Wendy Pearlman

@wendy-pearlman.bsky.social

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Professor of Middle East politics at Northwestern University. Author of "We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria" and "The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora." https://sites.northwestern.edu/wendypearlman/ .. more

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Wendy R. Pearlman is an American historian and political scientist of the Middle East. She is the Jane Long Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University where she has taught since 2008. .. more

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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · Jan 29

25 years ago, I interviewed Issam in Gaza for my book, "Occupied Voices: Stories of Everyday Life from the Second Intifada." This week - after months of forced displacement, starvation, and living under bombardment - he returned to his destroyed home. He sent this photo.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Aid agencies warn of 'devastating' impact on Gaza after Israeli ban - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aid-agenices-warning-devastating-consequences-after-israel-ban

Aid agencies warn of 'devastating' impact on Gaza after Israeli ban

Government bans a raft of aid organisations from Gaza for failing to meet new security requirements

www.middleeasteye.net

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

In Gaza, one way in which the Israeli military used AI was to give a score to almost every person in Gaza who has a phone number, determining how likely it was that person was a member of Hamas or Islamic Jihad.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

‘Data is control’: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military’s ties to big tech

Our reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the IDF and Silicon Valley – with implications for the future of warfare

www.theguardian.com

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Jeremy Pressman @djpressman.bsky.social · 2d

"List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending":

1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4d

In Gaza, at the ruins of Shifa hospital and despite the war, 168 Palestinian medical doctors graduated yesterday as board specialists in different medical fields

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Yezid Sayigh @yezidsayigh.bsky.social · 11d

Help keep Palestinian network al-Shabaka continue as a critical voice and platform for debate:

al-shabaka.org

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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · 20d

New issue of "Perspectives on Politics" just dropped!
Special sections of articles on:
*Politics of Policing
*Digital Politics
*Shaping Political Attitudes & Perceptions
*Political Thought in Historical Context
...plus book reviews!
@poppublicsphere.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 21d

In #Gaza, “the sewer system has collapsed completely. There are lakes of untreated sewage, and people are living amongst this,” our Jonathan Fowler tells @TRTWorld.

UNRWA teams continue to clear waste, pump sewage, and provide healthcare to displaced families under extreme conditions.

#UNRWAworks

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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · 23d

Seeking insight on Syria ... one year without Bashar al-Assad? Read our new @pomeps.bsky.social study, a collection of 13 essays on critical issues ranging from disability to water, justice, decentralization, the future of displaced persons, and more.
pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Project on Middle East Political Science

Many developments during the past year have given rise to a host of crucial questions about the future of Syria and the Syrian people. To explore them, the Project on Middle East Political Science (PO...

pomeps.org

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · Nov 12

More than 16,000 Palestinians still require urgent care outside Gaza, UN says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-16000-palestinians-still-require-urgent-care-outside-gaza-united

More than 16,000 Palestinians still require urgent care outside Gaza, UN says

<article data-history-node-id="431412" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-16000-palestinians-still-require-urgent-care-outside-gaza-united" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-16000-palestinians-still-require-urgent-care-outside-gaza-united" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">More than 16,000 Palestinians still require urgent care outside Gaza, UN says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said on Wednesday that one month into the ceasefire, more than 16,500 people still require urgent specialised medical care outside Gaza.</p> <p>Since 10 October, 165 patients were medically evacuated from Gaza, the report said. </p> <p>So far, only four hospitals and smaller health facilities have resumed operations since the ceasefire, but more than 60 percent of all facilities remain non-functional, Ocha said. </p> <p>"Unexploded ordnance continues to pose a serious threat across the Gaza Strip, with injuries reported among people returning to devastated areas or searching for basic necessities," the report noted.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · Nov 6

Responding to the freeze in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), these #Chicago restaurants are stepping in to help feed SNAP recipients in need. Support these restaurants that are supporting our neighbors, Chicago!

www.wbez.org/health-medic...

These 24 Chicago-area restaurants are offering free and discounted meals to SNAP recipients

Funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is frozen. Reduced benefits are expected to restart later this month. In the meantime, area restaurants are stepping up to help. This ...

www.wbez.org

Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · Nov 5

"A longstanding 'Palestine exception' to the First Amendment now threatens to give way to a new reality: Palestine is less an exception to academic freedom than it is a pretext for erasing the norm altogether"
Report by @mesa1966.bsky.social & @aaup.org available below
mesana.org/pdf/Discrimi...

mesana.org

Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · Nov 3

I got my copy of "Civilizing Contention"! This beautiful book tells the story of how nonviolent action persisted throughout the Syrian war, shaped by both the agency of Syrian activists & the influence of international aid. Congratulations @rbkhoury.bsky.social on this important contribution!

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · Nov 1

The Khartoum Aid Kitchen will be preparing a team from #Khartoum to travel to #AlDebbah, to begin providing support for these displaced families. They need your support to make this work possible
#KeepEyesOnSudan

www.gofundme.com/f/fight-hung...

Donate to Fight Hunger in Sudan: The Khartoum Kitchen appeal, organized by Mustafa Ibrahim

The War in Sudan has created the World’s largest Humanitarian cris… Mustafa Ibrahim needs your support for Fight Hunger in Sudan: The Khartoum Kitchen appeal

www.gofundme.com

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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · Oct 24

Absolutely devastating look into some of the lives destroyed by Trump's deportation policies.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore

www.nytimes.com

Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · Oct 23

This article conveys what human rights investigators & civilians from Sweida have been saying for three months. The Syrian government must protect the rights and security of all Syrians, end the siege on Sweida & hold accountable all who have committed atrocities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...

Firing Squads and Forced Death Leaps: A Tipping Point in Syria

www.nytimes.com

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Al Quds News Network @alqudsnewsnet.bsky.social · Oct 22

Gaza.

Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · Oct 21

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.