Shabana Mir
@shabana.bsky.social
Associate professor 🧿 Author, 'Muslim American Women on Campus'
Evanston * In the belly of the beast
Views are always mine only
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Kashmir 🍁
Evanston * In the belly of the beast
Views are always mine only
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Kashmir 🍁
If one were to pull the stuffing from the Democratic Party, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer's presence in the leadership would be useful precisely because they are hollow and unpopular. Easy to take down. I'm just saying. Maybe letting them be is good strategy for now.
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
If one were to pull the stuffing from the Democratic Party, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer's presence in the leadership would be useful precisely because they are hollow and unpopular. Easy to take down. I'm just saying. Maybe letting them be is good strategy for now.
Watching "Jackson Heights," a Pakistani drama serial about mostly working class Pakistanis in New York City. It's about the human cost of immigration and the heartbreak left in the wake of the American Dream.
www.dawn.com/news/1172235
www.dawn.com/news/1172235
Review: 'Jackson Heights' shines as an immigrant's take on love and loss
We round up what worked and what didn't in Mehreen Jabbar's drama serial
www.dawn.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Watching "Jackson Heights," a Pakistani drama serial about mostly working class Pakistanis in New York City. It's about the human cost of immigration and the heartbreak left in the wake of the American Dream.
www.dawn.com/news/1172235
www.dawn.com/news/1172235
Viktor Efimovich Popkov (Russian | 1932 - 1974). Winter Sunset (oil on canvas).
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Viktor Efimovich Popkov (Russian | 1932 - 1974). Winter Sunset (oil on canvas).
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So, I won a National Book Award.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So, I won a National Book Award.
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Kathy Osborn
Thanksgiving, 1994
Oil on illustration board
Thanksgiving, 1994
Oil on illustration board
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Kathy Osborn
Thanksgiving, 1994
Oil on illustration board
Thanksgiving, 1994
Oil on illustration board
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Reposted by Shabana Mir
Universal Basic Income would fix me.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Universal Basic Income would fix me.
Mohamed Kabbani (Egyptian | 1926 - 1995). Untitled (1991, oil on canvas).
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Mohamed Kabbani (Egyptian | 1926 - 1995). Untitled (1991, oil on canvas).
Chen Li (Chinese, b. 1975). Excursion (2009, oil on canvas).
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Chen Li (Chinese, b. 1975). Excursion (2009, oil on canvas).
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"The sources added that the bodies of 24 Palestinians arrived at three hospitals in the northern and central Gaza Strip; including 9 who were transported to the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 3 to the Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, and 12 to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah."
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"The sources added that the bodies of 24 Palestinians arrived at three hospitals in the northern and central Gaza Strip; including 9 who were transported to the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 3 to the Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, and 12 to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah."
uncanny resemblance, inside and out
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
uncanny resemblance, inside and out
Lacquer papier mache mirror case. Signed Muhammed 'Ali. 1901, Qajar period Iran.
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Lacquer papier mache mirror case. Signed Muhammed 'Ali. 1901, Qajar period Iran.
Stephen Chaplin (British, b. 1934). Penwith Road, SW18 (2002, oil on canvas board).
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Stephen Chaplin (British, b. 1934). Penwith Road, SW18 (2002, oil on canvas board).
A 42year-old mom says she was stripped, restrained and over days was repeatedly sexually assaulted by multiple Israeli soldiers. She describes being beaten, electrocuted, insulted, & filmed. She heard cameras clicking, & was told her photos could be posted online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWrN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWrN...
Palestinians describe horrific sexual assaults by Israeli captors, with Ali Abunimah
YouTube video by The Electronic Intifada
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
A 42year-old mom says she was stripped, restrained and over days was repeatedly sexually assaulted by multiple Israeli soldiers. She describes being beaten, electrocuted, insulted, & filmed. She heard cameras clicking, & was told her photos could be posted online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWrN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWrN...
Trump is doing really badly right now. Do not let this moment whitewash him.
November 23, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Trump is doing really badly right now. Do not let this moment whitewash him.
Erwin O. Lauffer (American, 1889 – 1977). Lakeside Retreat (Oil on Canvas on Board).
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Erwin O. Lauffer (American, 1889 – 1977). Lakeside Retreat (Oil on Canvas on Board).
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If you keep citizens poor and in debt in the richest country in the world, you eventually get them to do anything for money...even join the SS
Then, over the summer, ICE rolled out its recruiting drive. Aside from higher pay, they offered $50k signing bonuses plus tuition reimbursement.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
If you keep citizens poor and in debt in the richest country in the world, you eventually get them to do anything for money...even join the SS
Louis Anquetin (French • 1861−1932). Woman With a Cat (oil on canvas).
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Louis Anquetin (French • 1861−1932). Woman With a Cat (oil on canvas).
That you can make these arguments "as a Jew" with a straight face is profoundly tragic commentary on the crisis of the Jewish faith.
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza.
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
That you can make these arguments "as a Jew" with a straight face is profoundly tragic commentary on the crisis of the Jewish faith.
Mahmoud Said (Egyptian | 1897 - 1964). Portrait of Mme. Batanouni Bey (1923, oil on canvas).
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mahmoud Said (Egyptian | 1897 - 1964). Portrait of Mme. Batanouni Bey (1923, oil on canvas).
This campaign asks for your support to fund a safe, dignified space where young Palestinian learners can study, grow, and dream again. The impact of consistent education lasts a lifetime—shaping futures, lifting families, and strengthening communities.
chuffed.org/project/1540...
chuffed.org/project/1540...
Help Rebuild a Safe School for Gaza's Children
For years, a dedicated educator dreamed of providing education where it was most needed. A private school in Gaza stood as a beacon for many families, but it was destroyed. In response, a temporary cl...
chuffed.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This campaign asks for your support to fund a safe, dignified space where young Palestinian learners can study, grow, and dream again. The impact of consistent education lasts a lifetime—shaping futures, lifting families, and strengthening communities.
chuffed.org/project/1540...
chuffed.org/project/1540...
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Dunno if it’s being out if the states for so long, but gosh Americans use social media for bullshit. Endless whining abt being forced (they’re not!) to read abt ppl they do no know & who do not matter, then trying to force MORE ppl to read abt them, then flagellating themselves. None of it matters!
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Dunno if it’s being out if the states for so long, but gosh Americans use social media for bullshit. Endless whining abt being forced (they’re not!) to read abt ppl they do no know & who do not matter, then trying to force MORE ppl to read abt them, then flagellating themselves. None of it matters!
Tomarova Ekaterina (Russian). Oil on cardboard, 2024.
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Tomarova Ekaterina (Russian). Oil on cardboard, 2024.