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غراب غريب عجيب
@strangecrow.bsky.social
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Arab Queer Artist ✨|Slow Comics. Check out my work under the Media tab 👇. If you would like to support me, consider supporting: - Any of the Gazan accounts on @mommunism.bsky.social feed - https://fromtheperiphery.com/ - https://www.patreon.com/qmalebanon
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 4d
Gardening day!
Comic read from right to left. P1: A crow stands next to a pot and a water can. P2: The crow plants a seed and water it. Red rot creeps towards the pot from the left. P3: A plant sprouts and the crow leaps in joy. The rot climbs the pot where the plant is. P4: The soil is infested with rot, and the plant is dad. The crow is shocked. P5: A cloud appears on top of the crow. It's raining. The crow hugs the dead plant. The rot is washed off the soil. P6: The rain stops and flowers have sprouted all over the crow and the floor. Mushrooms spring in the soil where the plant once died.
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 53m
I worked on this little guy prior to the emergence of the antifascist frog brigade in Portland. So to all my antifascist frog siblings out there, this one is also for you!
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 1d
"NO PASARÁN!"

- A wonderful anti-fascist frog commissioned for @ayoub.bsky.social
A frog dressed in Gandalf's outfit surrounded by the text " No Pasarán!" (translation: You shall not pass) written in pink on each edge of a diamond outline. The frog holds a staff and a sword in the same way Gandalf did in the Lord of the Ring when confronting the Balrog. The color scheme is: Red, Black and Pink.
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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 8h
Israel bombed south Lebanon overnight

This is what Israel means by ceasefire
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 1d
"NO PASARÁN!"

- A wonderful anti-fascist frog commissioned for @ayoub.bsky.social
A frog dressed in Gandalf's outfit surrounded by the text " No Pasarán!" (translation: You shall not pass) written in pink on each edge of a diamond outline. The frog holds a staff and a sword in the same way Gandalf did in the Lord of the Ring when confronting the Balrog. The color scheme is: Red, Black and Pink.
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 2d
* correction, this was a term by James Baldwin himself !
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 3d
The term "condemned to be an optimist" was what @ayoub.bsky.social called James Baldwin in the wonderful article below: eliaayoub.com/2024/08/02/c...
Shado Mag: Condemned to be an optimist: celebrating James Baldwin
This piece was first published on Shado Mag on 2 August 2024. Check out the original piece as it contains the illustrations by Tinuke Fagborun. This month is James Baldwin month. I don’t know if th…
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 3d
I am still grieving & so are all my friends and family. But none of us leave room for despair. All my loved ones are "condemned to be optimists". The alternative would be to give up on ourselves and the living. The future will be different. Occupation, genocide and fascism cannot last.
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 4d
Gardening day!
Comic read from right to left. P1: A crow stands next to a pot and a water can. P2: The crow plants a seed and water it. Red rot creeps towards the pot from the left. P3: A plant sprouts and the crow leaps in joy. The rot climbs the pot where the plant is. P4: The soil is infested with rot, and the plant is dad. The crow is shocked. P5: A cloud appears on top of the crow. It's raining. The crow hugs the dead plant. The rot is washed off the soil. P6: The rain stops and flowers have sprouted all over the crow and the floor. Mushrooms spring in the soil where the plant once died.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 3d
Can I also say I am so angry today. It's the lives lost, the cities wiped out, the time taken from us. We have been consumed with this level of unspeakable violence for 2 years. To think of all the potential futures taken away... it's unfathomable
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 4d
I have started this account to process grief that I can barely carry and maybe reach out to people who are going through the same if not worse, a lot worse. Your AI model, no matter how well it can mimic what I draw, does not experience grief.
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 4d
These AI folks specifically targeted art about a war & a genocide that they likely have never and will never experience. What exactly do you hope your AI model will achieve by training on this stuff? Do you think that my art is just aesthetics?
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 4d
Gardening day!
Comic read from right to left. P1: A crow stands next to a pot and a water can. P2: The crow plants a seed and water it. Red rot creeps towards the pot from the left. P3: A plant sprouts and the crow leaps in joy. The rot climbs the pot where the plant is. P4: The soil is infested with rot, and the plant is dad. The crow is shocked. P5: A cloud appears on top of the crow. It's raining. The crow hugs the dead plant. The rot is washed off the soil. P6: The rain stops and flowers have sprouted all over the crow and the floor. Mushrooms spring in the soil where the plant once died.
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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 12d
Random, but I’m still looking for stable employment (research/analysis/writing/teaching) and I’m happy to send along my CV in English/French. Job has to be in the UK, Canada or online.
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 18d
حبيبي I cry on behalf of everyone, no problem 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 18d
I’m not crying you’re crying
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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18d
The picture we've all been waiting for: #AlaaIsFree

h/t: Mohamed Elbaqer
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · 18d
a cartoon of a woman covering her face with her hand and the words woohoo written on the bottom .
ALT: a cartoon of a woman covering her face with her hand and the words woohoo written on the bottom .
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 19d
Took a break from history to talk about the history unfolding around us
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Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 19d
New Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff 📢

Margaret talks about the current political landscape and how to prepare ourselves.

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@whysophiewhy.bsky.social

www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 22d
My latest, on how concepts like the populist hype and reactionary centrism can help us understand how our media and political system normalises dangerous far right talking points and policies

shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
Rethinking the rise of the far right
shado editor Elia Ayoub looks at how populist hype and reactionary centrism have fuelled misunderstanding about the rise of the far right.
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Supervising Animation Wizard @brendering.bsky.social · 26d
We already have 1000+ reasons to hate """artist""" James C Mulligan (see below), but it was extra enraging to see him stealing and taking credit for the work of actual Bambi artist and all-around Disney legend Tyrus Wong, so here's a mini Ted Talk 🧵
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Sep 9
GTA باب الحارة was an excellent hack from my childhood
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Jun 26
“I sure hope everyone’s okay!”

- this comic was made with the wonderful @ayoub.bsky.social
An Otter couple is watching TV together in their cozy living room while it snows. The TV forecast says “Another snowy day folks! Stay warm, grab your pumpkin spice late and see you soon!” The otters look at one another, grateful. The Otter in a green sweater says:” Don’t you love snuggling under our warm blanket?” The Otter in a pink sweater says: “While watching that awful storm? hihi yes!” The TV: ”and now… the news” The otters are chocked/scared at what the news bulletin: “In Today’s Headlines: President Von Anglerfish has tooted the executive horn once again, slashing public funds, removing corporate taxes, closing down most government agencies, withdrawing from all international organizations, invading a few countries, and erasing all species that don’t adhere to common sense and individuals with oddly shaped plumage and fur” The otters have now calm down and resumed settling into their coziness. The Otter in green says: ”Oh gosh! I sure hope everyone’s okay!” The Otter in pink says: “amen.” The Otter in green thinks to themself: “nailed it!”
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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · Jan 20
My latest www.hauntologies.net/p/this-moment
This Moment
Or, Why I Cannot Mourn Gaza
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Jan 15
Hike (Part 2): و شحار يا ليلي شحار
The crow leaves the diner. In the background the cat and snake continue their conversation: - Snake: MAN. That Blake song ROCKS! - Cat singing: “ On Ma Way’eah The Rhino way’eah Get’in ma truck With that 6 pack ready Load that gun And spread those shots” The crow walks down the street, kicking a rock. A car rushes besides them on the highway. The crow sings: يمّا التعتير يمّا“ يمّا الEscalation through De-Escalation يمّا و شحار يا ليل شحار كل الWays شحار" The crow has climbed a billboard near the highway that says “ What would God say - Dial: Jesus - 7776”. The scene has a sunset palette, and we can say a water tower, high grass and the shadows of mountains. The crow responds to the billboard saying “ بلا هبل"
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Jan 15
New comic: Hike (Part 1).
Crow sits in a diner with a cup of coffee. A cat and a snake are having a conversation in the background. The tv in the back reads “Tom’s Winning Touchdown”. The crow is frustrated. The Tv in the background shows birds being burned alive. The cat and the snake converse: - Cat: I finally went on that hike trail with Ash - Snake: It’s sooo beautiful. Mitchel, Lizzy and I did it last week. Just us, the little family. Mitch pulled a fit of course. That’s how teens are you know? You gotta give’em the cold shoulder, show’em some discipline. - Cat: Amen. Ash and I loved it. If it weren’t for the gas prices we’d do it every week. The crow is more upset. The Tv in the background shows two news anchors, a crocodile and a duck, saying: - Duck: More than 70,000 killed with no hostage deal in sight. - Crocodile: In his most recent press conference. P.M. Vulture the Plague assured the listeners that his cabinet were working around the clock with their allies to de-escalate the ongoing violence through escalation and get the hostages home. - Duck: A visionary Phil who will go down in history along with the greats like the late peace laureate Fishy Fishenger. The cat and the snake remark: - Cat: GOD. Why won’t they just talk it out. - Snake: Yea. Or better yet, just take your kids and leave instead of getting yourself killed while they clean up this mess. A coffee mug in the center of the image, the crow is reflected in the coffee. In the coffee vapor we see a mirage of the burning birds from earlier. The news anchors continue: “In other news, Blake has topped the charts again with his hit “I’m a Rhino going my own way”” The cat reacts: “F’in Blake man!”
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Jan 13
From my last comic.
pop art-esque image showing bombs, explosions and the remains of a person and a tree in smokes.
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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · Jan 13
Where are the Arabs?

Premiers in 41 minutes on YouTube by our very own @aymanmak.bsky.social

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Where Are The Arabs? (Trailer)
YouTube video by From the Periphery
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Ayman Makarem @aymanmak.bsky.social · Jan 6
New episode of my blog-style podcast, Politically Depressed, up now wherever you get your pods.
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Existentialism in the Age of Genocide
Politically Depressed · Episode
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