May Darwich
@maydarwich.bsky.social
Associate Professor, IR of the Middle East, University of Birmingham Author of Threats and Alliances in the Middle East (CUP).
Pleased to have contributed to the APSA MENA Newsletter Thanks to the editors @dbgreenwald.bsky.social @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @samershehata.bsky.social for putting together such an amazing collection!
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My piece: zenodo.org/records/1533...
The Issue: zenodo.org/records/1538...
May 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Pleased to have contributed to the APSA MENA Newsletter Thanks to the editors @dbgreenwald.bsky.social @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @samershehata.bsky.social for putting together such an amazing collection!
My piece: zenodo.org/records/1533...
The Issue: zenodo.org/records/1538...
My piece: zenodo.org/records/1533...
The Issue: zenodo.org/records/1538...
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Job alert!
Fully-funded PhD @facultyofartsug.bsky.social, with myself, @karimeltaki.bsky.social and @bherborth.bsky.social on post-imperial geopolitical imaginations in/of the Arab world.
Please help spread the word among interested candidates!
Full details here: karimeltaki.com/phd-position...
Fully-funded PhD @facultyofartsug.bsky.social, with myself, @karimeltaki.bsky.social and @bherborth.bsky.social on post-imperial geopolitical imaginations in/of the Arab world.
Please help spread the word among interested candidates!
Full details here: karimeltaki.com/phd-position...
March 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Job alert!
Fully-funded PhD @facultyofartsug.bsky.social, with myself, @karimeltaki.bsky.social and @bherborth.bsky.social on post-imperial geopolitical imaginations in/of the Arab world.
Please help spread the word among interested candidates!
Full details here: karimeltaki.com/phd-position...
Fully-funded PhD @facultyofartsug.bsky.social, with myself, @karimeltaki.bsky.social and @bherborth.bsky.social on post-imperial geopolitical imaginations in/of the Arab world.
Please help spread the word among interested candidates!
Full details here: karimeltaki.com/phd-position...
It was great to talk to @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social in the Political Worldview podcast. In the episode, we discussed the ongoing Gaza war and its impact across the region
Great new episode of my @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! 🎙️ This time I’m talking with the awesome @maydarwich.bsky.social about the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East.
🚨New episode out now: "Middle East after this War".🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks to returning guest @maydarwich.bsky.social about the devastating effects of the war in #Gaza, and how they have reverberated through the wider region. #Egypt #Jordan #Saudi #Syria #Iran
👇Audio links in thread👇
👇Audio links in thread👇
March 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It was great to talk to @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social in the Political Worldview podcast. In the episode, we discussed the ongoing Gaza war and its impact across the region
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Great new episode of my @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! 🎙️ This time I’m talking with the awesome @maydarwich.bsky.social about the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East.
🚨New episode out now: "Middle East after this War".🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks to returning guest @maydarwich.bsky.social about the devastating effects of the war in #Gaza, and how they have reverberated through the wider region. #Egypt #Jordan #Saudi #Syria #Iran
👇Audio links in thread👇
👇Audio links in thread👇
March 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Great new episode of my @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! 🎙️ This time I’m talking with the awesome @maydarwich.bsky.social about the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East.
Trump's proposal of forcibly displacing Palestinians of Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula puts Egypt on edge. I offer my reflections on what's at stake for Egypt in The Conversation theconversation.com/egypt-on-edg...
Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump
Since 1979, Egypt has been a central pillar of US policies in the Middle East.
theconversation.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trump's proposal of forcibly displacing Palestinians of Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula puts Egypt on edge. I offer my reflections on what's at stake for Egypt in The Conversation theconversation.com/egypt-on-edg...
Happy to share my recently published article in Cities.
Port infrastructures and the making of historical time in the Horn of Africa: Narratives of urban modernity in Djibouti and Somaliland
Co-authored with Jutta Bakonyi
doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...
Port infrastructures and the making of historical time in the Horn of Africa: Narratives of urban modernity in Djibouti and Somaliland
Co-authored with Jutta Bakonyi
doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...
Redirecting
doi.org
February 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Happy to share my recently published article in Cities.
Port infrastructures and the making of historical time in the Horn of Africa: Narratives of urban modernity in Djibouti and Somaliland
Co-authored with Jutta Bakonyi
doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...
Port infrastructures and the making of historical time in the Horn of Africa: Narratives of urban modernity in Djibouti and Somaliland
Co-authored with Jutta Bakonyi
doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...
Pleased to share our article co-authored with
Prof. Jutta Bakonyi published in International Studies Review
on Infrastructures and International Relations: A Critical Reflection on Materials and Mobilities academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
Prof. Jutta Bakonyi published in International Studies Review
on Infrastructures and International Relations: A Critical Reflection on Materials and Mobilities academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
Infrastructures and International Relations: A Critical Reflection on Materials and Mobilities
Abstract. In a world of accelerated movements, this article examines how infrastructures matter in international relations. We first show that the Internat
academic.oup.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Pleased to share our article co-authored with
Prof. Jutta Bakonyi published in International Studies Review
on Infrastructures and International Relations: A Critical Reflection on Materials and Mobilities academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
Prof. Jutta Bakonyi published in International Studies Review
on Infrastructures and International Relations: A Critical Reflection on Materials and Mobilities academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
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An essential read/watch:
Inside Sudan’s Forgotten War: 150,000 killed, 11 million displaced
t.co/d9ZYudZ26q
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan
Inside Sudan’s Forgotten War: 150,000 killed, 11 million displaced
t.co/d9ZYudZ26q
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan
https://www.thetimes.com/article/ac1bcf2f-d59d-456c-b7bc-18096255bca6?shareToken=709dea9f0c99993834a6ab2af22970bd
t.co
January 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
An essential read/watch:
Inside Sudan’s Forgotten War: 150,000 killed, 11 million displaced
t.co/d9ZYudZ26q
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan
Inside Sudan’s Forgotten War: 150,000 killed, 11 million displaced
t.co/d9ZYudZ26q
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan
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Year in a word: War in the Middle East
https://www.ft.com/content/40d3ecd8-1335-486e-8e08-93aed10d172c
https://www.ft.com/content/40d3ecd8-1335-486e-8e08-93aed10d172c
Year in a word: War in the Middle East
From Gaza and Lebanon to Syria, the region has experienced a year of multiple devastating conflicts
www.ft.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Year in a word: War in the Middle East
https://www.ft.com/content/40d3ecd8-1335-486e-8e08-93aed10d172c
https://www.ft.com/content/40d3ecd8-1335-486e-8e08-93aed10d172c
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"This is a disturbing new development. I’ve been teaching at NYU for more than 30 years. I was at Princeton for eight years before. I’ve been around the block and have never seen anything remotely like this crackdown over the last year. It’s completely unprecedented and it’s solely about Palestine"
NYU professors barred from buildings say school is caving to pressure on Gaza
After joining pro-Palestinian sit-in, Andrew Ross and Sonya Posmentier were declared ‘personae non gratae’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:19 AM
"This is a disturbing new development. I’ve been teaching at NYU for more than 30 years. I was at Princeton for eight years before. I’ve been around the block and have never seen anything remotely like this crackdown over the last year. It’s completely unprecedented and it’s solely about Palestine"
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My friend and former colleague from Gaza Prof Nazmi Al-Masri has asked me to share this funding raising link for the Islamic University of Gaza, who are continuing to teach students despite the ongoing genocide. Please share widely
#GazaGenocide
iugaza.ensany.com/campaign/7102
#GazaGenocide
iugaza.ensany.com/campaign/7102
معًا من أجل مرونة التعليم العالي
لقد أدى التأثير المدمر للحرب المستمرة إلى عدم قدرة جميع الطلاب على تغطية نفقات الدراسة بعد أن فقدوا جميع ممتلكاتهم أثناء النزوح، ومع ذلك لا يزال لديهم الأمل الذي نشهده من خلال تسجيلهم للدراسة حتى أثنا...
iugaza.ensany.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:06 PM
My friend and former colleague from Gaza Prof Nazmi Al-Masri has asked me to share this funding raising link for the Islamic University of Gaza, who are continuing to teach students despite the ongoing genocide. Please share widely
#GazaGenocide
iugaza.ensany.com/campaign/7102
#GazaGenocide
iugaza.ensany.com/campaign/7102
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Water war heats up: Israel seizes Syria’s Al-Wahda dam in strategic military push
IDF expands operations in southern Syria, taking control of critical water sources near the Yarmouk River.
www.jfeed.com/news-israel/...
IDF expands operations in southern Syria, taking control of critical water sources near the Yarmouk River.
www.jfeed.com/news-israel/...
Water war heats up: Israel seizes Syria’s Al-Wahda dam in strategic military push
IDF expands operations in southern Syria, taking control of critical water sources near the Yarmouk River.
www.jfeed.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Water war heats up: Israel seizes Syria’s Al-Wahda dam in strategic military push
IDF expands operations in southern Syria, taking control of critical water sources near the Yarmouk River.
www.jfeed.com/news-israel/...
IDF expands operations in southern Syria, taking control of critical water sources near the Yarmouk River.
www.jfeed.com/news-israel/...
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Middle East Policy covers an article by @maydarwich.bsky.social, Morten Valbjørn, and André Bank that explores the war in Gaza as "a critical juncture whose ramifications for both regional and domestic politics...will reverberate for years to come." Read for free! mepc.org/commentaries...
A New Historical Juncture: Analyzing the Impact of the War in Gaza - Middle East Policy Council
An article in Middle East Policy’s Fall 2024 issue analyzes the impact of the Gaza war on regional dynamics, contrasting them with the pre-Arab Spring status quo. On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out...
mepc.org
December 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Middle East Policy covers an article by @maydarwich.bsky.social, Morten Valbjørn, and André Bank that explores the war in Gaza as "a critical juncture whose ramifications for both regional and domestic politics...will reverberate for years to come." Read for free! mepc.org/commentaries...
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Since the fall of the al-Assad regime, Israel has attacked Syria to deepen the occupation of the Golan Heights.
So what is Israel trying to do there?
🔗: aje.io/hctk4o
So what is Israel trying to do there?
🔗: aje.io/hctk4o
December 16, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Since the fall of the al-Assad regime, Israel has attacked Syria to deepen the occupation of the Golan Heights.
So what is Israel trying to do there?
🔗: aje.io/hctk4o
So what is Israel trying to do there?
🔗: aje.io/hctk4o
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Israel has just killed Khalid Nabhan (“soul of my soul”), one year after they killed his granddaughter Reem
December 16, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Israel has just killed Khalid Nabhan (“soul of my soul”), one year after they killed his granddaughter Reem
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Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war
Now, in the very same spot, he tells Bell True about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it to an end
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
Now, in the very same spot, he tells Bell True about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it to an end
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
I sparked Syria’s revolution as a teenage boy – now I’m here to finish it
Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war. Now, in the very same spot, he tells chief international corresponde...
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war
Now, in the very same spot, he tells Bell True about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it to an end
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
Now, in the very same spot, he tells Bell True about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it to an end
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
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The movement, which extended into and beyond a previously demilitarised buffer zone, was condemned 'in the strongest possible terms' by Egypt, which said it amounted to the 'occupation of Syrian land' and a 'severe breach' of a 1974 armistice deal. ft.com/content/5690c07a-9841-4339-b6ca-b3e98b241f1c
December 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM
The movement, which extended into and beyond a previously demilitarised buffer zone, was condemned 'in the strongest possible terms' by Egypt, which said it amounted to the 'occupation of Syrian land' and a 'severe breach' of a 1974 armistice deal. ft.com/content/5690c07a-9841-4339-b6ca-b3e98b241f1c
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We’ve only just begun to uncover and discover how truly depraved, brutal, dark and barbaric the Assad regime was. Stories & evidence of brutality that go beyond the worst nightmares, not known even through testimonies of the living. This is going to be a long, deeply painful and disturbing process.
December 9, 2024 at 10:32 PM
We’ve only just begun to uncover and discover how truly depraved, brutal, dark and barbaric the Assad regime was. Stories & evidence of brutality that go beyond the worst nightmares, not known even through testimonies of the living. This is going to be a long, deeply painful and disturbing process.
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Syrian rebel forces in just over a week have seized much of the country’s northwest from the government in a fast-moving attack, upending the once-stagnant civil war. They drove government troops from the western city of Hama, which had never before fallen into rebel hands. nyti.ms/3ZD3QUS
December 6, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Syrian rebel forces in just over a week have seized much of the country’s northwest from the government in a fast-moving attack, upending the once-stagnant civil war. They drove government troops from the western city of Hama, which had never before fallen into rebel hands. nyti.ms/3ZD3QUS
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As the Rapid Support Forces step up attacks to capture North Darfur, inhabitants, researchers and relief workers warn that the group could carry out mass atrocities if the state falls.
My latest on #Sudan with Sudanese journalist Zakaria Mohamed.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
My latest on #Sudan with Sudanese journalist Zakaria Mohamed.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Threat of RSF invasion looms over el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur
Displaced people are taking up arms to defend themselves against the paramilitary and the atrocities it is known for.
www.aljazeera.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:07 PM
As the Rapid Support Forces step up attacks to capture North Darfur, inhabitants, researchers and relief workers warn that the group could carry out mass atrocities if the state falls.
My latest on #Sudan with Sudanese journalist Zakaria Mohamed.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
My latest on #Sudan with Sudanese journalist Zakaria Mohamed.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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"Biden’s legacy in Africa will be inextricably linked to “the failure to leverage U.S. relationships with the UAE who are violating a U.N. arms embargo and arming the RSF in Sudan who have committed unspeakable atrocity crimes over 18 months.”"
#KeepEyesOnSudan
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Biden’s Sudan blind spot
The United Arab Emirates has allegedly helped arm and fund the Rapid Support Forces militia in Sudan that has been accused of widespread atrocities including ethnic cleansing, mass rape and torture.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:37 AM
"Biden’s legacy in Africa will be inextricably linked to “the failure to leverage U.S. relationships with the UAE who are violating a U.N. arms embargo and arming the RSF in Sudan who have committed unspeakable atrocity crimes over 18 months.”"
#KeepEyesOnSudan
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Israeli forces severely beat an elderly Palestinian man on his land in Aqraba, occupied West Bank, according to Mayor Salah Jaber.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
December 4, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Israeli forces severely beat an elderly Palestinian man on his land in Aqraba, occupied West Bank, according to Mayor Salah Jaber.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
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From @mosababutoha.bsky.social on X: "Beit Lahia is forced to leave today, is ethnically cleansed, last city in north Gaza.
Keep in mind that these people tried to remain and hoped the world would stop the horror. But no more."
Keep in mind that these people tried to remain and hoped the world would stop the horror. But no more."
December 4, 2024 at 11:52 AM
From @mosababutoha.bsky.social on X: "Beit Lahia is forced to leave today, is ethnically cleansed, last city in north Gaza.
Keep in mind that these people tried to remain and hoped the world would stop the horror. But no more."
Keep in mind that these people tried to remain and hoped the world would stop the horror. But no more."
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Check out Middle East Policy's Fall 2024 issue, featuring analyses on the Gaza war, protest and populism in Turkey, Iran's "Axis of Resistance" network, and more from regional experts like @maydarwich.bsky.social.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754967...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754967...
Middle East Policy: Vol 31, No 3
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Check out Middle East Policy's Fall 2024 issue, featuring analyses on the Gaza war, protest and populism in Turkey, Iran's "Axis of Resistance" network, and more from regional experts like @maydarwich.bsky.social.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754967...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754967...
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Our book on Syria (2022) 👇 for those interested in the background of recent events. Most importantly it contains multiple chapters by Syrian scholars & chapters on the oft-neglected human impact of the conflict. TOC:
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...
December 2, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Our book on Syria (2022) 👇 for those interested in the background of recent events. Most importantly it contains multiple chapters by Syrian scholars & chapters on the oft-neglected human impact of the conflict. TOC:
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...