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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 5h

"I think we have got to stop thinking about victories and start thinking about how the hell we are going to live with each other, how are we going to live with the world we have inherited...The only way to make the world a kinder place is to champion these lost causes."

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 5h

"It is difficult to imagine what a single voice can do. It is time for deep reflection and new modalities of engaging with things, and to try to find new modalities for freedom."

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 5h

"What I have grown passionate about is the analytical side of things, thinking about politics and talking about politics. So I am not going to stop, but I do not know what shape it is going to take."

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 5h

"That is what I have missed the most. This connection with family, with children, catching up on who has had how many children. And my mum, I think, is happy to open my door and see that I am sleeping there, and am just there. I don’t have to do anything."

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 5h

"Asked what freedom felt like, [Alaa] said: “It is overwhelming. It is also comfortable and natural, and I am immediately fitting in with them, including witnessing three family fights in two days. The usual stuff."

Don't miss this Guardian interview: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘I deserve to heal’: freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah on his prison ordeal and next steps

The campaigner, who spent more than a decade in an Egyptian ‘vortex of incarceration’, wants to join his son in the UK while he reflects on the fight for freedom

www.theguardian.com

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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks 14 years since the Maspero Massacre in which Egyptian security forces violently responded to a peaceful protest against a church demolition, killing 28 and injuring hundreds. On this painful day, we revisit our piece from the tenth anniversary. timep.org/2021/10/12/t...

The Maspero Massacre: Ten Years On

October 9 marks ten years since the Maspero Massacre. As a result of indiscriminate state violence and incitement, 28 Egyptians were killed and hundreds were injured. One decade later, accountability ...

timep.org

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 17h

Yesterday marked 14 years since Egypt's Maspero Massacre.

Live ammunition was used, APCs ran over, and media incited against peaceful protesters who had gathered to demonstrate against an Aswan church's demolition.

28 were killed and hundreds were injured on that dark, dark day.

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 3d

May we be able to do justice to the legacy of the people's tribunals that came before us and most importantly, may these efforts always be in service of those impacted.

You can watch live here: youtube.com/@rawadari_or...

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 3d

Across history, people's tribunals have provided a space for survivors to be heard in the face of efforts to silence them, a platform for facts to be sought despite misinfo and disinfo & an opportunity to build momentum for justice capable of challenging long-standing impunity.

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 3d

This particular tribunal's mandate focuses on any crimes and human rights violations that the women and girls of Afghanistan have been subject to or that they continue to be subject to by the Taliban since Aug 15, 2021.

You can learn more here: afghanistantribunal.com

Peoples Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan

afghanistantribunal.com

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 3d

This week I'm in Madrid where I am humbled to be serving as a judge for the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan, an independent, civil society-led tribunal that is meant to offer a parallel form of justice in the absence of an ongoing international court proceeding.

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 4d

ICYMI Egyptian economic researcher Abdel Khaleq Farouk has been sentenced to 5 years in prison on charges of spreading false news following a procedurally problematic trial where lawyers were denied access to the case files www.madamasr.com/2025/10/04/n...

حبس عبد الخالق فاروق 5 سنوات بتهمة إذاعة أخبار كاذبة | توجيهات بإخلاء أراضي «طرح النهر»..ومصادر تنتقد تنصل «الري» من مسؤوليتها

«الوطنية للانتخابات» تعلن الجدول الزمني لانتخابات «النواب»

www.madamasr.com

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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 5d

TIMEP welcomes the UN Human Rights Council vote to renew the mandate of the independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan for another year. The extension will allow the body to continue to gather evidence and testimonies of grave abuses, filling a critical documentation gap in Sudan.

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · Aug 26

As the UN Human Rights Council convenes next month for its 60th session, TIMEP joins over 100 Sudanese and international partners in urging the Council and Member States to renew the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan for a 2-year extension.

Read the full statement: timep.org/2025/08/26/s...

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 6d

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 7d

Some other great pieces at the Middle East Institute Arab pop art exhibit.

(🎨: Chant Avedissian, Rana Salam)

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 7d

If you're in DC, be sure to drop by the Middle East Institute to see the new Arab pop exhibit which will be there till January 23, 2026.

(🎨: Yusuf Alahmed, Rana Salam, and Yasmine Nasser Diaz)

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 7d

The Trump admin's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Syria affects the lives of thousands of Syrians in the United States.

What options do those impacted have? What resources are out there for them? Don't miss this session tomorrow: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 8d

🗳️ Join @sjac-info.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social, @timep.bsky.social, JFL, STJ, and Dawlaty today for a virtual conversation on Syria's temporary parliamentary system. You can tune in both English or Arabic!

It's not too late to register and join us: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Discussion of the Temporary Electoral System in Syria. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

us06web.zoom.us

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 8d

🗳️ What is the political context in which Syria's parliamentary elections are taking place?

🗳️ What do these elections mean for building trust in the government? What do they mean for Syria's national sovereignty?

🗳️ How are women and other underrepresented groups participating?

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 8d

🗳️ Today at 9 am EST, we'll be chatting about Syria's upcoming parliamentary elections (the first post-Assad elections) set to take place this Sunday. Learn more about:

🗳️ What does the electoral process look like in practice?

🗳️ Who is "running" and how did they get there?

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 8d

ICE is conducting illegal raids on workplaces.

One US citizen was detained TWICE despite showing his REAL-ID. Agents told him the ID was fake and held him for 20 to 30 mins each time. Now he's joined a class-action lawsuit to challenge these practices www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

Lawsuit filed against immigration authorities after U.S. citizen's arrests in raids

A U.S. citizen who is a construction worker in Alabama has filed a federal lawsuit after he says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks

www.washingtonpost.com

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 9d

“Beirut’s Public Prosecutor ultimately charged Riad Salameh—along with his brother Raja and his assistant Marianne Hoayek—with crimes including public funds embezzlement, forgery, illicit enrichment, money laundering, and tax evasion.

…Salameh has obstructed legal proceedings since then.”
#Lebanon

Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 12d

On Friday, former Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh was released from custody after paying $14 million in bail.

So why was he in detention in the first place? And what charges is he facing? @timep.bsky.social's new resource lays it all out: timep.org/2025/09/26/a...

Breaking Down the Cases Against Riad Salameh in Lebanon

Lebanon’s former central bank governor Riad Salameh was just released after spending one year in pretrial detention for allegations of embezzlement. Here is a summary of some of the main cases against...

timep.org

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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 9d

🔔 Join TIMEP Executive Director @maitelsadany.bsky.social as she moderates a timely online panel discussion tomorrow, Friday, October 3, at 9:00 AM EST, ahead of Syria's parliamentary elections.

Register here and tune into the discussion: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 9d

In the lead-up to Syria's first parliamentary elex post-Assad, I'll be moderating an event that helps make sense of the vote + what to expect.

Don't miss it SJAC, @timep.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social, Dawlaty, Syrians for Truth & Justice, Justice for Life us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 9d

Today, October 1st, would have been Sarah Hegazi's 36th birthday.

Thinking of those from whom she was taken and those whose lives she impacted during her short time on this earth and the years since.

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 9d

Yes!! Perfect line for this.

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