Samar Al-Bulushi
@samar42.bsky.social
Political Anthropologist @UCIrvine * New book: War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States and the War on Terror. 🍉
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Sharing my new article — "Gotta Study War Work More."
'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
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'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
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October 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Sharing my new article — "Gotta Study War Work More."
'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
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Breaking: NBC reports that satellite images show troop movements and formations indicating a possible imminent major ground operation in Gaza. The network says it is unclear whether Israel intends to launch a new offensive or if the maneuvers are meant as a negotiating or pressure tactic.
EXCLUSIVE: Commercial satellite images show the Israeli military building up troops and equipment near the border with Gaza that would support a possible new ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave, according to three U.S. officials and a former official who viewed the imagery.
Satellite images show Israel building up forces for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, sources say
The buildup comes during a tense time for the U.S. and Israel after Trump and Netanyahu’s last private phone conversation devolved into shouting over humanitarian aid.
nbcnews.to
August 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Breaking: NBC reports that satellite images show troop movements and formations indicating a possible imminent major ground operation in Gaza. The network says it is unclear whether Israel intends to launch a new offensive or if the maneuvers are meant as a negotiating or pressure tactic.
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American-Moroccan scholar @HishamAidi traces #Morocco’s role in Afro-Arab solidarity—first via the #Fanon-inspired Souffles publication (1966-72), then through the Afro-Arab Forum in Asilah (1980), grounded in Senghor’s vision of civilisational métissage. buff.ly/j3foTp6
Senghor, Asilah and “Afro-Arab Civilization” - ROAPE
Hisham Aidi offers a compelling account of how Morocco became a key site for competing political and cultural discourses in support of African and Arab pan-African solidarity. He shows that a…
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April 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
American-Moroccan scholar @HishamAidi traces #Morocco’s role in Afro-Arab solidarity—first via the #Fanon-inspired Souffles publication (1966-72), then through the Afro-Arab Forum in Asilah (1980), grounded in Senghor’s vision of civilisational métissage. buff.ly/j3foTp6
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SCOOP — The US sent Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen to Rwanda via new diplomatic relationship in which they've agreed to act as a "third country" for deportees unable to be safely returned to their country of origin, per cables reviewed by me.
This is first reported instance. Cable indicates more to come.
This is first reported instance. Cable indicates more to come.
US “relocates” Iraqi refugee to Rwanda via new diplomatic arrangement
A State Department cable indicates at least 10 more people will be subjected to the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
SCOOP — The US sent Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen to Rwanda via new diplomatic relationship in which they've agreed to act as a "third country" for deportees unable to be safely returned to their country of origin, per cables reviewed by me.
This is first reported instance. Cable indicates more to come.
This is first reported instance. Cable indicates more to come.
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We are proud to introduce our next Workshop4Sudan w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore on May 5 at 12 pm (EDT). This wkshp will among other things allow 4 reflections on what internationalism frm below might look like, given abolition requires it + how we apply it to diff. contexts.
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chuffed.org/project/work...
April 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
We are proud to introduce our next Workshop4Sudan w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore on May 5 at 12 pm (EDT). This wkshp will among other things allow 4 reflections on what internationalism frm below might look like, given abolition requires it + how we apply it to diff. contexts.
chuffed.org/project/work...
chuffed.org/project/work...
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Congratulations to Shakirah E. Hudani on her book Master Plans and Minor Acts winning the ISA Peace Studies Section, Best Global South Scholar Book Award and being shortlisted for the ISA Global Development Studies Book Award. Learn more here: bit.ly/UCPEXAAG. #AAG2025
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations to Shakirah E. Hudani on her book Master Plans and Minor Acts winning the ISA Peace Studies Section, Best Global South Scholar Book Award and being shortlisted for the ISA Global Development Studies Book Award. Learn more here: bit.ly/UCPEXAAG. #AAG2025
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NEW — Emails show Mohsen Mahdawi pleading for months to Columbia for help.
He asked about an FBI visit to his home & a mysterious break-in.
He also asked Columbia to publicly clarify a lie the Trump admin would later cite to justify detaining Mohsen.
No response.
He was detained a month later.
He asked about an FBI visit to his home & a mysterious break-in.
He also asked Columbia to publicly clarify a lie the Trump admin would later cite to justify detaining Mohsen.
No response.
He was detained a month later.
Emails Show Mohsen Mahdawi Pleaded with Columbia for Protection for Months Before ICE Detained Him
“Is this how Columbia cares for its students?” the green card holder asked less than a month before his arrest this week.
zeteo.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW — Emails show Mohsen Mahdawi pleading for months to Columbia for help.
He asked about an FBI visit to his home & a mysterious break-in.
He also asked Columbia to publicly clarify a lie the Trump admin would later cite to justify detaining Mohsen.
No response.
He was detained a month later.
He asked about an FBI visit to his home & a mysterious break-in.
He also asked Columbia to publicly clarify a lie the Trump admin would later cite to justify detaining Mohsen.
No response.
He was detained a month later.
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"The consequences for Sudan’s 51 million people have been devastating. Tens of thousands are reportedly dead. Hundreds of thousands face famine. Almost 13 million people have been displaced, 4 million of those to neighbouring countries."
April 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"The consequences for Sudan’s 51 million people have been devastating. Tens of thousands are reportedly dead. Hundreds of thousands face famine. Almost 13 million people have been displaced, 4 million of those to neighbouring countries."
Looking forward to this event @LSE on Thursday!
📢 @samar42.bsky.social will be joining us this week to discuss their new book exploring militarism and imperialism in East Africa, and Kenya's role in the "War on Terror". Chaired by Dr Mahvish Ahmad.
🗓️ Thursday 27 Mar 2025
🕔 5pm to 6.30pm
📍 OLD.3.24, Old Building
🗓️ Thursday 27 Mar 2025
🕔 5pm to 6.30pm
📍 OLD.3.24, Old Building
War-making as worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the war on terror
Join LSE Human Rights for this free book launch on War-making as worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the war on terror
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March 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Looking forward to this event @LSE on Thursday!
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We are excited to announce our second workshop4sudan on Transformative Justice with the amazing artist, organizer, writer and educator Rania Al Muggamar @raniawrites.bsky.social on April 2nd at 6:30 pm (EDT) Via Zoom. Sign up today!!!
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
March 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We are excited to announce our second workshop4sudan on Transformative Justice with the amazing artist, organizer, writer and educator Rania Al Muggamar @raniawrites.bsky.social on April 2nd at 6:30 pm (EDT) Via Zoom. Sign up today!!!
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
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For @truthout.org I wrote about Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, how Trump is capitalizing on the normalization of incarcerating immigrants to enforce his creeping fascist agenda, and why this moment calls for us to bridge across our movements for social change. truthout.org/articles/kha...
Khalil Case Shows How Migrant Justice and Palestine Solidarity Are Tied Together
The detention of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil was made possible by the normalization of deportation.
truthout.org
March 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For @truthout.org I wrote about Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, how Trump is capitalizing on the normalization of incarcerating immigrants to enforce his creeping fascist agenda, and why this moment calls for us to bridge across our movements for social change. truthout.org/articles/kha...
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Excellent piece by two dear friends @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social & @themorningsnows.bsky.social about the cyber truck & its uncanny similarities to the Casspir, the tank by which the Apartheid regime brutalized Black south Africans during Elon's childhood. 1/
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Elon Musk Wanted the Cybertruck to Look Like “the Future.” But It Reminds Us of One Particular Past.
Elon Musk was growing up in Pretoria when the Casspir patrolled the townships.
slate.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Excellent piece by two dear friends @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social & @themorningsnows.bsky.social about the cyber truck & its uncanny similarities to the Casspir, the tank by which the Apartheid regime brutalized Black south Africans during Elon's childhood. 1/
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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"writing heartbroken"
NEW EMAIL FROM COLUMBIA ADMIN: DHS agents were in two university residences tonight — with two warrants
"I am writing heartbroken to inform you that we had federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in two University residences tonight."
No arrests made.
"I am writing heartbroken to inform you that we had federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in two University residences tonight."
No arrests made.
March 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"writing heartbroken"
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I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”
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Deadly skies: Drone warfare in Ethiopia and the future of conflict in Africa: ecfr.eu/publication/...
Deadly skies: Drone warfare in Ethiopia and the future of conflict in Africa
Drone warfare is increasing in Ethiopia and across Africa. These foreign-supplied weapons risk prolonging wars and can help drive governments further away from the West…
ecfr.eu
March 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Deadly skies: Drone warfare in Ethiopia and the future of conflict in Africa: ecfr.eu/publication/...
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“As anthropologists, we are witnessing a doubling down on the discipline’s classical roots where a Palestinian woman can only occupy the savage slot–she can only speak as an object of research, through the colonizer’s narrative of her”
www.americananthropologist.org/online-conte...
www.americananthropologist.org/online-conte...
On Refusing to Disappear: Stanford Anthropology’s Collusion with Genocide Denial — American Anthropologist
by Sarah Ihmoud (College of the Holy Cross)
www.americananthropologist.org
March 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“As anthropologists, we are witnessing a doubling down on the discipline’s classical roots where a Palestinian woman can only occupy the savage slot–she can only speak as an object of research, through the colonizer’s narrative of her”
www.americananthropologist.org/online-conte...
www.americananthropologist.org/online-conte...
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SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
SCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained
"I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm."
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
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25 hours after Mahmoud Khalil was detained in a Columbia-owned apartment building — Khalil’s whereabouts are still unknown & Columbia has still not commented
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
25 hours after Mahmoud Khalil was detained in a Columbia-owned apartment building — Khalil’s whereabouts are still unknown & Columbia has still not commented
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Speak out. Organize. Across all the silos. They are testing to see what they can get away with.
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Speak out. Organize. Across all the silos. They are testing to see what they can get away with.
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We are happy to launch Workshops4sudan to raise funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan. Our debut series features the writer and abolitionist @williamcson.bsky.social and the organizer, artist and social justice educator @raniawrites.bsky.social.
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
Workshops4Sudan – Sudan Solidarity Collective
sudansolidarity.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We are happy to launch Workshops4sudan to raise funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan. Our debut series features the writer and abolitionist @williamcson.bsky.social and the organizer, artist and social justice educator @raniawrites.bsky.social.
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
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Black Studies and the Fight Against Fascism on March 4 @ 6pm ET, register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
February 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Black Studies and the Fight Against Fascism on March 4 @ 6pm ET, register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
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A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of “processing camps” on military bases and a “small army” of private citizens empowered to make arrests.
Documents reveal how military contractors want to take over mass deportations
The group, led by Blackwater veteran Erik Prince, has close Trump ties.
www.politico.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of “processing camps” on military bases and a “small army” of private citizens empowered to make arrests.
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Brilliant interview on New Books Network with @samar42.bsky.social on her study of Kenya’s policies on and experiences of political and economic integration into the ‘War on Terror’:
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Samar Al-Bulushi,
Podcast Episode · New Books in Islamic Studies · 17/02/2025 · 1h 9m
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February 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Brilliant interview on New Books Network with @samar42.bsky.social on her study of Kenya’s policies on and experiences of political and economic integration into the ‘War on Terror’:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
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The only thing I know about the Super Bowl is this.
February 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The only thing I know about the Super Bowl is this.
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A street artist in DC is putting up these posters all over the city. I’d love to get one.
February 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A street artist in DC is putting up these posters all over the city. I’d love to get one.