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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hello! I thought a list of women scholars in conflict and security studies could be helpful! Let me know if you want to be added/removed! go.bsky.app/Np3NivX

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 18h

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

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Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Kemi Badenoch says Tories will quit ECHR if they win next election

The Conservative Party will leave a key human rights treaty if it wins the election, its leader Kemi Badenoch has said.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 7d

Many people desperately wanted to see Starmer's LPC speech as a new direction on immigration and asylum. Yet, we clearly see a continuation of an approach that basically says Farage is right on policy but morally wrong. Others have tried it, it won't work.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights

People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’

www.theguardian.com

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 7d

A healing article to which I am extremely grateful. Check it out especially if you are interested in how revolutions stay with us even after disengagement and if you want to know how revolutionaries in Egypt try to stay committed to the values that mobilized them one day.

Youssef El Chazli 🍉 @yousselchazli.bsky.social · Apr 24

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my latest article in Middle East Critique:
“‘I Have Learned Things Late in Life’: The Aftereffects of Revolutionary Participation in Egypt.”
Read the full article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19436149.2025.2488077

‘I Have Learned Things Late in Life’: The Aftereffects of Revolutionary Participation in Egypt

This article discusses the (re)socializing effects of revolutionary participation. Through a longitudinal and in-depth analysis of two life trajectories, it looks at how the participation of indivi...

www.tandfonline.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8d

Activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the Palestinian territory.

Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy intercepted three of their boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory.

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 10d

The tweet we have been waiting for since 2019! Welcome back Alaa!

Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 15d

Egypt detains top Sinai expert and journalist Ismail El-Iskandarani. Again! Previously imprisoned for 7 years, he was released in 2022!!
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-d...

Egypt detains top Sinai expert and journalist Ismail Alexandrani, say lawyers

Alexandrani seized at a checkpoint on the north coast, but no charges have been brought against him yet

www.middleeasteye.net

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 16d

Yesterday marked 8 years since the late Sarah Hegazi raised the rainbow flag at a Mashrou' Leila concert in a moment of uncalculated joy so threatening to Egyptian authorities that they arrested, tortured, prosecuted her, and sent her to exile.

Sarah in my heart today. 🌈

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 16d

This is the highlight of the year! May you reunite forever with your loved ones! May you quickly find your own path to rest and recovery! You have not been defeated… #FreeThemAll

elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 16d

Just a video of Alaa finally freed and at home with loved ones

I so needed this

www.instagram.com/reel/DO78R4c...

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 17d

People in palestine are bracing for greater crackdown as Israel punishes them for statehood recognition by UK, Canada, & Australia.

As I, and many others, have pointed out - these proclamations of recognition do nothing to stop the violence.

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 17d

Photo from Twitter feed of Free Alaa campaign

Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 17d

He is home! فين الولد ما يروح..لازم يعود اسمر… قلب الوطن مجروح… لا يحتمل اكتر

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 17d

Finally, finally, Alaa will be freed. Nobody will give him back those stolen years, and there's still thousands like him rotting in Egyptian jails forgotten by the world.

Nevertheless, this is a moment to celebrate. And it gives me hope that one day they will have to #FreeThemAll!

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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 17d

Today's decision is, in many ways, a long-awaited course correction. Alaa should have never been arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced for his free expression in the first place. And when he completed his most recent prison term last year, he should have been promptly released.

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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 17d

As a result of today's pardon, Alaa will finally be able to go home. He will be able to watch his son Khaled grow, reunite with his sisters Sanaa and Mona, and heal the heart of his mother who spent nearly 300 days on hunger strike to secure his release.

For that, we celebrate.

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 17d

و لابد من يوم معلوم… تترد فيه المظالم… ابيض علي كل مظلوم… و اسود علي كل ظالم

Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 17d

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17d

Egyptian authorities announced the presidential pardon of prominent activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after six years in prison, according to his lawyer Khaled Ali and an announcement by state TV.

Egypt announces pardon for top activist who's spent 6 years behind bars

Egyptian authorities on Monday announced the presidential pardon of prominent activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, according to his lawyer Khaled Ali and an announcement by Egypt’s state TV.

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 17d

September 22nd, 2025 - Alaa will be free!

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 21d

انهيار الثوابت

Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 22d

It is mid-September and I haven’t made it yet! Was it a far fetched goal? I wonder if in my work emails had really high stakes or life and death consequences… what would I do then??

Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · Mar 3

Hopefully by the end of 2025, I will draft emails in less than 30-40 mns, say 20 or something #baby_steps

Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 26d

It is a mess everywhere… khalas www.reuters.com/world/uk/scu...

Scuffles with police as 100,000 anti-immigration protesters march in London

The march brought a culmination to a highly charged summer in Britain that has seen protests staged outside hotels housing migrants.

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Brian J. Phillips @brianjphillips.bsky.social · 28d

So uh there's a lot going on today. But I wrote this icct.nl/publication/...

Did you know the US has added 12 *criminal groups* to the Foreign Terrorist Organization list this year? There were zero such FTOs last year.

For decades, US allies have copied US terrorist designations. Not this year.

The end of US-led global counter-terrorism? Changing trends in terrorist designation

Global counter-terrorism is fundamentally changing, as is evident in recent patterns of terrorist designation. For decades, the US Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) list has been a bellwether of co...

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 29d

If at #APSA2025 don’t to miss the Climate and Conflict panel, Friday at 8 am. My amazing co-authors, Natalie Ayers, Laura Saavedra-Lux and Blair Welsh will be presenting our paper “After Rebel Rule”, examining how rebel occupation affects agricultural recovery after conflict. It is a great panel!

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Nihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · Sep 9

The National Council for Human Rights in Egypt has petitioned for the release of Alaa Abdel Fatah, among others. Sisi asked the relevant authorities to examine the petition! Extremely cautious hope! #FreeAlaa

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Andrea Ruggeri @andrearuggeri.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social for giving us the possibility to guest edit a special issue on "Political violence in democracies". Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social and I wrote an open access introduction: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to all authors of 14 articles!

Political violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025

It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ...

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