Amar Mustafa | امار مصطفى
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Co-founder of @atharmagazine and @banatarchive | Historian | MA student at @MonashPolsIR | own views, RT & likes ≠ Endorse
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Hello, I have so many new followers so I little introduction is needed I guess. My name is Amar, I research Levantine working class and MENA women's history. I usually post book recommendations, but advocating for Palestinian self determination and reconciliation in Lebanon has become the focus 👋
Really interesting article and I believe a similar argument is taking place in some aspect of Lebanese society in regards to HA
theconversation.com/neither-gaza...
theconversation.com/neither-gaza...
‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian unrest is about more than the economy − protesters reject the Islamic Republic’s whole rationale
Angered not just by social crises, Iranians are asking fundamental questions about the costs and sacrifices demanded by the Islamic Republic’s ruling ideology.
theconversation.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Really interesting article and I believe a similar argument is taking place in some aspect of Lebanese society in regards to HA
theconversation.com/neither-gaza...
theconversation.com/neither-gaza...
Historical revisionism is often framed as the sober re-examination of the past, but outside of academia and in practice, it is just as frequently the political re-engineering of memory.
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Historical revisionism is often framed as the sober re-examination of the past, but outside of academia and in practice, it is just as frequently the political re-engineering of memory.
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Looking ahead to 2026, Asia-Pacific leaders anticipate higher military tensions, economic reconfiguration, green energy acceleration, and intensified tech competition, alongside widening gaps between advanced economies and climate-vulnerable Pacific island states.
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Looking ahead to 2026, Asia-Pacific leaders anticipate higher military tensions, economic reconfiguration, green energy acceleration, and intensified tech competition, alongside widening gaps between advanced economies and climate-vulnerable Pacific island states.
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Asia-Pacific leaders entered 2026 acknowledging a shift in the global order: the post–Cold War era of open markets and predictable cooperation is giving way to strategic economic management in a more fragmented world.
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Asia-Pacific leaders entered 2026 acknowledging a shift in the global order: the post–Cold War era of open markets and predictable cooperation is giving way to strategic economic management in a more fragmented world.
Happy New Year Friends!
I hope this year is gentler than the last, and that it brings moments of clarity, good health and success. Wishing you strength for what’s hard, joy where it finds you, and enough calm to notice both. ⭐️
I hope this year is gentler than the last, and that it brings moments of clarity, good health and success. Wishing you strength for what’s hard, joy where it finds you, and enough calm to notice both. ⭐️
December 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy New Year Friends!
I hope this year is gentler than the last, and that it brings moments of clarity, good health and success. Wishing you strength for what’s hard, joy where it finds you, and enough calm to notice both. ⭐️
I hope this year is gentler than the last, and that it brings moments of clarity, good health and success. Wishing you strength for what’s hard, joy where it finds you, and enough calm to notice both. ⭐️
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Nepal saw major Gen Z–led protests in September after a social media ban, driven by anger over corruption and economic stagnation. Clashes left dozens dead, forced PM K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, and pushed youth demands for deeper political reform.
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Nepal saw major Gen Z–led protests in September after a social media ban, driven by anger over corruption and economic stagnation. Clashes left dozens dead, forced PM K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, and pushed youth demands for deeper political reform.
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Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions flared after October explosions in Kabul, triggering cross-border shelling that killed dozens. A Qatar-brokered ceasefire has mostly held, but talks have stalled, trade routes remain disrupted, and relations are still strained.
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions flared after October explosions in Kabul, triggering cross-border shelling that killed dozens. A Qatar-brokered ceasefire has mostly held, but talks have stalled, trade routes remain disrupted, and relations are still strained.
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India and Pakistan saw their worst military clash in decades after an April terror attack in Kashmir. India launched Operation Sindoor, Pakistan retaliated, marking the first drone warfare between the two nuclear-armed rivals. A US-backed ceasefire on 10 May has largely held.
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
India and Pakistan saw their worst military clash in decades after an April terror attack in Kashmir. India launched Operation Sindoor, Pakistan retaliated, marking the first drone warfare between the two nuclear-armed rivals. A US-backed ceasefire on 10 May has largely held.
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Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire after deadly border clashes over a long-running territorial dispute. The truce follows ASEAN mediation and pressure from the US and China, after fighting killed 100+ people and displaced over 1 million.
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire after deadly border clashes over a long-running territorial dispute. The truce follows ASEAN mediation and pressure from the US and China, after fighting killed 100+ people and displaced over 1 million.
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We continue to look at the stories that defined Asia-Pacific in 2025:
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We continue to look at the stories that defined Asia-Pacific in 2025:
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From political upheavals and elections to landmark agreements, 2025 was a year of big shifts and defining moments across the region. Swipe through to catch the key stories that shaped Asia-Pacific this year.
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
From political upheavals and elections to landmark agreements, 2025 was a year of big shifts and defining moments across the region. Swipe through to catch the key stories that shaped Asia-Pacific this year.
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A window into the diverse narratives, cultures, histories and lived experiences of the Asia-Pacific.
Our mission is to bring these stories into conversation with the world.
Our mission is to bring these stories into conversation with the world.
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A window into the diverse narratives, cultures, histories and lived experiences of the Asia-Pacific.
Our mission is to bring these stories into conversation with the world.
Our mission is to bring these stories into conversation with the world.
The demand to expose the identities of those responsible for crimes against civilians over the past 54 years, as well as in the present, and to bring them to trial before the Syrian people, is a demand that must not be ignored or delayed.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The demand to expose the identities of those responsible for crimes against civilians over the past 54 years, as well as in the present, and to bring them to trial before the Syrian people, is a demand that must not be ignored or delayed.
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I need some book recommendations or what you deem as essential books on truth, Justice, memory, and reconciliation.
Thanks!
Thanks!
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I need some book recommendations or what you deem as essential books on truth, Justice, memory, and reconciliation.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Number 3: Its been quite a week for me and so not much reading was done, but these 3 were on my mind all week.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
February 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Number 3: Its been quite a week for me and so not much reading was done, but these 3 were on my mind all week.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
Also, if you have any journals/magazines/websites to explore - Middle East or beyond, please share. Always looking for new material to read.
Reading is resistance because even knowledge is seen as a threat to occupation
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
February 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reading is resistance because even knowledge is seen as a threat to occupation
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
When the truth is silenced, books become weapons, and every page turned is an act of defiance.
Where history is revionised and erased, where voices are suppressed, reading becomes a revolutionary act
2nd edition of Sharp Takes and Deep Dives.
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
2nd edition of Sharp Takes and Deep Dives.
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
Some of you recommended I start a substack to store these as an archive. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it, but last weeks essays are up with a short piece from me.
sharptakesanddeepdives.substack.com
Some observations I made on the reaction to the current Aoun-Salam government formation:
February 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Some observations I made on the reaction to the current Aoun-Salam government formation:
At the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011, protestors chanted "Oh Hama forgive us, for we owe you" in regards to the 1982 Hama massacre. Approx. 40,000 people were killed over the span of three weeks in 1982. Entire families were wiped out and the city in rubble.
February 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
At the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011, protestors chanted "Oh Hama forgive us, for we owe you" in regards to the 1982 Hama massacre. Approx. 40,000 people were killed over the span of three weeks in 1982. Entire families were wiped out and the city in rubble.
Started a thing on instagram, thought I'd bring it here: running out of room on my phone to store screenshots of articles, so sundays will be dedicated to articles and essays I read throughout the week that I found interesting.
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Started a thing on instagram, thought I'd bring it here: running out of room on my phone to store screenshots of articles, so sundays will be dedicated to articles and essays I read throughout the week that I found interesting.
Mahmoud Al Nouq should have been starting his last year in Masters degree at the University of Melbourne this year.
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
January 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mahmoud Al Nouq should have been starting his last year in Masters degree at the University of Melbourne this year.
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
We remember him as Gaza finally has a ceasefire. We will never forget, and we will get justice.
Mahmoud's Hall Forever
Israel lost the 1982 Lebanon War, an absolute strategic failure. Israel also lost the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) when it was forced to end its occupation and withdraw.
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
January 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Israel lost the 1982 Lebanon War, an absolute strategic failure. Israel also lost the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) when it was forced to end its occupation and withdraw.
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
That's quite an omission by the author. Living in complete denial
*what an omission of the spelling mistake by the editor
Cue the online selective & historical revisionism of Karantina & Damour massacre during Lebanese Civil War by sectarian pundits. These events are often exploited to push sectarian narratives & agenda, rather than acknowledging shared suffering & encouraging truth & reconciliation
January 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Cue the online selective & historical revisionism of Karantina & Damour massacre during Lebanese Civil War by sectarian pundits. These events are often exploited to push sectarian narratives & agenda, rather than acknowledging shared suffering & encouraging truth & reconciliation
This week marks 49 years since the Damour & Karantina Massacres during the 15-year Civil War - a very dark period in Lebanon's history.
On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
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On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
1/8
January 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This week marks 49 years since the Damour & Karantina Massacres during the 15-year Civil War - a very dark period in Lebanon's history.
On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
1/8
On the 18th of January, 1976, PLO- controlled Karantina, made up of mostly Muslim inhabitants & Kurds, Armenians, Syrians & Palestinians,
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Does anyone know of mental healths services running in Damascus? I have a friend who is still in shock and is in fear that the regime might come back. So many people traumatised. Its going to take a long time to heal.
December 28, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Does anyone know of mental healths services running in Damascus? I have a friend who is still in shock and is in fear that the regime might come back. So many people traumatised. Its going to take a long time to heal.