Azad Essa
@azadessa.bsky.social
Journalist. Author of Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel (Pluto Press)
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India is modelling its assault on Pakistan on Israel’s aggression in Palestine, testing the world’s tolerance for Hindu nationalist militarism and the erasure of international law - @azadessa.bsky.social
India's attack on Pakistan is a declaration of Israel-style expansionism
Delhi has modelled its assault on Pakistan on Israel's aggression in Palestine - testing the world's tolerance for Hindu nationalist militarism and the erasure of international law
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May 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
India is modelling its assault on Pakistan on Israel’s aggression in Palestine, testing the world’s tolerance for Hindu nationalist militarism and the erasure of international law - @azadessa.bsky.social
The western media, like India’s media, are framing India’s attack as a response to Pahalgam.That India is run by an authoritarian, anti-Muslim, Hindu right wing govt with expansionist ambitions, which has military/diplomatically supported Israel’s genocide is not seen as relevant
May 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The western media, like India’s media, are framing India’s attack as a response to Pahalgam.That India is run by an authoritarian, anti-Muslim, Hindu right wing govt with expansionist ambitions, which has military/diplomatically supported Israel’s genocide is not seen as relevant
Malcolm in Gaza. Coming soon.
April 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Malcolm in Gaza. Coming soon.
‘Let’s replicate the genocide’
April 28, 2025 at 4:57 AM
‘Let’s replicate the genocide’
On the grotesque response from Indian politicians and media elites to the attack in Pahalgam.
1. Dehumanization of Kashmiris, Muslims and Pakistanis
2. A call for no red lines/a final solution
3. The reinforcement of a Hindu imagination over Kashmir
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1. Dehumanization of Kashmiris, Muslims and Pakistanis
2. A call for no red lines/a final solution
3. The reinforcement of a Hindu imagination over Kashmir
azadessa.substack.com/p/israel-model…
April 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
On the grotesque response from Indian politicians and media elites to the attack in Pahalgam.
1. Dehumanization of Kashmiris, Muslims and Pakistanis
2. A call for no red lines/a final solution
3. The reinforcement of a Hindu imagination over Kashmir
azadessa.substack.com/p/israel-model…
1. Dehumanization of Kashmiris, Muslims and Pakistanis
2. A call for no red lines/a final solution
3. The reinforcement of a Hindu imagination over Kashmir
azadessa.substack.com/p/israel-model…
I have been receiving some messages asking for book recommendations on Kashmir. Here is a fantastic list compiled by Stand With Kashmir -- a diaspora-led group which seeks to raise awareness about the occupation. Check out their site for more resources. standwithkashmir.org/books-films-on
April 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I have been receiving some messages asking for book recommendations on Kashmir. Here is a fantastic list compiled by Stand With Kashmir -- a diaspora-led group which seeks to raise awareness about the occupation. Check out their site for more resources. standwithkashmir.org/books-films-on
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Grateful to @azadessa.bsky.social for publishing my comments on how there’s no such thing as academic freedom in this time of genocide
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On 'academic freedom' in a time of genocide
'Freedom for whom?'
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April 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Grateful to @azadessa.bsky.social for publishing my comments on how there’s no such thing as academic freedom in this time of genocide
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How my support for Palestine made me a ‘traitor’ to India” - a stunning reflection by an Indian American on the opposition she faced from her community over her participation in the pro-Palestine encampments at Harvard. azadessa.substack.com/p/how-my-suppo…
February 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
How my support for Palestine made me a ‘traitor’ to India” - a stunning reflection by an Indian American on the opposition she faced from her community over her participation in the pro-Palestine encampments at Harvard. azadessa.substack.com/p/how-my-suppo…
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Grateful to @azadessa.bsky.social and the Middle East Eye team for covering the insanity at Princeton and its ongoing prejudicial witch hunt of pro-Palestine students www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-pri...
February 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Grateful to @azadessa.bsky.social and the Middle East Eye team for covering the insanity at Princeton and its ongoing prejudicial witch hunt of pro-Palestine students www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-pri...
India plans on building “the highest train station” in the world in Kashmir. Delhi says it’s about economic growth & development. Kashmiris know it means land dispossession, ecocide and forcing integration with India.
December 26, 2024 at 3:40 AM
India plans on building “the highest train station” in the world in Kashmir. Delhi says it’s about economic growth & development. Kashmiris know it means land dispossession, ecocide and forcing integration with India.
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Say their names: Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed Al-Ladah
Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan and Ayman Al-Jadi. On Christmas Night, US-backed-Israel murdered 5 journalists, bring the number to an even 200 journalists killed in the genocide. They were killed in a broadcast van at Al Awda hospital.
Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan and Ayman Al-Jadi. On Christmas Night, US-backed-Israel murdered 5 journalists, bring the number to an even 200 journalists killed in the genocide. They were killed in a broadcast van at Al Awda hospital.
December 26, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Say their names: Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed Al-Ladah
Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan and Ayman Al-Jadi. On Christmas Night, US-backed-Israel murdered 5 journalists, bring the number to an even 200 journalists killed in the genocide. They were killed in a broadcast van at Al Awda hospital.
Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan and Ayman Al-Jadi. On Christmas Night, US-backed-Israel murdered 5 journalists, bring the number to an even 200 journalists killed in the genocide. They were killed in a broadcast van at Al Awda hospital.
New Delhi says the project will improve infrastructure and benefit the local economy. But Kashmiris know what the rail network is really about: land dispossession, ecocide and further integration with India.
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Why Kashmiris are railing against 'the world's highest train station'
India is coming for the land.
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December 23, 2024 at 4:13 AM
New Delhi says the project will improve infrastructure and benefit the local economy. But Kashmiris know what the rail network is really about: land dispossession, ecocide and further integration with India.
azadessa.substack.com/p/why-kashmi...
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When it comes to racism, xenophobia and moral panics, there is very little separating the mainstream Indian media from their right wing counterparts in the US.
December 23, 2024 at 4:08 AM
When it comes to racism, xenophobia and moral panics, there is very little separating the mainstream Indian media from their right wing counterparts in the US.
My Latest: A review of Refaat Alareer’s book ‘If I must die’
The book pays tribute to a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
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The book pays tribute to a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
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'If I must die': An anthology of a stubborn, brilliant life in Gaza
New book pays tribute to Refaat Alareer, a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
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December 21, 2024 at 11:06 PM
My Latest: A review of Refaat Alareer’s book ‘If I must die’
The book pays tribute to a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
www.middleeasteye.net/discover/ref...
The book pays tribute to a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
www.middleeasteye.net/discover/ref...
India doubles down on pro-Israel policy saying 'national interest' drives arms transfers
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India doubles down on pro-Israel policy saying 'national interest' drives arms transfers
India has been under scrutiny recently after reports that Indian weapons, ammunition and technology were making their way into Israel's army
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December 6, 2024 at 6:39 AM
India doubles down on pro-Israel policy saying 'national interest' drives arms transfers
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The hate is really out of control.
November 27, 2024 at 6:28 AM
The hate is really out of control.
The butcher of Gujarat and the man wanted by the ICC for war crimes.
November 27, 2024 at 2:39 AM
The butcher of Gujarat and the man wanted by the ICC for war crimes.
News of ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders was welcomed, but several expressed it was just a single step on a long road ahead
November 23, 2024 at 10:59 PM
News of ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders was welcomed, but several expressed it was just a single step on a long road ahead
Colonies of former colonies: India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism
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India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial | Aeon Essays
India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism
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November 23, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Colonies of former colonies: India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism
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The protest movement has shown Palestinians that they are supported in their fight to resist oppression, pursue justice, work towards liberation, and reclaim their dignity.
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War on Gaza: Have UK protests made a difference?
Although Israel's genocide of Palestinians has not stopped, demonstrators are ramping up pressure on governments and providing hope to the oppressed
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November 17, 2024 at 4:04 AM
The protest movement has shown Palestinians that they are supported in their fight to resist oppression, pursue justice, work towards liberation, and reclaim their dignity.
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Democrats & establishment Muslims spent the last year gaslighting Muslims, Arabs & Palestinians as Biden/Kamala funded a genocide. Now they talk about “holding each other” tightly and fighting back against Trump as if they aren’t architects of murderer, deportation, nepotism and racism themselves.
November 17, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Democrats & establishment Muslims spent the last year gaslighting Muslims, Arabs & Palestinians as Biden/Kamala funded a genocide. Now they talk about “holding each other” tightly and fighting back against Trump as if they aren’t architects of murderer, deportation, nepotism and racism themselves.
It’s been a month since Shaban al-Dalou was burned alive inside a refugee camp in central Gaza following an Israeli airstrike.
Never forget what Israel has done to the people of Gaza.
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Never forget what Israel has done to the people of Gaza.
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Do you remember the horrifying images from Deir al-Balah?
Every time we think we've hit the rock bottom of Israeli depravity, it just seems to get worse.
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November 16, 2024 at 3:39 AM
It’s been a month since Shaban al-Dalou was burned alive inside a refugee camp in central Gaza following an Israeli airstrike.
Never forget what Israel has done to the people of Gaza.
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Never forget what Israel has done to the people of Gaza.
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Absolutely horrific scenes emerging from Gaza as Israeli forces kill several Palestinians seeking food supplies.
Disturbing images from the scene show victims’ blood mixed with flour on the floor.
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Disturbing images from the scene show victims’ blood mixed with flour on the floor.
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Blood mixed with flour as Israeli kills Palestinians seeking food in Gaza
Air strikes hit civilians seeking aid in so-called 'humanitarian zone'
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November 14, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Absolutely horrific scenes emerging from Gaza as Israeli forces kill several Palestinians seeking food supplies.
Disturbing images from the scene show victims’ blood mixed with flour on the floor.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Disturbing images from the scene show victims’ blood mixed with flour on the floor.
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Very little talk or discussion or concern about Gaza on these streets.
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Very little talk or discussion or concern about Gaza on these streets.