Simply Shada
@simplyshada.bsky.social
Progressive Idealist Anti-Racist Anti-Colonial award-winning EU commentator on diversity, inclusion, geopolitics & more
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Simply Shada
@simplyshada.bsky.social
· Aug 19
There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs
www.theguardian.com
There's a word for the #EU's inaction over #Gaza: racism | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"There are many many more of us than you!"
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"There are many many more of us than you!"
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Today's Europe👉🏼https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/journalist-israel-gaza-nova-gabriele-nunziati/
A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job.
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Today's Europe👉🏼https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/journalist-israel-gaza-nova-gabriele-nunziati/
Strong women have been called "witches" through history. Here's why👉🏼https://open.substack.com/pub/shadaislam/p/its-a-kind-of-magic?r=7ham&utm_medium=ios
It's a Kind of Magic
Israel's UN ambassador thought he was insulting Francesca Albanese by calling her a "witch" - in fact he was recognising her courage and fearlessness .
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Strong women have been called "witches" through history. Here's why👉🏼https://open.substack.com/pub/shadaislam/p/its-a-kind-of-magic?r=7ham&utm_medium=ios
#Israel's ambassador finally recognises the amazing superpowers of @francescaalbanese.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#Israel's ambassador finally recognises the amazing superpowers of @francescaalbanese.bsky.social
Can Europe ever nurture a politician as exciting as @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Can Europe ever nurture a politician as exciting as @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?
Governments — and yes, those in Europe as well — are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Von der Leyen's 'democracy shield'? Practice what you preach first
Governments are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight. Amid housing shortages, rising energy and liv...
euobserver.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Governments — and yes, those in Europe as well — are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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@simplyshada.bsky.social highlighted key questions about the Global Gateway:
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
EU Global Gateway: between reality and hype
Not everyone is willing to play the EU's game of “start-up to scale-up”. Some want a say in crafting the rules of the Global Gateway.
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@simplyshada.bsky.social highlighted key questions about the Global Gateway:
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza is exposing deep #EU divides👇🏼https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0a1a35c6
October 7 redux — so now what from the EU?
Complacent EU officials in Brussels may shrug off accusations of double standards as part of a new geopolitical reality. But others know that no amount of clever spin or PR can hide the difference in ...
euobserver.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza is exposing deep #EU divides👇🏼https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0a1a35c6
October 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We must begin with Gaza
open.substack.com/pub/shadaisl...
open.substack.com/pub/shadaisl...
We must begin with Gaza
In Dublin, I realise how liberating and empowering it is when someone breaks the silence and talks clearly about Gaza
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We must begin with Gaza
open.substack.com/pub/shadaisl...
open.substack.com/pub/shadaisl...
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Also mentioned on the show this week:
- The new excellent substack from our former guest @simplyshada.bsky.social: shadaislam.substack.com
- An interview with another former guest of ours, the President of Finland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJ3...
- The new excellent substack from our former guest @simplyshada.bsky.social: shadaislam.substack.com
- An interview with another former guest of ours, the President of Finland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJ3...
Simply Shada | Shada Islam | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Simply Shada, by Shada Islam, a Substack publication. Launched 9 days ago.
shadaislam.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Also mentioned on the show this week:
- The new excellent substack from our former guest @simplyshada.bsky.social: shadaislam.substack.com
- An interview with another former guest of ours, the President of Finland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJ3...
- The new excellent substack from our former guest @simplyshada.bsky.social: shadaislam.substack.com
- An interview with another former guest of ours, the President of Finland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJ3...
This could have been proposed 2 years ago and there could have been decisions by now by the slow-moving EU decision-making machine. Lives could have been saved, children could have lived. Too little, much too late. Shame. euobserver.com/EU%20&%20the...
EU waiting for Germany on sanctions, in growing anti-Israel mood
The EU is waiting for Berlin to give the green light for Israel trade sanctions, as German ambassador stayed silent in Brussels on Tuesday.
euobserver.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This could have been proposed 2 years ago and there could have been decisions by now by the slow-moving EU decision-making machine. Lives could have been saved, children could have lived. Too little, much too late. Shame. euobserver.com/EU%20&%20the...
Reposted by Simply Shada
'Any serious reckoning over the EU’s inaction in Gaza will remain incomplete without confronting the structural racism and lingering colonial hierarchies that still shape Europe’s worldview.
Gaza has stripped away the pretence.'
- @simplyshada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gaza has stripped away the pretence.'
- @simplyshada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
'Any serious reckoning over the EU’s inaction in Gaza will remain incomplete without confronting the structural racism and lingering colonial hierarchies that still shape Europe’s worldview.
Gaza has stripped away the pretence.'
- @simplyshada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gaza has stripped away the pretence.'
- @simplyshada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Seriously? euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Israel eligible for EU science money, despite blowing up Gaza university
The Israeli defence ministry can keep getting EU science grants despite blowing up Gaza's main university, but anti-Israel cultural boycotts were "antisemitism," the EU Commission said.
euobserver.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Seriously? euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...