Grateful to share my new open-access article in Middle East Law and Governance:
“Lost in Translation: Reflections on the International Approach to Gender Inclusion in Yemen.”
A critical look at how global frameworks meet complex local realities.
🔗 brill.com/view/journal...

Grateful for the kind invitation to speak at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi. This conference also marks the start of my research visits to the UAE and Oman for my upcoming book on the regional dimension of the Yemeni civil war. Looking forward to the discussions and exchanges ahead.

Join us Thurs SEPT 18 for

"Countering #GenderApartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening"
@UMichLaw

Public hybrid panels 9AM-1PM ET; 1225 Jeffries Hall
Register for Zoom: tinyurl.com/4xxywu7h

Speakers incl: UN Special Rapporteur on #Afghanistan; Mariam Safi & Malala Yousafzai(video)

عيد فصح مجيد لكل صديقاتي واصدقائي

To all my Jewish friends Happy Passover
Chag Pesach Sameach

It’s Friday. And many are worried.
At times like this, I think of Kipling’s “If”—and of a different kind of response: When Trump mocked countries for calling and “kissing his ass,”Swiss Federal Councillor Parmelin replied:

Meinungsbeitrag von Timrah Schmutz des Jüdischen Forum Schweiz - Gescher heute in der NZZ:

www.nzz.ch/meinung/das-...

Timrah Schmutz’s powerful call to defend international law and human dignity in the context of the Middle East reminds us that we must find the courage to stand up- not for sides but for our shared humanity.
We choose empathy over enmity, international law over impunity, and humanity over hatred.

www.horizonte-luzern.ch/en/Unsere-Ev...

Mapping U.S. Tariffs on the Middle East

As part of a broader review of the Trump administration’s so called “Reciprocal Tariffs” framework, I compiled the following list of U.S. tariffs imposed on main MENA countries, as well as Turkey, Iran, and Israel:

A heartfelt thank you to Andrea Meier, römisch-katholische Theologin from Bern, for her deeply moving Radiopredigt on SRG – a sermon that brought to life the spirit of Yemeni civil society through the voice and vision of #ArwaOthman.
#FacesOfYemen #TheologyAndHumanDignity www.srf.ch/play/radio/r...

📢 Join our hybrid panel at #HNPW2025: Bridging Gaps-Coordinating Humanitarian Engagement with NSAGs-Non state armed groups.
🔍 Explore access strategies, field insights&emerging research.
🗓️ 26 March | 🕓 16:00-17:30 GVA
📍 Online & Salle 2
🔗 Register: vosocc.unocha.org/Report.aspx?...

الكتابة بالضوء، لوجه اليمن المدني، أروى عثمان: "

تعافيتُ من الخوف ومن رهاب التفتيش في خزانة الصور، وبدأت أتهجأ وأقرأ آلاف الصور التي صورتها قبل أكثر من 30 عامًا، (….)فالكاميرا والصورة حياة متجددة، جمال للحاضر والغد، وذكرى، نعم، اللقطة حياة مستمرة. "

www.alndaa.net/posts/101627

A historic and highly strategic event, one that speaks to both the fear of the Druze community and the intricate geopolitical chess game being played in the Middle East. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Worth reafing: #Syria „The group said that armed groups and foreign Islamist fighters aligned with the government “but not organizationally integrated into it” were “primarily responsible” for the sectarian and revenge-driven mass killings www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/w...

On 14 March A gathering of young feminists and women leaders from different backgrounds and generations to galvanize solidarity, ending Congo related sexual violence, calling for a ceasefire to stop the war in #Sudan