Amanda Sahar d’Urso
@asdurso.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University
Studying Middle Eastern and North African identity in the US
Studying Middle Eastern and North African identity in the US
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Amanda Sahar d’Urso
@asdurso.bsky.social
· Sep 26
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans
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Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Reviewed a piece and listed out a bunch of cites they had missed. None of them were of my work, bc I thought it was not as directly related.
Anyway their response memo was like "OMG yes of course. We added those, but also other scholars you didn't mention like Amanda d'Urso"
😭 yay!
Anyway their response memo was like "OMG yes of course. We added those, but also other scholars you didn't mention like Amanda d'Urso"
😭 yay!
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Reviewed a piece and listed out a bunch of cites they had missed. None of them were of my work, bc I thought it was not as directly related.
Anyway their response memo was like "OMG yes of course. We added those, but also other scholars you didn't mention like Amanda d'Urso"
😭 yay!
Anyway their response memo was like "OMG yes of course. We added those, but also other scholars you didn't mention like Amanda d'Urso"
😭 yay!
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Race as a construct is so powerful that only now are many people saying ‘they are killing us’.
They have been killing us. We have all been us the whole time.
They have been killing us. We have all been us the whole time.
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Race as a construct is so powerful that only now are many people saying ‘they are killing us’.
They have been killing us. We have all been us the whole time.
They have been killing us. We have all been us the whole time.
The murders Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of govt sponsored officers is also happening in the thousands in Iran. It should not happen anywhere.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The murders Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of govt sponsored officers is also happening in the thousands in Iran. It should not happen anywhere.
Execute suggests guilt. I think you mean murder.
Not the first to make this point, but based on public statements it really does seem like the quasi-official Republican position appears to be that if you exercise your Second Amendment right to carry a registered firearm, law enforcement may summarily execute you without a trial.
I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Execute suggests guilt. I think you mean murder.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
Reposted by Amanda Sahar d’Urso
For everyone tuning in from home, reminder that it's -5F with -15F windchills tonight.
Every person out tonight is freezing for their country and their constitution.
Minnesota Forever.
Every person out tonight is freezing for their country and their constitution.
Minnesota Forever.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
For everyone tuning in from home, reminder that it's -5F with -15F windchills tonight.
Every person out tonight is freezing for their country and their constitution.
Minnesota Forever.
Every person out tonight is freezing for their country and their constitution.
Minnesota Forever.
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BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
While what’s going on in Minnesota is absolutely horrible and needs our attention, please don’t forget about Iran. There are thousands upon thousands being gunned down in the streets. Are you mad about Renée Good? Me too. There are thousands of Renées in Iran.
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 AM
While what’s going on in Minnesota is absolutely horrible and needs our attention, please don’t forget about Iran. There are thousands upon thousands being gunned down in the streets. Are you mad about Renée Good? Me too. There are thousands of Renées in Iran.
Funny how these universities giving NIAC a platform are saying it’s a freedom of diverse perspectives but they don’t ever invite other perspectives like MEK or like leftists. Sureee
January 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Funny how these universities giving NIAC a platform are saying it’s a freedom of diverse perspectives but they don’t ever invite other perspectives like MEK or like leftists. Sureee
Friends, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is a lobbying organization connected to the Iranian regime. They’re extremely clever in hiding the ball and getting well-meaning people’s support. But they have blood on their hands.
Tomorrow, founder Trita Parsi, is giving a talk at Yale.
Tomorrow, founder Trita Parsi, is giving a talk at Yale.
January 22, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Friends, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is a lobbying organization connected to the Iranian regime. They’re extremely clever in hiding the ball and getting well-meaning people’s support. But they have blood on their hands.
Tomorrow, founder Trita Parsi, is giving a talk at Yale.
Tomorrow, founder Trita Parsi, is giving a talk at Yale.
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Hearing reports that a man taken by ICE in Minneapolis died in federal custody.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Hearing reports that a man taken by ICE in Minneapolis died in federal custody.
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Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:
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A ProPublica investigation finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the country, and often in full view of cameras and witnesses,” says reporter Nicole Foy.
ICE Arresting U.S. Citizens, Using Banned Chokeholds: Explosive ProPublica Report
A new investigation by ProPublica finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the cou...
www.democracynow.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A ProPublica investigation finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the country, and often in full view of cameras and witnesses,” says reporter Nicole Foy.
I’m at the point in the semester that when my husband sneezed, I replied by saying “thank you” 😮💨
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I’m at the point in the semester that when my husband sneezed, I replied by saying “thank you” 😮💨
I remember as a first year undergraduate, I got into a debate with a prof about sanctions on Iran. He was against, and I was not. I’ve since learned about the politics behind these policies.
It’s all come full circle for me when he reposted a comment by Trita Parsi calling him by his first name.
It’s all come full circle for me when he reposted a comment by Trita Parsi calling him by his first name.
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I remember as a first year undergraduate, I got into a debate with a prof about sanctions on Iran. He was against, and I was not. I’ve since learned about the politics behind these policies.
It’s all come full circle for me when he reposted a comment by Trita Parsi calling him by his first name.
It’s all come full circle for me when he reposted a comment by Trita Parsi calling him by his first name.
The US got involved to support Ukraine and most Democrats were fine with that. Please don’t flip flop on support for Iranians because it’s under Trump. Don’t let your partisanship compromise your humanity. No one wants US rule, but no one was talking about that for Ukraine…
As a reminder, I have no idea how my family in Iran are doing. Being super conservative with my count, I have three members of my family from Iran living in the US. I have 11 in Iran. Most of my family lives in Iran, and I have no idea how they are doing. Please be supportive of the Iranian people.
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The US got involved to support Ukraine and most Democrats were fine with that. Please don’t flip flop on support for Iranians because it’s under Trump. Don’t let your partisanship compromise your humanity. No one wants US rule, but no one was talking about that for Ukraine…
As a reminder, I have no idea how my family in Iran are doing. Being super conservative with my count, I have three members of my family from Iran living in the US. I have 11 in Iran. Most of my family lives in Iran, and I have no idea how they are doing. Please be supportive of the Iranian people.
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
As a reminder, I have no idea how my family in Iran are doing. Being super conservative with my count, I have three members of my family from Iran living in the US. I have 11 in Iran. Most of my family lives in Iran, and I have no idea how they are doing. Please be supportive of the Iranian people.
A Korean auntie at my gym complimented my outfit today. So at least there’s still some good out there! 😭
January 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
A Korean auntie at my gym complimented my outfit today. So at least there’s still some good out there! 😭
The comments on this post are what I’m talking about wrt my previous tweet. Iranians are living in horrible poverty and oppression. The regime is feeling weak. Don’t start saying this “president” is honest.
Iranian President Pezeshkian: “If people are dissatisfied, we are to blame—not America or anyone else. It is our responsibility to manage resources properly, improve efficiency and productivity, and solve the people’s problems. Our failures are the result of poor management.”
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The comments on this post are what I’m talking about wrt my previous tweet. Iranians are living in horrible poverty and oppression. The regime is feeling weak. Don’t start saying this “president” is honest.
Y’all please remember that as much as we are keeping a critical eye on what the US is doing in Venezuela, “the enemy of my enemy” is not necessarily a friend. Don’t start looking at the Iranian regime with softness.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Y’all please remember that as much as we are keeping a critical eye on what the US is doing in Venezuela, “the enemy of my enemy” is not necessarily a friend. Don’t start looking at the Iranian regime with softness.
Reposted by Amanda Sahar d’Urso
Political scientists today
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Political scientists today
Survey researchers, have you thought about the political consequences of miscategorizing respondents' identities?
Raymundo Lopez (ABD, raymundolopez.com/index.html) has written a wonderful summary of my APSR on PS Now (@apsa.bsky.social).
Read it here! politicalsciencenow.com/the-politics...
Raymundo Lopez (ABD, raymundolopez.com/index.html) has written a wonderful summary of my APSR on PS Now (@apsa.bsky.social).
Read it here! politicalsciencenow.com/the-politics...
The Politics of Not Being Counted -
In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Raymundo Lopez, covers the new article by Amanda Sahar [...]
politicalsciencenow.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Survey researchers, have you thought about the political consequences of miscategorizing respondents' identities?
Raymundo Lopez (ABD, raymundolopez.com/index.html) has written a wonderful summary of my APSR on PS Now (@apsa.bsky.social).
Read it here! politicalsciencenow.com/the-politics...
Raymundo Lopez (ABD, raymundolopez.com/index.html) has written a wonderful summary of my APSR on PS Now (@apsa.bsky.social).
Read it here! politicalsciencenow.com/the-politics...