Ryan Swan ريان سوان
@ryanswan.bsky.social
PhD candidate @StAndrewsIR and صايع سابق. Geopolitics (WANA); migration; postcolonialism and decoloniality; translation Eng-Ar; Scottish news in Arabic: https://scotlandinarabic.home.blog/
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Is Scotland Pro-Palestine?
Scotland can be an ally of Palestine even without statehood of its own, explains Ryan Swan.
scottishleftreview.scot
In light of the Scottish Parliament's vote to adhere to the demands of BDS, here is my article I wrote on the very topic last year: scottishleftreview.scot/is-scotland-...
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Pure and unadulterated BULLSHIT
The EU is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands upon thousands of lives. Simply because they’re labeled “migrants” does not mean that their lives don’t matter
In fact, if we respected their lives, the lives of those labeled “citizens” would be far better
The EU is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands upon thousands of lives. Simply because they’re labeled “migrants” does not mean that their lives don’t matter
In fact, if we respected their lives, the lives of those labeled “citizens” would be far better
The European Convention on Human Rights turns 75 today!
Respect for human rights is one of the founding values of the European Union and a fundamental aspect of its external relations.
Find out how the EU protects and promotes human rights worldwide ➡️ link.europa.eu/yYBWXB
Respect for human rights is one of the founding values of the European Union and a fundamental aspect of its external relations.
Find out how the EU protects and promotes human rights worldwide ➡️ link.europa.eu/yYBWXB
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Pure and unadulterated BULLSHIT
The EU is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands upon thousands of lives. Simply because they’re labeled “migrants” does not mean that their lives don’t matter
In fact, if we respected their lives, the lives of those labeled “citizens” would be far better
The EU is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands upon thousands of lives. Simply because they’re labeled “migrants” does not mean that their lives don’t matter
In fact, if we respected their lives, the lives of those labeled “citizens” would be far better
A huge win for students at the University of Manchester as they vote overwhemingly for their Uni to cut ties with Tel Aviv University.
This is an inspiration for others to pressure their universities to boycott the genocidal state.
thecradle.co/articles/man...
This is an inspiration for others to pressure their universities to boycott the genocidal state.
thecradle.co/articles/man...
Manchester students vote to sever ties with Tel Aviv University
Universities and research bodies worldwide are escalating academic boycotts against Israel over its genocide in Gaza
thecradle.co
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A huge win for students at the University of Manchester as they vote overwhemingly for their Uni to cut ties with Tel Aviv University.
This is an inspiration for others to pressure their universities to boycott the genocidal state.
thecradle.co/articles/man...
This is an inspiration for others to pressure their universities to boycott the genocidal state.
thecradle.co/articles/man...
Erhurman has a specific political programme, is pro-unification and is not an Erdogan yes-man. This is less about the Turkish state "re-thinking federalism," and more likely to be about the forms of punishment Erhurman will receive.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-nor...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-nor...
How the Northern Cyprus election may prompt Turkey to re-think federalism
Ankara could revive unification talks if EU comes up with right incentives and the Greek Cypriots take a bold move
www.middleeasteye.net
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Erhurman has a specific political programme, is pro-unification and is not an Erdogan yes-man. This is less about the Turkish state "re-thinking federalism," and more likely to be about the forms of punishment Erhurman will receive.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-nor...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-nor...
In other words, the rogue state gets to pick who will be allowed to invest in the next stage of the genocide.
US's Marco Rubio says Israel can veto countries in proposed task force for Gaza as UN urges more aid be allowed in.
US rejects Hamas, UNRWA roles in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade persists
US's Marco Rubio says Israel can veto countries in proposed task force for Gaza as UN urges more aid be allowed in.
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In other words, the rogue state gets to pick who will be allowed to invest in the next stage of the genocide.
Reposted by Ryan Swan ريان سوان
Today the IOF killed Majed Mohammad Dawoud during a raid on al-Ain refugee camp in Nablus. After preventing medical teams from treating him, soldiers dragged him through the streets as he bled to death.
Source: www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Source: www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus raid as settlers assault olive pickers
www.middleeasteye.net
October 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Today the IOF killed Majed Mohammad Dawoud during a raid on al-Ain refugee camp in Nablus. After preventing medical teams from treating him, soldiers dragged him through the streets as he bled to death.
Source: www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Source: www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Tony Blair isn’t just an advisor to dictatorial regimes & evader of justice. TB Institute works closely with (some might say ‘for’) Oracle, whose owner, Larry Ellison, is an ally of Netanyahu. A country needing rebuilding is the perfect investment for big tech to be part of the infrastructure.
October 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tony Blair isn’t just an advisor to dictatorial regimes & evader of justice. TB Institute works closely with (some might say ‘for’) Oracle, whose owner, Larry Ellison, is an ally of Netanyahu. A country needing rebuilding is the perfect investment for big tech to be part of the infrastructure.
Important Black History Month event today at 2pm (2 hrs from now!): tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
A session on a multimodal embodied liberatory approach to 'researching' the early years by my friend @sarmapavithra.bsky.social
A session on a multimodal embodied liberatory approach to 'researching' the early years by my friend @sarmapavithra.bsky.social
SGSAH/SGSSS Black History Month Event - Unarchigal
Wed 8 Oct, 14:00 - 15:00 [BST]: Together with SGSSS, we are delighted to announce a special interactive session to mark Black History Month 2025. This free, online and open-to-all session will be pres...
tockify.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Important Black History Month event today at 2pm (2 hrs from now!): tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
A session on a multimodal embodied liberatory approach to 'researching' the early years by my friend @sarmapavithra.bsky.social
A session on a multimodal embodied liberatory approach to 'researching' the early years by my friend @sarmapavithra.bsky.social
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Upcoming talk:
Life in Bethlehem Under Occupation by Kate Khair from University of St Andrews.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A.
⏰ Thursday 25th of Sep, 6pm.
📍Online – Zoom.
Please register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... (free to members and non-members)
Life in Bethlehem Under Occupation by Kate Khair from University of St Andrews.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A.
⏰ Thursday 25th of Sep, 6pm.
📍Online – Zoom.
Please register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... (free to members and non-members)
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Zoom with Kate Khair. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Kate is a member of DNTA from Bethlehem. Currently a student at St Andrews University she will talk about life in Bethlehem and answer your questions.
us02web.zoom.us
September 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Upcoming talk:
Life in Bethlehem Under Occupation by Kate Khair from University of St Andrews.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A.
⏰ Thursday 25th of Sep, 6pm.
📍Online – Zoom.
Please register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... (free to members and non-members)
Life in Bethlehem Under Occupation by Kate Khair from University of St Andrews.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A.
⏰ Thursday 25th of Sep, 6pm.
📍Online – Zoom.
Please register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... (free to members and non-members)
It’s absolutely unthinkable that a western state would be asked – or even expected – to remain a neutral referee after being bombed by a party it was to mediate. This request by the US is diplomat-speak for ‘sit down and shut up’.
www.newarab.com/news/rubio-a...
www.newarab.com/news/rubio-a...
Rubio asks Qatar to stay as mediator after Israel strike
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Qatar on Tuesday a week after an Israeli strike on the Gulf state targeting leaders of Hamas.
www.newarab.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It’s absolutely unthinkable that a western state would be asked – or even expected – to remain a neutral referee after being bombed by a party it was to mediate. This request by the US is diplomat-speak for ‘sit down and shut up’.
www.newarab.com/news/rubio-a...
www.newarab.com/news/rubio-a...
September has been an interesting month for street politics so far.
Over 110k British nationalists descend on London, with many assaulting police, resulting in serious injuries. 24 arrested.
1500 peacefully show support for a non-violent Palestine solidarity group. 857 arrested.
Over 110k British nationalists descend on London, with many assaulting police, resulting in serious injuries. 24 arrested.
1500 peacefully show support for a non-violent Palestine solidarity group. 857 arrested.
September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
September has been an interesting month for street politics so far.
Over 110k British nationalists descend on London, with many assaulting police, resulting in serious injuries. 24 arrested.
1500 peacefully show support for a non-violent Palestine solidarity group. 857 arrested.
Over 110k British nationalists descend on London, with many assaulting police, resulting in serious injuries. 24 arrested.
1500 peacefully show support for a non-violent Palestine solidarity group. 857 arrested.
I’ve always found it suspect when people would claim community successes in defending refugees were the 'real values’ of Britain. 110k assorted racists, fascists & far right flooding London is an expression of real British values. Their aim is to bring violent borders to the streets & end migration.
September 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I’ve always found it suspect when people would claim community successes in defending refugees were the 'real values’ of Britain. 110k assorted racists, fascists & far right flooding London is an expression of real British values. Their aim is to bring violent borders to the streets & end migration.
Reposted by Ryan Swan ريان سوان
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has announced a series of measures to apply pressure on Israel to end the genocide in Gaza, including a law to enforce Spain’s arms embargo and additional restrictions on aircraft and shipping.
September 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has announced a series of measures to apply pressure on Israel to end the genocide in Gaza, including a law to enforce Spain’s arms embargo and additional restrictions on aircraft and shipping.
In light of the Scottish Parliament's vote to adhere to the demands of BDS, here is my article I wrote on the very topic last year: scottishleftreview.scot/is-scotland-...
Is Scotland Pro-Palestine?
Scotland can be an ally of Palestine even without statehood of its own, explains Ryan Swan.
scottishleftreview.scot
September 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In light of the Scottish Parliament's vote to adhere to the demands of BDS, here is my article I wrote on the very topic last year: scottishleftreview.scot/is-scotland-...
I didn't think they'd actually do it. This should mean that those working on BDS in local government, universities and civil society will have the support of the Scottish Gov.
This is a sea change if it is to be followed through.
www.thenational.scot/news/2543951...
This is a sea change if it is to be followed through.
www.thenational.scot/news/2543951...
Scottish Parliament votes for immediate boycott of Israel
MSPs have voted for a full boycott of the state of Israel and companies complicit in genocide following a debate in the Scottish Parliament.
www.thenational.scot
September 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I didn't think they'd actually do it. This should mean that those working on BDS in local government, universities and civil society will have the support of the Scottish Gov.
This is a sea change if it is to be followed through.
www.thenational.scot/news/2543951...
This is a sea change if it is to be followed through.
www.thenational.scot/news/2543951...
But Turkiye announced that it ceased trade with the Israeli state over a year ago.
web.archive.org/web/20240503...
Surely it's not possible that that was just rhetoric?
web.archive.org/web/20240503...
Surely it's not possible that that was just rhetoric?
August 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
But Turkiye announced that it ceased trade with the Israeli state over a year ago.
web.archive.org/web/20240503...
Surely it's not possible that that was just rhetoric?
web.archive.org/web/20240503...
Surely it's not possible that that was just rhetoric?
Today in Perth, racists gathered to intimidate & insult asylum seekers at a hotel, for several states reasons, none of which of course explicitly mention race.
They were aggressive, some came around the back & side of our group as most people were focused towards the door of the hotel.
They were aggressive, some came around the back & side of our group as most people were focused towards the door of the hotel.
August 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today in Perth, racists gathered to intimidate & insult asylum seekers at a hotel, for several states reasons, none of which of course explicitly mention race.
They were aggressive, some came around the back & side of our group as most people were focused towards the door of the hotel.
They were aggressive, some came around the back & side of our group as most people were focused towards the door of the hotel.
A racist mob plans yet again to surround a hotel housing asylum seekers.
Come to Perth this Saturday at 10am to stop them.
Details 👇
Come to Perth this Saturday at 10am to stop them.
Details 👇
August 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A racist mob plans yet again to surround a hotel housing asylum seekers.
Come to Perth this Saturday at 10am to stop them.
Details 👇
Come to Perth this Saturday at 10am to stop them.
Details 👇
A very candid and timely article on academia in The Only Democracy In The Middle East.
About my personal·experience of repression at the hands of an Israeli academic institution – just published in the magazine _Jewish Socialist_
drive.google.com/file/d/1KuHM...
drive.google.com/file/d/1KuHM...
Horesh2025JS.pdf
drive.google.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A very candid and timely article on academia in The Only Democracy In The Middle East.
In Falkirk yesterday hundreds protested against what they’ve called ‘illegal’ immigrants.
Then we see a call to kill asylum seekers and the fascist salute. It’s almost as if it wasn’t about the law in the first place.
Anti-racist groups were vastly outnumbered. This is an emergency.
Then we see a call to kill asylum seekers and the fascist salute. It’s almost as if it wasn’t about the law in the first place.
Anti-racist groups were vastly outnumbered. This is an emergency.
August 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In Falkirk yesterday hundreds protested against what they’ve called ‘illegal’ immigrants.
Then we see a call to kill asylum seekers and the fascist salute. It’s almost as if it wasn’t about the law in the first place.
Anti-racist groups were vastly outnumbered. This is an emergency.
Then we see a call to kill asylum seekers and the fascist salute. It’s almost as if it wasn’t about the law in the first place.
Anti-racist groups were vastly outnumbered. This is an emergency.
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Our esteemed expert here appears to have gone from just innocently asking (in 2018) “Is Rising Ethnic Diversity a Threat to the West?” to answering (in 2025) that yes, the degenerate races pose an terrible threat to the herrenvolk and should be driven out en masse.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
August 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Our esteemed expert here appears to have gone from just innocently asking (in 2018) “Is Rising Ethnic Diversity a Threat to the West?” to answering (in 2025) that yes, the degenerate races pose an terrible threat to the herrenvolk and should be driven out en masse.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
While this reporting is correct, it's important to emphasise that the Zionist movement – whether Labour or Revisionist strands – has *always* sought to colonise countries in the Middle East. Netanyahu is just one figure in a long line of proponents of expansion
www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...
Netanyahu says he backs 'Greater Israel', which includes parts of Jordan and Egypt
Israeli PM says he is 'very' connected to the expansionist vision encompassing parts of Palestine and several Arab states
www.middleeasteye.net
August 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
While this reporting is correct, it's important to emphasise that the Zionist movement – whether Labour or Revisionist strands – has *always* sought to colonise countries in the Middle East. Netanyahu is just one figure in a long line of proponents of expansion
www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...
People at Uni of St Andrews, please sign and share!
As the First Minister and the previous First Minister of Scotland acknowledge the genocide in Palestine, it's important we keep up the pressure on our HE institutions.
www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...
@ucustandrews.bsky.social
As the First Minister and the previous First Minister of Scotland acknowledge the genocide in Palestine, it's important we keep up the pressure on our HE institutions.
www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...
@ucustandrews.bsky.social
End Links With Hebrew University — UCU St Andrews
www.ucustandrews.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
People at Uni of St Andrews, please sign and share!
As the First Minister and the previous First Minister of Scotland acknowledge the genocide in Palestine, it's important we keep up the pressure on our HE institutions.
www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...
@ucustandrews.bsky.social
As the First Minister and the previous First Minister of Scotland acknowledge the genocide in Palestine, it's important we keep up the pressure on our HE institutions.
www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...
@ucustandrews.bsky.social
The only democracy in the Middle East.
Israeli protesters holding pictures of starving Palestinian children and calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza clashed with police on Thursday in Tel Aviv.
August 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The only democracy in the Middle East.
While Swinney's public acknowlegment that Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza is extremely late, it *might* help move ScotGov international affairs in the right direction. SNP MSP/MPs will struggle to meet Israeli officials, as they have done before.
www.thenational.scot/news/2536081...
www.thenational.scot/news/2536081...
John Swinney brands Gaza as ‘genocide’ for first time as Fringe show disrupted
JOHN Swinney has described what Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza as a “genocide” for the first time ...
www.thenational.scot
August 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
While Swinney's public acknowlegment that Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza is extremely late, it *might* help move ScotGov international affairs in the right direction. SNP MSP/MPs will struggle to meet Israeli officials, as they have done before.
www.thenational.scot/news/2536081...
www.thenational.scot/news/2536081...