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Neelofer Qadir
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Writing #AfrasianImaginaries🌊 racial capitalism in Indian Ocean worlds

📷 @afrasianimaginaries

www.neeloferqadir.com
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Arab Lit Quarterly is making all of their pdfs of works with Palestinian authors free for #ReadPalestine week. arablit.gumroad.com
Subscribe to ArabLit Store on Gumroad
Scroll down for buyable items related to ArabLit (Arabic Literature and Translation) and the Bulaq podcast.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
neelofer.bsky.social
On Wed, Dec 3, I’m honored to moderate a conversation with @esmat.bsky.social on his brilliant new book, Parting Gifts of Empire: Palestine and India at the Dawn of Decolonization.

Workshops 4 Sudan fundraise for @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social. My goal: raise $1000; donor match doubles it.
Photo of Esmat Elhalaby with text of workshop title, Elhalaby’s bio, and event time/location information Text: title of Elhalaby’s book, his bio, and a brief description of the book. my left hand, a copy of Elhalaby’s book, Parting Gifts of Empire: Palestine and India at the Dawn of Decolonization. The book’s cover image is Zainul Abedin’s Palestine Guerilla (1970) Sudan Solidarity Collective logo on the left (designed by the Sudanese artist Galal Yousif Goly). On the right, two fundraising trackers: one featuring my individual goal of $1000 and the other showing donor matches for $1000 for meeting my personal goal.
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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southsouthmvmt.bsky.social
In Solidarity with Sudan: A Bonfire Discussion

Join us!

10 December 2025
15:30 GMT/16:30 CET/17:30 Cairo/10:30 EST

via zoom

Co-organized with Sawiyan, Salam Sudan + Locally Led

Register via www.southsouthmovement.org/in-solidarit...
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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mbazzi.bsky.social
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect a year ago today.

Since then, Israel has violated the ceasefire nearly 10,000 times: 7,500 violations of Lebanese airspace and almost 2,500 ground violations, according to the UN.
Lebanon: Israel’s attacks continue one year into "ceasefire"
www.nrc.no
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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thenyic.bsky.social
🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT🚨

At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.

If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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rcolesworthy.bsky.social
Same for literary studies. Non-tenure-track lit studies scholars I know you're out there and publishing articles and books. And if you're tenure-track and know NTT authors, let me know about their work! I can reach out and confirm that they're cool with being listed.
erinbartram.bsky.social Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 10d
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
This is not the way, and @cnygren.bsky.social and I lay out in detail why it isn’t in this essay here. static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...
How We are Not Using Al in the Classroom By Sonja Drimmer & Christopher J. Nygren Premise Prompt engineering is a term that has become commonplace since the widespread availability of generative AI applications like ChatGPT. The idea is that the outputs of the large language models (LLMs) on which these applications are based are only as good as the prompts that are input: vague prompts result in equally vague outputs. And thus was born the race to train for careers in prompt engineering. Unfortunately, the bubble seems to have burst before even the first generation of students was trained for this career outcome. We were given a prompt as an invitation to participate in this newsletter: "How are you using Al in the classroom?" While we have accepted this invitation, we are engaging in the most humanistic act we can imagine-refusing the prompt.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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harshawalia.bsky.social
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?

Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!

Here are 5 other things to know:
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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nisrinelamin.bsky.social
I called for a Canadian arms embargo and trade restrictions on the UAE until it stops funding the RSF and for Canadian weapons manufacturers to be held accountable for their complicity in the Senate today, I also called for Canada to adopt bill c-233 (1/4)
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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femmfeministe.bsky.social
Yesterday, through a flurry of interviews & phone calls, @tinavasquez.bsky.social wrote this excellent report on the immigration raids in cities across North Carolina. She spoke to community members about the devastation & fear, as well as the love & resistance.

prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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aaup.org
AAUP TV — WEDS, NOV 19 @ 7 PM ET!

Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel, and Todd Wolfson, AAUP President, will discuss the historic victory in AAUP v. Trump and what it means for the UC system & higher ed!

@proftwolf.bsky.social
@veenadubal.bsky.social

Tune in on IG or YouTube (link in thread)!
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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susanrinkunas.com
NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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slulay2.bsky.social
Several Chicago newsrooms have been quietly collaborating to bring big ICE stories to the forefront.

In this story today, we found that feds used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times during immigration raids — even after a judge said to stop.
Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
neelofer.bsky.social
Cooked 🍳
jessdkant.bsky.social Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 15d
I stumbled upon a panic thread on reddit last night about doing homework after Cloudflare took out ChatGPT. One person asked how they could “read a book for class” without it and the thread actually went downhill from there.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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aljazeera.com
The attack marks the latest of nearly 400 Israeli violations of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Deadly Israeli attack on Gaza brings death toll since ceasefire to 280
The attack marks the latest of nearly 400 Israeli violations of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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hebagowayed.bsky.social
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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miriamposner.com
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image] After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
neelofer.bsky.social
As if we need more reasons to hate FIFA
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
neelofer.bsky.social
Terminal drop off to Gate at Hartfield-Jackson Intl in under 15 mins = a highly favored and blessed person (me) 🧿

See you soon #ASA2025 looking forward to writing by the sea 🌊
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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grosmorne29.bsky.social
To say this is to ignore how the UNSC has done the same with Haiti over the past 2 decades
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📽️ Jeremy Scahill On The Gaza Vote: “Extraordinarily Dark Moment In The History Of The United Nations.”

Scahill says the new UN resolution gives an “international stamp of legitimacy” to the U.S.–Israeli plan to privatize and occupy Gaza. The UN now “endorses Israel’s war of subjugation and...
📽️ Jeremy Scahill On The Gaza Vote: “Extraordinarily Dark Moment In The History Of The United Nations.” Scahill says the new UN resolution gives an “international stamp of legitimacy” to the U.S.–Israeli plan to privatize and occupy Gaza. The UN now “endorses Israel’s war of subjugation and apartheid,” leaving Palestinians “alone in the world as the only people who do not have the right to pursue self-determination or resist occupation.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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How the UN Gaza resolution creates new foreign ‘mandate’ over Palestinians - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-un-resolution-creates-new-foreign-mandate-over-palestinians
How the UN Gaza resolution creates new foreign ‘mandate’ over Palestinians
Imposing international forces on Gaza is latest colonial chapter in Palestine’s history, analysts say
www.middleeasteye.net
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
neelofer.bsky.social
Anyone in San Juan this week or next connecting around increased military aggression in the Caribbean?

Please connect me to any orgs or actions if you know of them.
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
What, exactly, does this string of words mean? Why does everyone who stands to profit from selling "AI" love to repeat it? And what's the value of slogans that masquerade as history?

sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer
The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself.  It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...
sonjadrimmer.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM