Ghazala Mir
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Ghazala Mir
@ghazala-mir.bsky.social
Professor of Health Equity and Inclusion: health inequalities; service development; ethnicity; religion; social inclusion; discrimination.
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Our paper on sustainable initiatives to reduce social exclusion and structural violence across disadvantaged groups www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Social...
[PDF] Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development: Findings from Seven African and Asian Contexts | Semantic Scholar
Social inequities have widened divisions between diverse population groups. Inequity is associated with social exclusion, structural and physical violence and reduced development, which in turn are li...
www.semanticscholar.org
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"In an earlier life he was ... founding chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission."
Can´t make this up.
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Palestinians face renewed killings, raids and settler attacks as Israel pushes past agreed ceasefire lines.
Israel kills four Palestinians as attacks continue despite Gaza ceasefire
Palestinians face renewed killings, raids and settler attacks as Israel pushes past agreed ceasefire lines.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The Security Council's backing of the Trump plan for Gaza ignores international law, punishes the Palestinians, and rewards those responsible for genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/the-...
The UN Embraces Colonialism: Unpacking the Security Council’s mandate for the U.S. colonial administration of Gaza
The Security Council’s backing of the Trump plan for Gaza ignores international law, punishes the Palestinians, and rewards those responsible for genocide.
mondoweiss.net
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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In early 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation that emptied three Palestinian refugee camps. They've blocked their residents from returning and razed many of their homes.

In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Israel receives 1,000th military cargo plane in US-backed weapons air bridge
<article data-history-node-id="431697" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-receives-1000th-military-cargo-plane-us-backed-weapons-air-bridge" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-receives-1000th-military-cargo-plane-us-backed-weapons-air-bridge" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel receives 1,000th military cargo plane in US-backed weapons air bridge</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli ministry of defence on Thursday said that the 1,000th cargo plane arrived at the Ben Gurion Airport as part of the air bridge that has been ongoing since 7 October 2023 to support the country with military equipment.</p> <p>Israeli army led transcontinental logistical transfers of an unprecedented scale in Israel’s history, with the aim of supporting all the current and future military needs, the ministry said.&nbsp;</p> <p>"So far, more than 120,000 tons of military equipment, ammunition, combat equipment, and protective gear have been brought in via 1,000 aircraft and about 150 ships," it said.&nbsp;</p> <p>The ministry said that these operations are the result of cooperation with the United States and Germany, through which advanced ammunition, weapons, armoured vehicles, medical equipment, communication systems, and personal protection equipment were purchased and transferred.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Rep. Thomas Massie: Epstein had close ties to our own intelligence agency and Israel's intelligence agencies. That’s why they’re trying to stop this.

(Learn about those ties in Drop Site News - link below)
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The air attack in the Bani Suheila area, east of Khan Younis, comes a day after Israel killed 30 people across Gaza.
At least 3 people killed in Israeli air attack on house in southern Gaza
The air attack in the Bani Suheila area, east of Khan Younis, comes a day after Israel killed 30 people across Gaza.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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CHARLOTTE

“Agents parked just outside a closed gate leading to the church parking lot & ran into the yard…

The agents asked no questions and showed no identification before taking one man away, whose wife and child were inside at the time…”

More 👉 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.

ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.

We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.

But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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As part of the ceasefire, Gaza has been split in half by the so-called ‘yellow line,’ where Israel’s military controls just over 50% of the Strip. Palestinians are being killed for trying to cross or even get close to the line mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
Israel is killing Gazans trying to return to their homes beyond the ‘yellow line’
As part of the ceasefire, Gaza has been split in half by the so-called ‘yellow line,’ where Israel’s military controls just over 50% of the Strip. Palestinians are being killed for trying to cross or ...
mondoweiss.net
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.

Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.

A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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In the shadow of Al-Aqsa, the Palestinian neighborhood of Batan Al-Hawa in Siwan faces mass evictions, with settlers backed by the Israeli state and courts taking over multi-storey homes

www.972mag.com/batan-al-haw...
In Al-Aqsa's shadow, Palestinian neighborhood faces mass evictions
Backed by the Israeli state and courts, settlers are taking over multi-story homes in East Jerusalem’s Batan Al-Hawa — with 700 more residents targeted.
www.972mag.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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“This would be an overt return to the British Mandate of 100 years ago, with the only change being that the US would hold the mandate rather than Britain. If it weren’t so utterly tragic, it would be laughable. As Marx said, history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce”
Trump’s Ploy at the UN Is American Imperialism Masquerading as a Peace Process | Countercurrents
The Trump administration is pushing an Israeli-crafted resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC) this week aimed at eliminating the possibility of a State of Palestine. The resolution does three…
countercurrents.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Imagine, if this happened in Iran, you'd be condemning this in Congress --- but America
Earlier, in the first round of arrests, we saw state troopers drag one woman down the street over 100 feet to their wagon.
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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One of the craziest things happening right now is how there’s been report after report confirming that Jeffrey Epstein really was an Israeli intelligence operative, and yet it’s had no measurable impact on mainstream media or politics.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/sometimes-...
Sometimes The Media Ignoring A Major Story Becomes The Story
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The US says nearly 15,000 trucks carrying goods and aid have entered Gaza since Oct. 10, but Palestinians and aid groups dispute the figures, calling it ‘engineered starvation’ aje.io/20yvu1
US highlights Gaza aid surge; Palestinians allege ‘engineered starvation’
White House says nearly 700 aid trucks entering Gaza each day, a figure disputed by Palestinians and aid organisations.
aje.io
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Israeli army continues demolition of residential buildings in Khan Younis
<article data-history-node-id="431285" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-continues-demolition-residential-buildings-khan-younis" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-continues-demolition-residential-buildings-khan-younis" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli army continues demolition of residential buildings in Khan Younis</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli army on Monday carried out demolition and explosion operations on residential buildings in the eastern areas of Khan Younis city, South of the Strip, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>Israeli demolition operations, which have been noticeably increasing in pace and intensity recently, target every two-storey building or house, according to Engineer Hamdan Radwan, mayor of Bani Suheila&nbsp;in eastern Khan Younis.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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On this day in 1898, a mob of as many as 1,000 white people waged a violent campaign to suppress African American voting in Phoenix, South Carolina, that left at least nine Black people dead. No one was ever held accountable.
Nov. 9, 1898 | At Least Nine Black People Killed by Mob Violence in Phoenix, South Carolina
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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RCN wins landmark case: chief nurse reinstated after racism (and patient safety) concerns ignored

www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
RCN wins landmark case: chief nurse reinstated after racism concerns ignored | News | Royal College of Nursing
The case exposed systemic failures in tackling race discrimination and highlights the vital role of RCN advocacy in challenging injustice
www.rcn.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Israeli army carries out more demolitions of residential buildings east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli air attacks, demolitions rock Gaza despite ceasefire with Hamas
Israeli army carries out more demolitions of residential buildings east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Italian journalist fired after asking if Israel should rebuild Gaza
<article data-history-node-id="431149" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/italian-journalist-fired-after-asking-if-israel-should-rebuild-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/italian-journalist-fired-after-asking-if-israel-should-rebuild-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Italian journalist fired after asking if Israel should rebuild Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><article data-scroll-anchor="true" data-testid="conversation-turn-194" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-6901b48e-cf20-832a-9f2e-41bb2cc7fcbc-80" dir="auto" tabindex="-1"> <p data-end="845" data-start="671">An Italian journalist has been dismissed after asking a European Commission official whether Israel should pay for rebuilding Gaza following its devastation of the enclave.</p> <p data-end="1065" data-start="847">Gabriele Nunziati, a Brussels-based correspondent for Rome’s Nova news agency, told The Intercept he was informed via email that his collaboration with the outlet would end, barely a month after starting his post.</p> <p data-end="1065" data-start="847">The decision, first reported by Italy’s Fanpage website, came shortly after Nunziati questioned Paula Pinho, the European Commission’s chief spokesperson, at an October 13 press briefing.</p> <p data-end="1509" data-start="1260">“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine,” Nunziati said. “Do you believe that Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza since they have destroyed almost all its civilian infrastructure?”</p> <p data-end="1688" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="1511">His dismissal has sparked criticism over media censorship and the growing intolerance towards journalists who challenge western double standards on Israel’s destruction of Gaza.</p> </article> </div> </div> </article>
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November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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This is powerful stuff: the reasoning behind Pillay’s commission finding that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.

“Children who were meant to be born from these reproductive specimens will never exist. Families will be forever changed and bloodlines may end.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM