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Noor is a global feminist & movement-driven think & do tank, devoted to building the power of gender justice & progressive movements.
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📢 Noor is hiring!

We are seeking researchers for our #RootsOfHate mapping in #SouthernAfrica — analysing authoritarian resurgence, anti-gender campaigns, extractivism & racial capitalism - amplifying feminist alternatives.

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Call for researcher. Roots of Hate, Souther Africa. Application deadline: 15 Jan 2026.
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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(1/2): ✨ Meet the inaugural cohort of our Feminist Journalist Fellowship!

These incredible feminist journalists are exposing anti-gender propaganda, investigating FFs, and amplifying voices often unheard across the Global South.

#FeministJournalism #NoorFJF #AmplifyVoices
MEET THE FELLOWS. Feminist Journalist Fellowship
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🌱 Online Cross-Movement Dialogue on #Ecofascism

Building on our #COP30 Belém session on Resisting Ecofascisms, join Noor & collaborators for an online dialogue uniting feminist, queer, climate & ecological justice movements against fascist narratives driving ecocide.

Scan the QR code to register.
Online Cross-Movement Dialogue - Resisting Ecofascisms. November 26th, 2025 At 1pm UTC Interpretation available in Spanish & English. Scan to register.
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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(1/2): ✨ Meet the mentors of #FeministJournalistFellowship: Journalism as Resistance!

These incredible storytellers driving change will guide our fellows as they investigate fascist & fundamentalist movements, counter #antigender propaganda & amplify frontline voices across the #GlobalSouth.
MEET THE MENTORS. Feminist Journalist Fellowship.
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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(1/3): Noor will be in Belém, Brazil on Nov 11 for a Cross-Movement Dialogue on Resisting Ecofascisms, on the margins of #COP30 🌿

Activists from diverse movements will gather to resist far-right & ecocidal agendas and build solidarity. DM if you’ll be there 💬
Resisting Ecofascisms: An in-person cross-movement dialogue on the margins of COP 30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil. 11 November, 2025 9:00am to 4:30pm At Beira Rio Hotel, Belém, Brazil
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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(1/3): At our Sept 2025 Climate Week dialogue with JFC, participants traced how the push for “world-class cities” and “clean environments” often comes at the cost of those made most precarious — migrants, Indigenous peoples, waste workers, and street vendors.
#ClimateWeekNYC #COP30
Noor & Just Futures Collaborative. CLIMaTE WEEK DIALOGUE. Cross-Movement Strategies to Counter Ecofascisms
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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(1/4): In Sept 2025, Noor joined activists, researchers & organizations from around the world in Estoril, Portugal, at the #GlobalGathering2025 — exploring the intersections of tech, digital rights & human rights, and the narratives shaping our shared futures.
Noor at the Global Gathering 2025
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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(1/2): Noor’s #KnowYourEnemy Popular Education School held its 4th session on Sept 26! 🌍 We unpacked the political economy of illicit funding - hidden flows, party financing & crowdfunding powering anti-gender + far-right movements & blocking gender justice. #NoorSchool #FeministEducation
Noor Popular Education School on Countering the Far Right - KNOW YOUR ENEMY. Session 4 Political Economy: Investigating the undercurrents of illicit funding, political party financing, and the rise of crowdfunding as key players in today’s political landscape Financial Networks & Strategies Illicit financial flows often operate in legal gray areas to influence politics. Funds are deliberately structured to support anti-gender and extreme-right agendas. Mechanisms include cryptocurrencies, digital crowdfunding, religious institutions, and redirected public development funds. Donor-advised funds and private foundations can be used to obscure the source or purpose of funding, including for ideological agendas.
October 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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(1/3): In "Between Erasure and Resistance", Tesneem Elhassan shows how Sudanese women turn erasure into defiance. From blockaded cities to exile, their bodies, stories, and memories are sites of resistance against state repression and Islamist authoritarianism.
“Women’s erasure in Sudan is not incidental; it is systematic, deliberate, and ideological.” “Memory becomes a site of struggle: against forgetting, against distortion, against erasure.”
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Last week to apply❗

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September 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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(1/3): #TheNoorNetwork is LIVE! 🌍💜

A translocal space led by the Global South, connecting feminist movements across Asia, SWANA, Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean. Together we build power, share knowledge & strategize against fascism, fundamentalisms & authoritarianism.

#FeministSolidarity
NOOR NETWORK IS LIVE Our aim is to build our collective power by supporting and connecting frontline feminist and progressive efforts translocally. Together, we strive to counteract the powerful fascist, fundamentalist and authoritarian forces opposed to feminist futures - to plan and implement joint campaigns, co-build plans of action, foster our narrative power, and exchange and build knowledge, working collaboratively towards transformative change. The Noor Network is: Led by the Global South, with a focus on South–South solidarity. Centering invisibilized movements across Asia, SWANA, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Translocal lens: grounded in frontline and grassroots struggles against fascism and fundamentalisms. Dreaming and strategizing long-term together to shape feminist futures. Cross-movement collaboration to confront shared threats. Shared political commitments to define what solidarity means in practice. Breaking siloes through connection and meaningful exchange. Holistic, anti-colonial, anti-capitalist lens, centering racial and migrant justice and advancing feminist analysis of fascism’s political economy.
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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📣 #VoicesOfResistance #10 is here!

In #Sudan, women’s bodies, stories & memories have been weaponized & erased under fascist Islamist regimes. Amid war & repression, women resist feeding communities, archiving testimonies & teaching the next generation.

Read more wearenoor.org/between-eras...
Between Erasure and Resistance: Women’s Bodies, Memories, and Narratives under Sudan’s Fascist Islamist Regime By Tesneem Elhassan - Noor
“I was attacked, accused of being corrupt, and there was no recognition of my role.” — A Sudanese activist  This article will examine the dialectical relationship between erasure and resistance under ...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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🔥 #VoicesOfResistance #10 – stay tuned!

In #Sudan, women’s bodies, stories & memories are under attack. From dress laws to militias silencing voices, they resist through education, food networks, digital storytelling & archiving. Survival is #resistance.

Out on Wednesday!

#SWANA #StandWithSudan
Between Erasure and Resistance: Women’s Bodies, Memories, and Narratives under Sudan’s Fascist Islamist Regime By Tesneem Elhassan
September 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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🌍 Noor at #ClimateWeekNYC 2025

Next week in NYC, Noor + JFC are hosting a cross-movement dialogue centering feminist decolonial & community-rooted perspectives in climate justice — building momentum toward #COP30 in Belém.

💬 DM to connect!

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #Ecofeminism #Ecofascism
Noor x Just Futures Collaborative. Climate Week Dialogue: "Cross-Movement Strategies to Counter Ecofascisms". 24 Sept 2025
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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On Sept 12, Noor’s #KnowYourEnemy School dove into #antigender movements as #transnationalnetworks framing “gender ideology” as threat, forging unholy alliances & waging battles at the UN.
We reflected on their narratives, risks for activists & need for solidarity + creative resistance.

#NoorSchool
Noor Popular Education School - Know Your Enemy. Session 3: Infiltration and Conferencing: Investigating the geopolitical ambitions that drive covert operations and strategic gatherings Global Networks & Core Strategies Anti-gender movements are not isolated. They are: Transnational networks with significant funding and political influence Coordinated through “alliances” of religious and political actors United by the concept of “gender ideology,” used to undermine human rights Active in multilateral spaces like the UN, shaping global policy debates Narratives & Influence These movements advance by: Glorifying a “traditional past” while framing equality as a threat Spreading narratives of victimhood, fear, and conspiracy Using global platforms to expand reach and build legitimacy Narratives matter: they shape public opinion, policy, and lived realities. Contested Spaces & Resistance Multilateral institutions (like the UN) are key battlegrounds: Anti-gender actors stigmatize these spaces while also working inside them They block progress by reframing debates and stalling negotiations. Activists face the challenge of limited resources vs. well-funded opposition, requiring both strategic responses and solidarity.
September 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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We’re partnering with @noornetwork.bsky.social to mentor journalists from the global South in reporting on authoritarianism and other issues affecting the region.

If you’re eligible, do apply!
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🚨 Applications Open!

We are seeking 3 journalists from the #GlobalSouth to report on fascist & fundamentalist movements.

💡 Pitch your story & bring it to life.
📌 Apply: wearenoor.org/feminist-jou...

#JournalismAsResistance

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September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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🚨 Applications Open!

We are seeking 3 journalists from the #GlobalSouth to report on fascist & fundamentalist movements.

💡 Pitch your story & bring it to life.
📌 Apply: wearenoor.org/feminist-jou...

#JournalismAsResistance

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September 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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(1/2): In “Women’s Resistance against Economic Inequality, State Violence & Corrupt Elites in Indonesia”, Siti Yunia Mazdafiah & Amar Alfikar show how the viral image of a mother in a pink hijab facing riot police came to embody public defiance.
“In Indonesia, there is this phrase, ‘The Power of Ibu-ibu,’ or the power of the mothers, that reflects the courage and rage of mothers who are against all taboos and patriarchal pictures of what women should be.” “Her resistance became the face of public defiance and the reality on the ground that the Indonesians had been facing for years.” “Rather than listening to the people’s needs and de-escalating the tension, President Prabowo instructed the military and police to ‘take firm action’ against demonstrations.”
September 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Protests across #Indonesia are met with brutal crackdowns, arrests & killings.
Yet women are at the frontlines — turning grief into defiance.

Dispatch 9 of #VoicesOfResistance by Siti Yunia Mazdafiah & Amar Alfikar.

🔗 Read now: wearenoor.org/womens-resis...
Women's Resistance against Economic Inequality, State Violence and Corrupt Elites in Indonesia By Siti Yunia Mazdafiah and Amar Alfikar - Noor
A mother in a pink hijab is standing unfazed before a group of police officers in armored suits. She grips a bamboo pole with the red-and-white Indonesian flag fluttering at the top, waving in the bre...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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🔥 #VoicesOfResistance #9

A mother in a pink hijab faces riot police. Her courage has gone viral, becoming the symbol of Indonesia's ongoing protests against inequality, corruption & #StateViolence.

Out this Wednesday. Stay tuned...

#Indonesia #StopApparatusBrutality #RightToProtest #RootsOfHate
Women's Resistance against Economic Inequality, State Violence and Corrupt Elites in Indonesia By Siti Yunia Mazdafiah and Amar Alfikar
September 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Noor’s #KnowYourEnemy School held its session 2 on Aug 29!

Participants explored the global #FarRight, its online influence & strategies for narrative change. Led by Raqib Hameed Naik (CSOH) & Kwem (Global Narrative Hive). More learnings to come!

#NoorSchool #CounterTheFarRight #PopularEducation
Noor Popular Education School on Countering the Far Right: KNOW YOUR ENEMY. session 2: Propaganda and Narrative: Analyzing how the concept of “the other” is constructed to shape perceptions and influence public opinion The Global Far Right & Its Core Pillars: Far-right movements operate as a global network, adapting to local contexts but united by core ideas: they promote ethno-religious supremacy, racial supremacy, and misogyny; glorify a mythical golden past; stoke fears of demographic replacement; frame themselves as victims; create enemies; and admire authoritarian leaders while resorting to violence. Digital Platforms & Propaganda: Social media acts as a powerful amplifier for far-right narratives, with algorithms rewarding outrage and boosting extremist content. Through diaspora networks, online subcultures like the incels and manosphere, and exploitative platform dynamics, their influence spreads across borders. Far-right groups deliberately distort truth, filling information vacuums with propaganda that manipulates perceptions, especially during conflicts, political crises, and social flashpoints. Recognizing this digital ecosystem and the strategic use of misinformation is essential for building effective responses. Narratives & Strategic Reframing: Narratives shape how people perceive reality, make decisions, and assign value. Far-right narratives rely on fear, nostalgia, victimhood, and conspiracy, reinforcing harmful frames. Effective responses require proactive narrative shaping - not just reacting, but reframing stories for diverse audiences to shift dominant narratives and influence perceptions.
September 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Noor is heading to the #GlobalGathering2025!

We will be in conversation on #DigitalSecurity for journalists, resisting
#censorship & #surveillance, grassroots AI & disinformation, & the intersections of climate, tech & #InternetGovernance.

If you’ll be there, let’s connect—DM us 💬
Find Noor at the Global Gathering 2025. Sept 7 to 10. Estoril, Portugal. wearenoor.org
September 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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(1/3): Kashmir sits at the heart of South Asia’s unfinished struggles — where India’s “democracy” reveals its colonial foundations, and where silence on occupation fuels a wider fascist consensus.
“The question of Kashmir serves as an illuminating political analytic for understanding the contradictions of (anti)fascism in India.” “This nostalgic nationalist anti-fascism requires completely ignoring and sidestepping the oppressive occupation of Kashmir; a history of injustice as long as the history of postcolonial India itself.” “The task of an emancipatory social movement is to constitute a new people; one forged primarily through the values and practices of resistance, solidarity, and internationalism.”
September 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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What does artificial intelligence mean for Mexico's Indigenous languages? For two days, digital activists reflected on how these technologies can revitalize or threaten their languages and cultures.
Indigenous digital activists in Mexico assert their self-determination with regard to artificial intelligence
What does artificial intelligence mean for Mexico's Indigenous languages? For two days, digital activists reflected on how these technologies can revitalize or threaten their languages and cultures.
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August 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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(1/3): Noor’s Know Your Enemy School launched Aug 15! 🎓

20+ participants explored the rise of far-right movements & strategies to resist—led by Tatiana Vargas-Maia & Naureen Shameem.

We’ll share highlights along the way—stay tuned!
#KnowYourEnemy #NoorSchool
Noor Popular Education School on Countering the Far Right - Know Your Enemy. Session 1: The Story of Origins: Uncovering the context and recognising early warning signs that set the stage for significant events. Key Takeaways: The far right is a global movement with shared strategies, even when appearing local. FR mobilizes cultural anxiety through fear-based narratives on immigration, gender, and identity. Contemporary far-right movements gain support through democratic institutions. FR messaging that seems harmless but underpins harmful policies. Understanding the far right means analyzing it as an ideology, mass movement, and political project. Feminist & queer movements lead the fight in analyzing and resisting far-right agendas.
August 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM