I spent yesterday in Korma with survivors of El Fasher atrocities. So many halting, harrowing conversations in Arabic, or translated from Zaghawa, about horror and misery.

Then Haseena pushed through crowd. Speaking in perfect English, she wanted the world to hear her story. #Sudan

First heard of Huntington's disease (or chorea) better than 40 years ago, and was horrified by what a cruel disease it is. At the time, there was no clear path towards a treatment, but this is what scientific research is about; tenacity in the face of failure until...

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Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

I am *not* sharing that photo. But if your husband makes you to walk around practically naked in public while he's fully clothed, & he forces you to look increasingly like his ex-wife, you might be experiencing coercive control. Coercive control takes many forms.
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I’ve created an email template and link to email MPs about the danger of Musk and Twitter. Happy for anyone at all to use and share open.substack.com/pub/gemmacla...