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Amro Ali
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Public Scholar | Sociologist | Middle East Analyst | UNESCO advisor for the Arab region. I explore fractured modernities of the Arab world & the Mediterranean. I write to reimagine. Alexandria-Berlin-Casablanca. www.amroali.com
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Amro Ali @amroali.bsky.social · Nov 20
Hello all, I've published a fictional short story 'Malcolm X at Sidi Gaber' for Rowayat Literary Journal. The story explores Malcolm X’s visit to Egypt in 1964 but reimagines him meeting novelist Naguib Mahfouz in Alexandria. rowayat.org/malcolm-x-at...
Malcolm X at Sidi Gaber - Rowayat
My death feels imminent, but the feeling recedes when I’m distant from the American scene that daily threatens…
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sfahrenthold.bsky.social
A new scholarship fund for Palestinian students, led by university faculty and staff here in the U.S. Please share far and wide and encourage colleagues to give generously!

leonardeducation.org/the-palestin...

(HT @nsdoud on X)
The Palestinian Futures Fund - Leonard Education Organization
The Palestinian Futures Fund is a higher education scholarship initiative led by university faculty and staff across the United States who stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom. As people of conscience at institutions of higher learning, we believe that support for justice in Palestine and free Palestinian futures
leonardeducation.org
September 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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heatherrandell.bsky.social
Cool, so the message from UMN to students is that they can use AI to summarize, answer questions, edit writing, and write code. This really doesn’t jibe with the university giving professors autonomy over how we want AI used (or not used) in our courses.
New Generative Al Tools Available Gemini Google's generative artificial intelligence (Al) assistant, Gemini, is now available systemwide at the University of Minnesota. Gemini can: • Summarize information • Answer questions • Provide feedback on the tone of your writing • Create stock images • Assist with writing code • Brainstorm ideas
August 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
amroali.bsky.social
Voici mon article sur Hannah Arendt dans le monde arabe, publié dans le magazine français Philosophie. Vous pouvez également le retrouver sur mon site web.
amroali.com/2025/07/refl...
August 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
amroali.bsky.social
I have a piece (in French) on Hannah Arendt in the Arab world that has just been published in a special edition of the French philosophy magazine, Philosophie. Unfortunately, it is paywalled, but I'll later publish the English version elsewhere or on my site.
www.philomag.com/philosophes/...
July 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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glennmrobinson.bsky.social
Insane that Israel will be able to compete in the world cup and olympics while systematically murduring every Palestinian athlete.
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jul 20
Trying to keep track of the number of athletes murdered in Gaza but it’s hard since there are more every single fucking day.
One of the Palestinians killed today near an aid distribution point north of Rafah was Mahmoud Abu Muammar, a young footballer. 9 footballers have been killed in Gaza since the start of July. 446 in Gaza and the West Bank since Oct 2023. It took 4 days for FIFA to ban Russia.
July 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
amroali.bsky.social
هو فين ممكن ألاقي مسلسل 'أهل إسكندرية' بتاع بلال فضل اللي اتمنع في 2014؟ في مكان ممكن أتفرج عليه؟
July 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
amroali.bsky.social
Next week in Bologna
July 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
amroali.bsky.social
The Al Saoud Library is a gem of Casablanca. Well-resourced and elegantly situated, it overlooks the ocean, a feature that should be mandatory for all coastal cities. It brings knowledge and nature into quiet harmony.
June 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
amroali.bsky.social
Passport officer at Muscat airport: "Welcome to Oman, it seems it's your first visit to Oman, hopefully it won't be your last," he said smiling. You see how easily hospitality can be done? This trait is becoming rare at many airports that greet you with frowns & interrogations.
April 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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vonmandelbrot.bsky.social
How did we get from "Do not use Wikipedia as a source" to "ask hallucinating chatbot everything"?
April 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
amroali.bsky.social
All I understood from this is that the Trump administration will be coming soon to the University of Buffalo with knives and pitchforks
sailorrooscout.bsky.social Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · Apr 22
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed a nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza (clade 2.3.4.4b) that achieved 100% PROTECTION in preclinical trials. The vaccine is under development for potential use in BOTH veterinary AND human medicine. 🧪🧵⬇️
April 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
Worth noting that a number of universities have now sued over withheld and canceled grants, but no university has yet sued over the arrest, detention, and threatened deportation of its foreign students. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
Opinion | Our Foreign Students Are Terrified, and They’re Right to Be
The immigration crackdown has come to America’s campuses.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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newyorker.com
ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
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April 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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marcowenjones.bsky.social
Unspeakable evil. "Twenty-four hours before she was killed, it was announced that a documentary focusing on Hassouna’s life in Gaza since the Israeli offensive began would be debuted at a French independent film festival that runs parallel to Cannes." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
amroali.bsky.social
“You won’t find a new country, won’t find another shore. This city will always pursue you.” - Cavafy #Alexandria
April 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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EU gives staff 'burner phones, laptops' for US visits
EU gives staff 'burner phones, laptops' for US visits
That would put America on the same level as China for espionage The European Commission is giving staffers visiting the US on official business burner laptops and phones to avoid espionage attempts, according to the Financial Times.…
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April 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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binarythis.bsky.social
“Overseas arrivals to the US from all origins dropped 11.6% in March, the government data showed”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
US sees biggest drop in Australian visitors since Covid as travellers avoid Trump’s America
Almost 4,600 fewer people went to the US in March compared with the same time last year, according to government data
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
amroali.bsky.social
Alexandria in an infinite loop 🌊
April 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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andreapitzer.bsky.social
Brace yourself for public figures to be even smaller and more cowardly than you thought possible, and some neighbors and family, too. (Even if you thought they couldn't disappoint you any more than they have.) But we can't give ground. This is deliberate evil. They're testing how far they can go.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Apr 13
Marco Rubio just announced 10 more people were sent to be imprisoned in CECOT. They were flown there from Gitmo to be imprisoned potentially for life based not on any crime for which they were convicted, but on unproven allegations of gang membership with no due process.

This is not lawful.
Rubio on X: Last night, another 10 criminals from the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua Foreign Terrorist Organizations arrived in El Salvador.  The alliance between @POTUS and President @nayibbukele has become an example for security and prosperity in our hemisphere.
April 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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nicolemicheroni.bsky.social
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
Email from DHS revoking parole, unnamed recipient, received by Nicole Micheroni. Part 1 Email from DHS revoking parole, unknown recipient, received by Nicole Micheroni. Part 2
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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jessicacalarco.com
Florida officials are demanding that universities send lists of all research that faculty/staff have published or publicly shared in the last 6 years, even if it wasn't publicly funded.

It's not clear what they'll do with the lists, but my bet is on nothing good.
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
Florida’s DOGE agency asks university faculty to hand over research
A letter sent last week asks colleges to compile a list of all research and grants.
www.tampabay.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...
38. Once they finally took me to the medical center, the nurse took my temperature. She said "you need to take that thing off your head" and took off my hejab without asking my permission. I told her you can't take off my hejab and she said this is for your health. After a few minutes I put my hejab back on. But they did nothing to treat my asthma and gave me a few ibuprofen. 39. I had a third asthma attack at the Louisiana facility. Again, this happened in the cell and other woman knocked on the window to get the attention of the officers. I was told that the nurse would come to the cell to see me. She took me outside for a short bit and told me that it was all in my mind. She finally took me to the medical center but I was not treated for my difficulty breathing. The nurse left the room and didn't answer my questions 40.I had a fourth asthma attack on Wednesday March gth around noon. I used my inhaler and waited for it to pass. I was in pain and very scared but I didn't ask to go to the medical center because I don't feel that they address my medical needs. 41. I don't feel safe at the medical center because of my prior experiences there. They complain when I go there and speak to me in an insulting and condescending manner. They also write information in my medical records that is not accurate. The doctor and nurses there are rude and uncaring.
April 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
One sign that we are living under an authoritarian regime is that a lot of people are acting like they are living under an authoritarian regime.
ericlipton.nytimes.com Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · Apr 10
The fear among academics and lawyers now talking on the record on just about any topic that involves the federal government or the White House is really extraordinary and worrisome, and getting worse, it seems to me, every week. Dissent by an establishment figures becoming verboten in the US
April 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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hebagowayed.bsky.social
This whole deportation of students in the name of stopping antisemitism literally makes everyone who is not a Christian white citizen unsafe. Including and especially Jewish people. And that some folks can’t see that is beyond me.
April 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM