Mai El-Sadany
@maitelsadany.bsky.social
Human Rights Lawyer | Executive Director at TIMEP @timep.bsky.social
That awkward moment when Trump is kinder to Mamdani than half of the Democratic establishment.
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
That awkward moment when Trump is kinder to Mamdani than half of the Democratic establishment.
Chances are if you're following Lebanon, you've heard the name Riad Salameh, the country's infamous former Central Bank Governor who is complicit in numerous financial crimes.
Don't miss this new @timep.bsky.social resource tracking the top cases being brought against Salameh abroad.
Don't miss this new @timep.bsky.social resource tracking the top cases being brought against Salameh abroad.
Since the collapse of Lebanon's economy in 2019, numerous legal proceedings are ongoing against Lebanon’s former central bank governor Riad Salameh over suspected financial crimes. TIMEP breaks down the international cases against him and his inner circle: timep.org/2025/11/20/b...
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Chances are if you're following Lebanon, you've heard the name Riad Salameh, the country's infamous former Central Bank Governor who is complicit in numerous financial crimes.
Don't miss this new @timep.bsky.social resource tracking the top cases being brought against Salameh abroad.
Don't miss this new @timep.bsky.social resource tracking the top cases being brought against Salameh abroad.
It's been 14 years since Egypt's riot police and security forces brutally attacked a sit-in leading to clashes that would last days, intentionally shot at protesters' eyes, and used teargas without limit.
Thinking of those we lost and those who bore witness: Mohamed Mahmoud.
Thinking of those we lost and those who bore witness: Mohamed Mahmoud.
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It's been 14 years since Egypt's riot police and security forces brutally attacked a sit-in leading to clashes that would last days, intentionally shot at protesters' eyes, and used teargas without limit.
Thinking of those we lost and those who bore witness: Mohamed Mahmoud.
Thinking of those we lost and those who bore witness: Mohamed Mahmoud.
Tomorrow, November 20 at 9:30 am EST, I'm looking forward to speaking at the 2025 Said Symposium at AU SIS: "Gains, Persisting Challenges, and Lessons from Global Middle East Struggles for Peace, Justice, and Rights."
If you're in DC, join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-said-...
If you're in DC, join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-said-...
2025 Said Symposium
This is an in-person event hosted by the Peace, Human Rights, and Cultural Relations (PHRCR) department. Coffee/Lunch will be served.
www.eventbrite.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Tomorrow, November 20 at 9:30 am EST, I'm looking forward to speaking at the 2025 Said Symposium at AU SIS: "Gains, Persisting Challenges, and Lessons from Global Middle East Struggles for Peace, Justice, and Rights."
If you're in DC, join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-said-...
If you're in DC, join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-said-...
BIG NEWS! The Trump admin has been ordered to delay its termination of TPS for Syria while the case continues to be heard in crt. Without today's decision, thousands would have lost their legal status and work authorization this Friday, and may have been forced to return to Syria.
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
BIG NEWS! The Trump admin has been ordered to delay its termination of TPS for Syria while the case continues to be heard in crt. Without today's decision, thousands would have lost their legal status and work authorization this Friday, and may have been forced to return to Syria.
🧵 This week, @timep.bsky.social is launching a crowdfunding campaign to support one of our longest-running programs: the Bassem Sabry Fellowship: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
I hope you'll donate to help us keep his vision alive, but first, I'd like to share what Bassem meant to me.
I hope you'll donate to help us keep his vision alive, but first, I'd like to share what Bassem meant to me.
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🧵 This week, @timep.bsky.social is launching a crowdfunding campaign to support one of our longest-running programs: the Bassem Sabry Fellowship: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
I hope you'll donate to help us keep his vision alive, but first, I'd like to share what Bassem meant to me.
I hope you'll donate to help us keep his vision alive, but first, I'd like to share what Bassem meant to me.
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TIMEP’s Bassem Sabry fellows emerge from the program as well-trained, well-networked, well-resourced young leaders who are better positioned to return to the region to give back to it and pursue meaningful change.
Learn more and support the program here: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
Learn more and support the program here: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
TIMEP’s Bassem Sabry fellows emerge from the program as well-trained, well-networked, well-resourced young leaders who are better positioned to return to the region to give back to it and pursue meaningful change.
Learn more and support the program here: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
Learn more and support the program here: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
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Named after the late Egyptian political writer and commentator, TIMEP is honored to host the Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellowship in partnership with Cultural Vistas to support rising, young advocates at the forefront of movements for change.
Learn more: timep.org/2025/11/17/t...
Learn more: timep.org/2025/11/17/t...
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Named after the late Egyptian political writer and commentator, TIMEP is honored to host the Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellowship in partnership with Cultural Vistas to support rising, young advocates at the forefront of movements for change.
Learn more: timep.org/2025/11/17/t...
Learn more: timep.org/2025/11/17/t...
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TIMEP is proud to announce that Jad El Dilati will join us as the 10th Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellow. Jad's work will focus on governance, politics, and narrative in Lebanon at a deeply consequential moment for the country’s trajectory.
We're thrilled to welcome him on board!🎉
We're thrilled to welcome him on board!🎉
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
TIMEP is proud to announce that Jad El Dilati will join us as the 10th Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellow. Jad's work will focus on governance, politics, and narrative in Lebanon at a deeply consequential moment for the country’s trajectory.
We're thrilled to welcome him on board!🎉
We're thrilled to welcome him on board!🎉
🎉 I couldn't be more thrilled that @timep.bsky.social is welcoming our tenth Bassem Sabry Fellow to Washington, DC today. It's such an important moment for Lebanon and I'm glad we're supporting such a bright Lebanese mind.
I'd like to think Bassem would be proud to see this next generation.🤍
I'd like to think Bassem would be proud to see this next generation.🤍
TIMEP is proud to announce that Jad El Dilati will join us as the 10th Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellow. Jad's work will focus on governance, politics, and narrative in Lebanon at a deeply consequential moment for the country’s trajectory.
We're thrilled to welcome him on board!🎉
We're thrilled to welcome him on board!🎉
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🎉 I couldn't be more thrilled that @timep.bsky.social is welcoming our tenth Bassem Sabry Fellow to Washington, DC today. It's such an important moment for Lebanon and I'm glad we're supporting such a bright Lebanese mind.
I'd like to think Bassem would be proud to see this next generation.🤍
I'd like to think Bassem would be proud to see this next generation.🤍
Looking to connect with cool, like-minded folks who work on, care about, or are interested in the MENA region?
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's MENA Social Night this Wednesday, a quarterly space to build community and come together!
Let us know you're coming: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's MENA Social Night this Wednesday, a quarterly space to build community and come together!
Let us know you're coming: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Looking to connect with cool, like-minded folks who work on, care about, or are interested in the MENA region?
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's MENA Social Night this Wednesday, a quarterly space to build community and come together!
Let us know you're coming: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's MENA Social Night this Wednesday, a quarterly space to build community and come together!
Let us know you're coming: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
"I had not been everyone's first image of a leader...I was a very ordinary person who found themselves in a set of extraordinary circumstances. But I had been a leader. And I had done it on my own terms."
- @jacindaardern.bsky.social whose greatest legacy has been normalizing empathetic leadership
- @jacindaardern.bsky.social whose greatest legacy has been normalizing empathetic leadership
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"I had not been everyone's first image of a leader...I was a very ordinary person who found themselves in a set of extraordinary circumstances. But I had been a leader. And I had done it on my own terms."
- @jacindaardern.bsky.social whose greatest legacy has been normalizing empathetic leadership
- @jacindaardern.bsky.social whose greatest legacy has been normalizing empathetic leadership
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I’m broken hearted over the passing of Alice Wong. What a human.
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I’m broken hearted over the passing of Alice Wong. What a human.
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
"No the sadness of March 15 [Christchurch shooting] has never left me. But perhaps some sadness is never meant to. Perhaps sometimes sadness is what keeps you focused on change." - @jacindaardern.bsky.social on the reforms taken on gun control and social media following that horrific day.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"No the sadness of March 15 [Christchurch shooting] has never left me. But perhaps some sadness is never meant to. Perhaps sometimes sadness is what keeps you focused on change." - @jacindaardern.bsky.social on the reforms taken on gun control and social media following that horrific day.
On Tues, Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah attempted to fly to London to attend two conferences. He was stopped by authorities and told he could not travel.
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family
Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On Tues, Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah attempted to fly to London to attend two conferences. He was stopped by authorities and told he could not travel.
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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لا يتوقف العقاب الذي يتلقاه السجناء في مصر على حرمانهم من حريتهم، بل يمتد إلى التنكيل بذويهم الذين يواجهون الإذلال والاستنزاف المادي والنفسي من أجل زيارة أحبائهم المسجونين.
مقال جديد من دينا كامل، الزميلة غير المقيمة بمعهد التحرير لسياسات الشرق الأوسط.
timep.org/post-arabic/...
مقال جديد من دينا كامل، الزميلة غير المقيمة بمعهد التحرير لسياسات الشرق الأوسط.
timep.org/post-arabic/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
لا يتوقف العقاب الذي يتلقاه السجناء في مصر على حرمانهم من حريتهم، بل يمتد إلى التنكيل بذويهم الذين يواجهون الإذلال والاستنزاف المادي والنفسي من أجل زيارة أحبائهم المسجونين.
مقال جديد من دينا كامل، الزميلة غير المقيمة بمعهد التحرير لسياسات الشرق الأوسط.
timep.org/post-arabic/...
مقال جديد من دينا كامل، الزميلة غير المقيمة بمعهد التحرير لسياسات الشرق الأوسط.
timep.org/post-arabic/...
📢 Planning on being in or near Washington, DC next Wednesday, November 19?
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's quarterly MENA Social Night bringing together folks for an evening of community, solidarity, and connection. Hope to see you there!
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's quarterly MENA Social Night bringing together folks for an evening of community, solidarity, and connection. Hope to see you there!
🌟 Next Wednesday, Nov 19, at 5:45 pm EST, join us at Exiles for an evening of food, community, and solidarity! Meet us upstairs and connect with the TIMEP team and MENA professionals from around the DMV.
Get your free or donate-what-you-can ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
Get your free or donate-what-you-can ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📢 Planning on being in or near Washington, DC next Wednesday, November 19?
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's quarterly MENA Social Night bringing together folks for an evening of community, solidarity, and connection. Hope to see you there!
Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's quarterly MENA Social Night bringing together folks for an evening of community, solidarity, and connection. Hope to see you there!
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🌟 Next Wednesday, Nov 19, at 5:45 pm EST, join us at Exiles for an evening of food, community, and solidarity! Meet us upstairs and connect with the TIMEP team and MENA professionals from around the DMV.
Get your free or donate-what-you-can ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
Get your free or donate-what-you-can ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🌟 Next Wednesday, Nov 19, at 5:45 pm EST, join us at Exiles for an evening of food, community, and solidarity! Meet us upstairs and connect with the TIMEP team and MENA professionals from around the DMV.
Get your free or donate-what-you-can ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
Get your free or donate-what-you-can ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
Photos from today's meeting between President Trump and Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Photos from today's meeting between President Trump and Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.
Incredible to reflect on Syria one year ago today and where it is now.
In just minutes, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet with POTUS, marking the first time a Syrian president will visit the White House since 1946.
Expect sanctions, ISIS, Israel on the agenda.
In just minutes, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet with POTUS, marking the first time a Syrian president will visit the White House since 1946.
Expect sanctions, ISIS, Israel on the agenda.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Incredible to reflect on Syria one year ago today and where it is now.
In just minutes, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet with POTUS, marking the first time a Syrian president will visit the White House since 1946.
Expect sanctions, ISIS, Israel on the agenda.
In just minutes, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet with POTUS, marking the first time a Syrian president will visit the White House since 1946.
Expect sanctions, ISIS, Israel on the agenda.
Good news from the nation's capital, where a jury has determined that chucking a wrapped sandwich at the chest of a federal officer is not a punishable misdemeanor.
✊🏼 Local hero sandwich guy ftw.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
✊🏼 Local hero sandwich guy ftw.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Good news from the nation's capital, where a jury has determined that chucking a wrapped sandwich at the chest of a federal officer is not a punishable misdemeanor.
✊🏼 Local hero sandwich guy ftw.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
✊🏼 Local hero sandwich guy ftw.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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I’m Jewish. I lived in New York for a decade. I am very, very concerned about antisemitism.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’m Jewish. I lived in New York for a decade. I am very, very concerned about antisemitism.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
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The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
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As we turn the page on another wonderful Bread&Net, our team members—both those based in Beirut and those who traveled to participate—are thrilled to have gotten the chance to reconnect with partners, to make new friends, and to walk away with new ideas. Thank you, @smex.org!
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As we turn the page on another wonderful Bread&Net, our team members—both those based in Beirut and those who traveled to participate—are thrilled to have gotten the chance to reconnect with partners, to make new friends, and to walk away with new ideas. Thank you, @smex.org!
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Advocacy Manager Douglas Christensen teamed up with former fellow @monashtaya.bsky.social to lead a practical workshop on conducting advocacy to bring about policy change, highlighting examples from the digital rights space and challenging participants in an interactive exchange.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Advocacy Manager Douglas Christensen teamed up with former fellow @monashtaya.bsky.social to lead a practical workshop on conducting advocacy to bring about policy change, highlighting examples from the digital rights space and challenging participants in an interactive exchange.