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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · 7d

Nee, nog niet. Ziet er wel weer boeiend uit.

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · 7d

Heerlijk boek!

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · 8d

Soon at the @uantwerpen.be: screening of "The Partisan Necropolis" by @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. Register via the site: www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · 14d

If there is one institute at the @uantwerpen.be truly committed to collaborating with partners from the Global South, it is the @iobua.bsky.social. In times of geopolitical change, we need an institute like this more than ever, but the Flemish government does not seem to understand that. #saveIOB

IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 14d

The Flemish government’s unexpected decision not to renew IOB’s agreement puts €2.64M funding, 32 jobs, key programmes and global partnerships at risk. Support us! https://bit.ly/saveIOB

#saveIOB #developmentpolicy #developmentpolicy #iobcommunity

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · 22d

An intriguing reflection by my colleague Roschanack Shaery on her research stay in Japan. How a halal certificate in a fancy Italian restaurant in Tokyo made her reflect on Western attitudes toward the Muslim world.

blog.uantwerpen.be/power-in-his...

Halal Food in Tokyo and Telling Better Stories about the West - Power in History

Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi is where elegant Tokyoites, dressed in matching attire with their partners, dine in … "Halal Food in Tokyo and Telling Better Stories about the West"

blog.uantwerpen.be

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 24d

Video: Israeli conductor gives passionate anti-genocide speech at BBC Proms

On one of the biggest stages in classical music, Ilan Volkov demanded action over Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

Video: Israeli conductor gives passionate anti-genocide speech at BBC Proms

On one of the biggest stages in classical music, Ilan Volkov demanded action over Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza

www.thecanary.co

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · 24d

That's a question for @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. We show it at @uantwerpen.be because it is one of the monuments we visit during our student excursions to Bosnia-Herzegovina, and because it tells so much about Europe's past, present and future.

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · 27d

Recently in premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival, on 9 October to be seen at the @uantwerpen.be: @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social's documentary film about the Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar. All information and possibility to register (for free) via this link:
www.uantwerpen.be/nl/overuantw...

The Partisan Necropolis | Letteren en Wijsbegeerte | Universiteit Antwerpen

www.uantwerpen.be

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · Sep 8

Quite aware that Netanyahu and co are not really sensitive to symbolic actions in small Belgian villages, but they remain meaningful nonetheless. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

"Broertje in Gaza valt met honger in slaap": Palestijn Ibrahim trekt rode lijn tijdens voetbalmatch in Wijgmaal | VRT NWS: nieuws

"Ik ben hier met mijn lichaam, maar mijn ziel is bij mijn familie in Gaza". Met die woorden bracht Palestijn Ibrahim zijn boodschap over tijdens een symbolische actie voor de slachtoffers van het conf...

www.vrt.be

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · Sep 2

Let's not forget Ukraine.

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Greetings from Kyiv,
where the air raid alert has been ongoing for three hours.
Drones.

I’m furious that children have to spend their second day of school in shelters.

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · Aug 31

And that's why we should support organizations like @standing-together.bsky.social

Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 31

Nobody is coming to save us from this reality – nobody is coming from the outside and forcing it to end. That’s why it’s on us, the people on the ground, to force our government to stop the killing. (3/3)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 31

At least 88 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours alone by the Israeli military in Gaza, from the bombing of a bakery, to shootings at Palestinians waiting for aid, to strikes on their residential tents and shelters – and the slow death of hunger. (2/3)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just read their words. These are the voices of Palestinians in Gaza, describing in real time the horror of living under Israeli military’s bombs.
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Association for Political History @associationpolhist.bsky.social · Aug 26

📣Call for Panels, Papers and Posters for the APH 2026 Conference! Deadline, 1 Dec 2025.

Topic: Dynamizing and Decentring Empires: A Recalibration of the History of the Political

📍Münster @uni-muenster.de @sechistnetwork.bsky.social
📅11-13 June 2026

www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org?p=2797

APH 2026 – Call for Panels, Papers, and Posters. “Dynamizing and Decentring Empires: A Recalibration of the History of the Political” | Association for Political History

www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · Aug 26

Very good that this @standing-together.bsky.social-activist bluntly calls his government what it is: fascist. That kind of government - and those who support its genocidal policies - should be sanctioned and boycotted. But those who bravely resist it should receive all our support.

Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 26

NOW: Over 100,000 people on the streets of Tel Aviv after a day of disruption! NO to the killing, NO to the abandonment. Right now all of us must act with all our strength against the extremists who want us to despair and to think they can’t be stopped. We won’t back down!

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · Aug 20

$10 million in contraceptives are days from being burned in Europe – under Trump's orders. Our leaders are starting to give in to public pressure. With enough voices, we can stop this destruction and protect women’s health and dignity. Sign NOW: action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...

Don’t burn care: save contraceptives, save lives

$10 million in contraceptives are days from being burned in Europe – under Trump's orders. Our leaders are starting to give in to public pressure. With enough voices, we can stop this destruction and ...

action.wemove.eu

marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · Aug 16

The actions of @standing-together.bsky.social are courageous and necessary to stop the genocide, and to forge a better future for Jews and Palestinians alike in Israel/Palestine. Donations to make these actions possible can still be done via my ambassador's page (causematch.com/standing_tog...)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 12

That is the power he fears most: ordinary people joining across every line to replace supremacy with solidarity, despair with hope, and domination with true democracy. The path forward is clear: together, building the only future in which we all belong. (7/7)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 12

Side by side, Palestinians and Jews will keep fighting this racism, building our shared power, and proving that together, we can change this reality. (6/7)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ben-Gvir’s politics thrive on fear, division, and the belief that there is no alternative – no alternative to his hatred, supremacy, and permanent inequality he wants to impose – but there is. (5/7)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 12

What scares Ben-Gvir the most is that Arab citizens of this country care about their representation, that they are using their political power to demand equality, justice, and a shared future, and to challenge the supremacy he seeks to preserve. (4/7)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 12

These are dangerous incitements — the language of an extremist government that never stops advancing racist policies. A government terrified of Arab voters, fearful of high Arab turnout in the coming elections, and determined to silence Arab voices in the very democracy it claims to defend. (3/7)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 12

For Palestinian citizens of Israel, this unity is historic and deeply significant: one list, one voice, one representation in a political system designed to divide, weaken and marginalize them. (2/7)

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Aug 12

In response to Arab parties uniting ahead of the elections, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a full-on Kahanist whose career is built on incitement, said: “Prosecute them, revoke their citizenship, encourage them to leave. Not voluntarily.” (1/7)

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marnixbeyen.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social · Aug 11

A brave action, once more, by @standing-together.bsky.social. Let's keep on supporting the organisation.

Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · Aug 10

During a live broadcast of Big Brother in Israel, members of Standing Together rush the stage wearing “Leave Gaza” shirts and calling for an end to the genocide and against Netanyahu’s plan for permanent occupation.