That shift is obvious to all: I reached out to a knowledgeable friend about the piece, and he hadn't even heard of the court case: "I've been on Palestine frequency since 2023"

But it also shows up in the data, for instance ACLED's tabulations of protests in Jordan --

The muted response to the decision also underscores how Jordan’s political landscape has shifted as attention and activism center on Gaza and recent, horrifying images of starvation, rendering secondary many of the animating controversies of the post–Arab Spring years

The court decision declared unconstitutional an Arab Spring-era law conceding organizing rights for teachers, and comes nearly 5 years after a crackdown on the group that came to be seen as primary evidence of Jordan's shrinking political space

Congrats, Chagai! Amazing news.

Her attorney says she might have come onto ICE's radar after being doxxed for writing this op-ed www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024...

Many “savvy” folks argue protests can’t work. Evidence suggests otherwise.

“Muslim ban set off a fury of protests across US, garnering tremendous media attention and discussion… Portraying ‘Ban’ at odds with inclusive elements of American identity prompted some citizens to shift their attitudes…”

My fantastic co-authors on this cross-platform study have not crossed platforms onto BlueSky. On X, we'll have to post the same thing (but in Arabic, to hopefully reach a different audience...)

Link here: doi.org/10.1086/732997