President Trump lifted US sanctions on Syria, a surprise move prompting a government-wide scramble for implementation. The decision, influenced by Saudi Arabia & Turkey, was made despite Israeli opposition. Waivers will be issued, but the process will take weeks. #SyriaSanctions #News

This report should break something in all of us.

15,613 children.

The first 27 pages of the report list children whose ages are 0.

26% were under the age of 5

👏🏼👏🏼 Really hope the rest of the UK follows suit (which I doubt, unfortunately). Nonetheless, Oxford city council set a great precedent.

www.middleeasteye.net/news/oxford-...

Spineless institution.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

On this International Women's Day, I want to highlight Fatima Mernissi—sociologist, feminist, and one of the sharpest critics of patriarchal interpretations of Islam.

If you haven’t read Beyond the Veil or The Veil and the Male Elite, today’s a good day to start. #IWD

Glad your 20-year-old understands nuance. Hope she also learns that ‘both sides’ rhetoric excuses oppression and that civilians under occupation don’t have the privilege of false equivalencies.

Youth is not a measure of literacy, but sure! Whatever makes you feel intelligent :)

I’m not going to dignify your ignorance with responding any further. I don’t need your meaningless, Western, ignorant respect. I can, however, refer you to some enlightening literature :) Have a good one!

‘Gone and seen it for myself’ I don’t need your orientalist view on the Middle East to enlighten my lived experiences. I have not failed to respond to your ‘proposal’- you want an answer? Look into the history of Palestine and Israel’s repeated offenses since 1948, and prior. Thank you!

How can I be antisemitic if I am a semite? Your logic makes no sense. Not interested in educating you further, the internet is a free source you can look into :)

The fallacy you’re attempting to use is amusing. Kindly pick up a history book, please.

Israel is a settler colonial state committing genocide and the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people with the help of Western superpowers, most notably the Trump admin. So yes, Israel is at fault, alongside their allies. This apologist sentiment is severely damaging.

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Saudi Arabia’s Personal Status Law is evolving—what does it mean for Saudi women's legal autonomy?

I examine the key changes, their legal and social implications, and the balance between tradition and modernization.

🔍 Read the full piece here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/02/...