for crimes against civilians over the past 54 years, as well as in the present, and to bring them to trial before the Syrian people, is a demand that must not be ignored or delayed.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The demand to expose the identities of those responsible for crimes against civilians over the past 54 years, as well as in the present, and to bring them to trial before the Syrian people, is a demand that must not be ignored or delayed.
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I need some book recommendations or what you deem as essential books on truth, Justice, memory, and reconciliation.
Thanks!
Thanks!
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I need some book recommendations or what you deem as essential books on truth, Justice, memory, and reconciliation.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Number 3: Its been quite a week for me and so not much reading was done, but these 3 were on my mind all week.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
February 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Number 3: Its been quite a week for me and so not much reading was done, but these 3 were on my mind all week.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
Reading is resistance because even knowledge is seen as a threat to occupation
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
February 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reading is resistance because even knowledge is seen as a threat to occupation
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
2nd edition of Sharp Takes and Deep Dives.
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
2nd edition of Sharp Takes and Deep Dives.
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
Some observations I made on the reaction to the current Aoun-Salam government formation:
February 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Some observations I made on the reaction to the current Aoun-Salam government formation:
At the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011, protestors chanted "Oh Hama forgive us, for we owe you" in regards to the 1982 Hama massacre. Approx. 40,000 people were killed over the span of three weeks in 1982. Entire families were wiped out and the city in rubble.
February 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
At the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011, protestors chanted "Oh Hama forgive us, for we owe you" in regards to the 1982 Hama massacre. Approx. 40,000 people were killed over the span of three weeks in 1982. Entire families were wiped out and the city in rubble.
Started a thing on instagram, thought I'd bring it here: running out of room on my phone to store screenshots of articles, so sundays will be dedicated to articles and essays I read throughout the week that I found interesting.
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Started a thing on instagram, thought I'd bring it here: running out of room on my phone to store screenshots of articles, so sundays will be dedicated to articles and essays I read throughout the week that I found interesting.
Mahmoud Al Nouq should have been starting his last year in Masters degree at the University of Melbourne this year.
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
January 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mahmoud Al Nouq should have been starting his last year in Masters degree at the University of Melbourne this year.
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
Israel lost the 1982 Lebanon War, an absolute strategic failure. Israel also lost the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) when it was forced to end its occupation and withdraw.
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
January 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Israel lost the 1982 Lebanon War, an absolute strategic failure. Israel also lost the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) when it was forced to end its occupation and withdraw.
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
Cue the online selective & historical revisionism of Karantina & Damour massacre during Lebanese Civil War by sectarian pundits. These events are often exploited to push sectarian narratives & agenda, rather than acknowledging shared suffering & encouraging truth & reconciliation
January 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Cue the online selective & historical revisionism of Karantina & Damour massacre during Lebanese Civil War by sectarian pundits. These events are often exploited to push sectarian narratives & agenda, rather than acknowledging shared suffering & encouraging truth & reconciliation
This week marks 49 years since the Damour & Karantina Massacres during the 15-year Civil War - a very dark period in Lebanon's history.
On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
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On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
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January 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This week marks 49 years since the Damour & Karantina Massacres during the 15-year Civil War - a very dark period in Lebanon's history.
On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
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On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
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Does anyone know of mental healths services running in Damascus? I have a friend who is still in shock and is in fear that the regime might come back. So many people traumatised. Its going to take a long time to heal.
December 28, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Does anyone know of mental healths services running in Damascus? I have a friend who is still in shock and is in fear that the regime might come back. So many people traumatised. Its going to take a long time to heal.
Second Christmas where Gaza is forced to endure a genocide as world leaders watch in silence, complicit in its inaction & bending over backwards to justify the genocidal regime while Palestinians in the West Bank are being ethnically cleansed and oppressed
December 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Second Christmas where Gaza is forced to endure a genocide as world leaders watch in silence, complicit in its inaction & bending over backwards to justify the genocidal regime while Palestinians in the West Bank are being ethnically cleansed and oppressed
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“Despite the overwhelming evidence we see before us, still nothing changes. The war continues…It is profoundly disorienting, crushing even, to begin to feel that actors, no matter what criminal thresholds they breach, will not be stopped or held to justice.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik
It may feel hopeless to see supportive states continue to back Israel, but bearing witness matters for future reckoning, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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December 24, 2024 at 4:12 AM
“Despite the overwhelming evidence we see before us, still nothing changes. The war continues…It is profoundly disorienting, crushing even, to begin to feel that actors, no matter what criminal thresholds they breach, will not be stopped or held to justice.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
These children were victims of the ISRli pager terrorist attack. The one that the media have hailed as a 'extraordinary operation', the one that some Lebanese bourgeoisie justified as any means to get rid of HA. No country on earth would except such an attack on their soil. It is an act of terrorism
December 24, 2024 at 3:06 AM
These children were victims of the ISRli pager terrorist attack. The one that the media have hailed as a 'extraordinary operation', the one that some Lebanese bourgeoisie justified as any means to get rid of HA. No country on earth would except such an attack on their soil. It is an act of terrorism
My ADHD could never
December 23, 2024 at 8:49 AM
My ADHD could never
I have been writing for the last two weeks, trying to understand the current climate while trying to capture the many conversations I've had with friends and journalists in Syria and the diaspora. Based on these conversations and what I've observed, this is a short summary of a much longer essay:
December 19, 2024 at 2:57 AM
I have been writing for the last two weeks, trying to understand the current climate while trying to capture the many conversations I've had with friends and journalists in Syria and the diaspora. Based on these conversations and what I've observed, this is a short summary of a much longer essay:
Some thoughts I had reflecting on r Lebanese Independence Day:
November 22nd, a date meant to commemorate freedom, resilience, and hope, now feels like a day draped in disillusionment.
November 22nd, a date meant to commemorate freedom, resilience, and hope, now feels like a day draped in disillusionment.
November 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Some thoughts I had reflecting on r Lebanese Independence Day:
November 22nd, a date meant to commemorate freedom, resilience, and hope, now feels like a day draped in disillusionment.
November 22nd, a date meant to commemorate freedom, resilience, and hope, now feels like a day draped in disillusionment.
Currently reading: Mythology: Timeless tales of gods and heroes by Edith Hamilton.
The one I read to escape the world.
*I also accept recommendations on greek and roman myths.*
The one I read to escape the world.
*I also accept recommendations on greek and roman myths.*
November 19, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Currently reading: Mythology: Timeless tales of gods and heroes by Edith Hamilton.
The one I read to escape the world.
*I also accept recommendations on greek and roman myths.*
The one I read to escape the world.
*I also accept recommendations on greek and roman myths.*
Hello, I have so many new followers so I little introduction is needed I guess. My name is Amar, I research Levantine working class and MENA women's history. I usually post book recommendations, but advocating for Palestinian self determination and reconciliation in Lebanon has become the focus 👋
November 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Hello, I have so many new followers so I little introduction is needed I guess. My name is Amar, I research Levantine working class and MENA women's history. I usually post book recommendations, but advocating for Palestinian self determination and reconciliation in Lebanon has become the focus 👋
ISR is the problem. It is the abusive partner in a domestic violent relationship. Murder, maim, massacre and genocide, but points the finger to its victims, and the world believes their gaslighting mechanism.
November 19, 2024 at 4:15 AM
ISR is the problem. It is the abusive partner in a domestic violent relationship. Murder, maim, massacre and genocide, but points the finger to its victims, and the world believes their gaslighting mechanism.
To quote @romeramrem on twitter, "It’s not that I can’t tolerate seeing us in pain anymore. It’s just every time I see it, I stray further into absolute rage and hatred and contempt."
Our people have never known peace, only the fleeting hope of it,
Our people have never known peace, only the fleeting hope of it,
November 17, 2024 at 6:22 AM
To quote @romeramrem on twitter, "It’s not that I can’t tolerate seeing us in pain anymore. It’s just every time I see it, I stray further into absolute rage and hatred and contempt."
Our people have never known peace, only the fleeting hope of it,
Our people have never known peace, only the fleeting hope of it,
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Check out the Fanon in MENA issue, the latest in the POMEPS studies series. I contributed with a piece on colonial class relations in Fanon & Mahdi Amel
Check out the Fanon in MENA issue, the latest in the POMEPS studies series. I contributed with a piece on colonial class relations in Fanon & Mahdi Amel
POMEPS Studies 53 : Frantz Fanon in the Middle East - Project on Middle East Political Science
Inspired by the emergence over the previous decade of this diverse theoretical and historical literature on Fanon in the Middle East, POMEPS and the Centre d’Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis (CEMAT)’s Larys...
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November 8, 2024 at 10:53 PM
pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
Check out the Fanon in MENA issue, the latest in the POMEPS studies series. I contributed with a piece on colonial class relations in Fanon & Mahdi Amel
Check out the Fanon in MENA issue, the latest in the POMEPS studies series. I contributed with a piece on colonial class relations in Fanon & Mahdi Amel
Some of my own thoughts to build off this great tweet that I've had for years:
As a historian, it's like watching an avalanche in slow motion, knowing full well the path it will take but helpless to halt it.
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As a historian, it's like watching an avalanche in slow motion, knowing full well the path it will take but helpless to halt it.
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November 10, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Some of my own thoughts to build off this great tweet that I've had for years:
As a historian, it's like watching an avalanche in slow motion, knowing full well the path it will take but helpless to halt it.
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As a historian, it's like watching an avalanche in slow motion, knowing full well the path it will take but helpless to halt it.
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