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Alison Phipps አሊሰን
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UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages & Arts at University of Glasgow

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Alison Phipps OBE FRSE FRSA FAcSS a University of Glasgow professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies and holds the first UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. She has been awarded the Minerva Medal of the Royal Philosophical Society and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. .. more

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1h
Not Peace
Not Peace It is not peace If bombs still fall Just more sporadically It is not peace if a people’s land Is still occupied It is not peace Without a people’s right To self determination It is not peace without Freedom of movement It is not peace when Rebuilding is only For billionaires It is the first step In mid war negotiations To bring in a few rules Be accurate
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10h
Analysts stress Trump pressure essential to prevent Netanyahu from disrupting the Gaza ceasefire for political survival.
Trump pressure key for Gaza deal to be more than ‘another one-phase’ truce
Analysts stress Trump pressure essential to prevent Netanyahu from disrupting the Gaza ceasefire for political survival.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 11h
“[Trump's Gaza plan] is a proposal really for the Gaza Riviera… A proposal for… colonization, permanent occupation & siege.”

Palestinian-American lawyer Noura Erakat tells @premthakker.bsky.social how Trump’s Gaza plan is a mechanism to shut down advocacy for Palestine.

🔗 zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h
Emmy-award winner Hannah Einbinder: "I have trouble with the term 'liberal Zionism' because I think it absolves the identifier of reckoning with the necessary elements for the ideology to thrive."

Watch it all in Zeteo's new podcast, Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman:
zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr...
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 12h
For everyone in UK asking me about Gaza Evacuations - this is one reliable place for legal information about what is possible in a world of almost entirely closed borders for Palestinians in Gaza @freemovement.bsky.social

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Webinar: Gaza cases: legal and practical considerations in entry clearance applications and appeals - Free Movement
In this practical training webinar, we will talk through the requirements for making late applications and provide insight on latest Home Office practice.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 13h
‘The UN commission says: “It is not necessary for the state to share the specific intent, as long as the state has full knowledge of the relevant facts.” The staggeringly high level of civilian casualities (83 per cent) is recorded in Israel’s own military data.’

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
Selma Dabbagh | Knowledge of the Relevant Facts
Israel has assassinated a record number of Palestinian journalists, refused to allow international reporters to enter...
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Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 14h
And the link to the free e-book, issuu.com/livingwithsa...
Light is a right : a guide to wintering well
This is an edited version of 'light is a right: a guide to wintering well'. The digital version has a change to the print version on page Page 6 .
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Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 14h
Coming everyday next week, on Radio 4, Hayden Lorimer's expanded vision of our work on wintering well and SAD. The nights are fair drawing in www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Winter Well
A survival guide to winter, offering advice on how to get through the dark months.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 14h
If I could have my time again.....
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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 14h
This collaborative PhD project with the LSE and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century, sounds amazing.

I’m sure many of you might be interested.

#STS #HPS #HistSci

www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
www.lse.ac.uk
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14h
A map of Gaza shows how Israeli forces will withdraw under the first phase of the ceasefire plan while remaining in control of nearly 60% of the besieged Strip aje.io/kekalb
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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 14h
This collaborative PhD project with the LSE and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century, sounds amazing.

I’m sure many of you might be interested.

#STS #HPS #HistSci

www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
www.lse.ac.uk
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 15h
As an American watching our best & most crucial institutions crumble in less than a year under Trump, I suggest you make as many of these changes now, while you can.
We didn’t, obviously.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 15h
This isn’t as bad as its headline, but it’d have benefited from reminding readers what the ECHR mainly prevents governments from doing in the immigration field, ie expelling people to face torture or similarly inhuman treatment, and tearing apart families with non-British members for no good reason
Would leaving the ECHR really 'stop the boats'?
The extent to which leaving the Convention would make a difference to immigration has been greatly exaggerated, argues Lord Sumption
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17h
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
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aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19h
Ceasefire to go into effect within 24 hours of Israel's cabinet ratifying the deal tonight, says Israeli government.
Israel confirms signing phase-one of Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas
Ceasefire to go into effect within 24 hours of Israel's cabinet ratifying the deal tonight, says Israeli government.
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aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19h
The Gaza ceasefire deal, based on Trump's 20-point plan, aims to free prisoners and captives in the first phase.
Key moments that led to Gaza ceasefire deal
The Gaza ceasefire deal, based on Trump's 20-point plan, aims to free prisoners and captives in the first phase.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d
Daniel Levy: "Netanyahu has reneged on these deals in the past & may well be looking for the first opportunity to be able to resume hostilities when he can in Gaza. In the meantime one should expect the destruction, displacement, killing in the West Bank will continue"
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
Mean Peace
Mean Peace Mean peace Not another mean peace. May this be A peace that is not more pieces of betrayal A peace that can sustain life A just peace that lasts and makes new A peace that heals A peace that heals A peace that heals
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
theferret.scot/idf-scottish...
The Israel Defense Forces used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos – The Ferret
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d
Experts argue Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.
Legal scholars: Genocide label crucial in addressing atrocities in Gaza
Experts argue Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d
The vote, which passes 178 votes to 169, enshrines into law an embargo that has been in effect since the war began.
Spain’s parliament formally approves Israel arms embargo
The vote, which passes 178 votes to 169, enshrines into law an embargo that has been in effect since the war began.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d
Watch as Scottish flotilla activists Sid Khan and Jim Hickey address a crowd at Glasgow Airport

The pair were imprisoned by Israel for almost one week
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d
The Scottish Government’s scheme to effectively abolish the two-child cap on some benefits will open for applications from March 2, John Swinney has confirmed 👇
Scottish Government scheme to abolish two-child cap open for applications from March
www.thenational.scot
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City of Sanctuary UK @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social · 1d
Theatres of Sanctuary unite!⚡

Art bridges divides and tells the stories we all urgently need to hear - that's why the Theatre of Sanctuary network is so important.

We loved meeting 15 Theatres of Sanctuary yesterday - each doing groundbreaking work.

Work in the arts? 👉 arts.cityofsanctuary.org
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d
Studying the language and literature that has helped to define our nation at home and around the world for centuries is a "rip-off" apparently
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d
Question journalists need to ask the protest banning politicians and we need to ask MPs - is what - when the Government is enabling the genocide - are the actions we can take to protest the mass and continued slaughter of Palestinians abs the annihilation of their way of life? What?
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d
Israel attacks and intercepts another convoy of Gaza-bound boats, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
No letup in Israeli attacks on Gaza as ceasefire talks enter third day
Israel attacks and intercepts another convoy of Gaza-bound boats, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d
Reviewers and article authors in academia - it’s worth checking the activities of the big platforms and their business interests in Israel if BDS / consumer boycott is part of your decision making #GazaGenocide
= UK Israel Tech HUB British Embassy Israe Elsevier is interested in Israeli start-ups. Danaher met with 10 such companies on a visit organised in Israel by the UK Israel Tech Hub Home About Us Hub In The News Privacy Policy Cookies
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d
James Cleverly: "I cannot understand the motivation for protests of this type so regularly"
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d
Dates
Dates "Deir Al Balah, the city of dates, the city providing refuge to tens of thousands" "The harvest this year" says my friend, "is in their hands given in honour of the ancestors, carrying their memory and the sweetness of dates they once picked with their own hands" The dates know.
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