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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 16h

"The exile of Palestinians from their homeland echoes in our present: a second erasure after October 7—different in form but similar in feeling—with home becoming exile across generations," writes Ola Madhoun.

Gaza Still Breathes: Home Amid War, Exile, and Erasure

When I decided to write about my personal experience in Gaza, words failed me. How could one describe a city that is both home and exile, both life and death? Ultimately, I set my pen aside, though I ...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 16h

“Let me say this. AIPAC is in the process of losing, and they will lose. The American sentiment is shifted,” said former U.S. Congressman @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social at DAWN’s Washington, D.C. gala on October 1.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 21h

Read more about DAWN’s 2025 Annual Gala & Awards Dinner:

Amed Khan, Alana Hadid Receive DAWN’s 2025 Integrity Awards at DAWN Gala in Memory of Jamal Khashoggi

(Washington, D.C., October 3, 2025) — DAWN hosted its 2025 Annual Gala & Awards Dinner on the evening of October 1, 2025, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., where more than 220 journalis...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 21h

DAWN presented its Integrity Awards to Amed Khan, a humanitarian philanthropist, human rights advocate, and executive producer of The Voice of Hind Rajab; and to Alana Hadid, creative director of Watermelon Pictures, producer of The Encampments, and producer of The Voice of Hind Rajab.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 21h

DAWN hosted its Annual Gala & Awards Dinner on October 1, 2025, at D.C.'s National Press Club, where 220+ journalists, activists, academics, policymakers, and concerned citizens gathered to honor Jamal Khashoggi's legacy and celebrate DAWN's work to reform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

Amed Khan, Alana Hadid Receive DAWN’s 2025 Integrity Awards at DAWN Gala in Memory of Jamal Khashoggi

(Washington, D.C., October 3, 2025) — DAWN hosted its 2025 Annual Gala & Awards Dinner on the evening of October 1, 2025, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., where more than 220 journalis...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 5d

I felt that [it] would be our last hour in life."

Karim al-Yemani writes that Israeli strikes in Yemen aim to immiserate civilians, describing it as a "collective punishment" campaign.

"They...aim to hurt and terrorize everyone."

Civilians Pay the Price as the Israel-Houthi War Expands

As Israel has been hitting targets in Yemen for over a year, the damage and destruction of private property and public infrastructure in the country have drastically worsened, claiming the lives of hu...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 5d

See DAWN's complete statement:

DAWN Marks Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder, Calls for Accountability for Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman

(Washington, DC – October 2, 2025) – Seven years after the murder of the organization’s founder, Jamal Khashoggi, on October 2, 2018, by Saudi agents of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, DAWN issues th...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 5d

"Exactly seven years since the murder of Khashoggi, it is shameful that international comedians and entertainers are flocking to Riyadh to perform," said Raed Jarrar. "Their jokes on Saudi stages are a failed attempt to normalize the murder of government critics."

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 5d

"Khashoggi was not only a great journalist, but a seeker of freedom, a defender of democracy, and a courageous witness for those who have no voice. His brutal, horrific murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul must never be forgotten," said Nobel Laureate and DAWN board member Tawakkol Karman.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 5d

"Seven years later, our demands haven't changed: Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman must be held accountable for this gruesome murder," said Raed Jarrar. "Impunity for this heinous act of transnational repression is exactly why governments think they can target and kill any critic, wherever they want."

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 5d

"Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman is a murderer, and whatever billions he spends to grease the palms of politicians and businessmen around the world won't erase that," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 5d

(Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025) – Seven years after the murder of the organization's founder, Jamal Khashoggi, on October 2, 2018, by Saudi agents of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, DAWN issues the following statement:

DAWN Marks Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder, Calls for Accountability for Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman

(Washington, DC – October 2, 2025) – Seven years after the murder of the organization’s founder, Jamal Khashoggi, on October 2, 2018, by Saudi agents of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, DAWN issues th...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 6d

“The people most responsible for the catastrophe in Gaza are not the ones loudly and shamelessly supporting it. No. It’s the ones who see it all and stay silent... The ones who see it all and pretend it isn’t happening....Your silence is complicity.”
— @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @zeteo.com

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 6d

"Despite comprehensive evidence and a variety of sources, the [Bahraini] government’s account is presented as authoritative, even in the absence of evidence."

Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha and @drewerydyke.bsky.social write about the new U.S. human rights report on Bahrain.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bahrain Human Rights Report is Woefully Inadequate

Like other country entries, the Bahrain chapter of the 2024 U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights Practices fails to provide an authoritative or realistic account of the human rights situation ...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 6d

"Gaza is not just about the Palestinian people. Gaza is about our collective humanity. Every red line of international humanitarian law has been crossed, and that must stop," says @unrwa.org spokesperson Juliette Touma in a new DAWN interview.

‘Gaza Is About Our Collective Humanity.’ UNRWA’s Juliette Touma on the Toll of Israel’s War

"Our humanity is not the same since this war started," says Juliette Touma, the director of communications at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, otherwise known as UNRW...

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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 7d

Italy can do more. It should immediately stop blocking EU action to suspend the trade clause of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, writes @kellyp90.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social
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Italy Should Lift its Block on EU Action to Stop the Genocide in Gaza

After almost two years of genocide, famine, ethnic cleansing and unspeakable war crimes, European Union Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen proposed a partial suspension of EU-Israel ties and sa...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 7d

“Everybody wants to see an end to the genocide and that’s why the PA and all the Arab countries lined up to support the deal. But on the other hand, it’s a whole package that gives Israel perpetual control of the Gaza Strip and an Israeli veto... Who will force them to pull out?"
— Diana Buttu

DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 8d

We're asking CAP for transparency: What due diligence was done? What selection criteria were used? How can an organization claiming to "promote peace" appoint someone who enabled genocide?

DAWN Calls on Center for American Progress to Reconsider Antony Blinken’s Board Appointment

DAWN has sent a letter to the Board of Directors of the Center for American Progress (CAP), raising serious concerns over the appointment of former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to its board....

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 8d

In a letter sent last week, DAWN notes that Blinken authorized weapons transfers to Israel from Oct. 2023 - Jan. 2025 despite knowing the weapons were being used for war crimes. We've urged the ICC to prosecute him for facilitating genocide and crimes against humanity.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 8d

DAWN demands answers from @americanprogress.bsky.social about why they appointed former Secretary of State Antony Blinken to their Board despite his documented role in aiding and abetting Israeli crimes in Gaza: dawnmena.org/dawn-calls-o...

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Kelly Petillo @kellyp90.bsky.social · 10d

New piece where I argue that shifts in the Italian position towards Israel are not enough. Italy also needs to vote in favour of a partial suspension of the EU Association Agreement with Israel. With VdL & right-wing EU countries voicing support for this, now the time is ripe for Italy to follow.

DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 11d

"Leading EU countries like Italy must seize the moment to advance deeper moves that materially hold Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and across the Occupied Palestinian Territories," writes @kellyp90.bsky.social.

Italy Should Lift its Block on EU Action to Stop the Genocide in Gaza

After almost two years of genocide, famine, ethnic cleansing and unspeakable war crimes, European Union Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen proposed a partial suspension of EU-Israel ties and sa...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 11d

"Leading EU countries like Italy must seize the moment to advance deeper moves that materially hold Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and across the Occupied Palestinian Territories," writes @kellyp90.bsky.social.

Italy Should Lift its Block on EU Action to Stop the Genocide in Gaza

After almost two years of genocide, famine, ethnic cleansing and unspeakable war crimes, European Union Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen proposed a partial suspension of EU-Israel ties and sa...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 11d

“The Palestine student movement has absolutely reshaped the discourse on Israel in this country," says Mahmoud Khalil in an interview.

"Words like divestment, like apartheid state, were a taboo in American institutions just a few years ago."

‘I Was Put in Jail for Being Palestinian.’ Mahmoud Khalil on Protest, Liberation and Political Prisoners

“ICE tried to silence me, and in doing so, they amplified my voice,” says Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate who was arrested in March in the Trump administratio...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 11d

“The majority of the American people oppose the genocide, want [US] weapons to Israel to stop, believe that the U.S. has gone too far in supporting Israel... What the Trump administration is doing isn't in the interest of the American nation," @sarahleah1.bsky.social w/ @msnbc.com's Ayman Mohyeldin.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 13d

The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from 9/26-10/9 to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other human rights violations. Festival dates include the 7th anniversary of the Saudi government's murder of DAWN founder Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses

The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from September 26 to October 9 to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other pervasive human rights violations.

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