Chris Somes-Charlton
@somescharlton.bsky.social
Arabist, consultant, translator, artist manager (www.reemkelani.com), hockey player with HandWHC & member of the Serpentine Swimming Club. St Andrews & Damascus Uni.
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I’m a Palestinian-American running for Congress in the Ninth District of Illinois against opponents who have courted AIPAC, but here’s my pledge to you: I will never excuse crimes against humanity and I will never go on any trips funded by AIPAC. Support my campaign here: katforillinois.com/donate
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August 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I’m a Palestinian-American running for Congress in the Ninth District of Illinois against opponents who have courted AIPAC, but here’s my pledge to you: I will never excuse crimes against humanity and I will never go on any trips funded by AIPAC. Support my campaign here: katforillinois.com/donate
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‘A symbol of Palestinian presence and identity’: the personal and political world of ‘tatreez’ – in pictures
‘A symbol of Palestinian presence and identity’: the personal and political world of ‘tatreez’ – in pictures
A new exhibition explores Palestine’s ‘most vital living tradition’ – embroidery which reflects not only the personal lives of women, but is also a symbol of resistance and survival
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
‘A symbol of Palestinian presence and identity’: the personal and political world of ‘tatreez’ – in pictures
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Are you all aware that Israel is continuing to kill all day, all night, every day, and every night in Gaza?
Are you?
Are you?
April 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Are you all aware that Israel is continuing to kill all day, all night, every day, and every night in Gaza?
Are you?
Are you?
Israel inflicts collective punishment on the Palestinian people again, cutting off basic supplies to Gaza & removing entire communities in the WB, & again the UK govt takes no action against a state which is tearing up the international rule book.
March 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Israel inflicts collective punishment on the Palestinian people again, cutting off basic supplies to Gaza & removing entire communities in the WB, & again the UK govt takes no action against a state which is tearing up the international rule book.
If only Israel was half as good at making peace with its enemies than it is at killing them. Even with the Camp David Accords, it was Egypt which made more of the initial running. Being the sole regional superpower hasn't helped the cause of peace.
January 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
If only Israel was half as good at making peace with its enemies than it is at killing them. Even with the Camp David Accords, it was Egypt which made more of the initial running. Being the sole regional superpower hasn't helped the cause of peace.
Hope at last amid the ruins of Yarmouk tinyurl.com/4u995hvf so hauntingly portrayed in the late French director Axel Salvatori-Sinz's 2013 film Yarmouk, with title music by @ReemKelani
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@missiya.bsky.social
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@missiya.bsky.social
'Palestinians by blood but Syrians at heart': Residents of Yarmouk refugee camp dream of revival
The Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus was devastated by the Syrian civil war. The scene of violent clashes between Bashar al-Assad's regime and rebel militias, including the Islamic State...
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January 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hope at last amid the ruins of Yarmouk tinyurl.com/4u995hvf so hauntingly portrayed in the late French director Axel Salvatori-Sinz's 2013 film Yarmouk, with title music by @ReemKelani
tinyurl.com/6a7ex8s3
@missiya.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/6a7ex8s3
@missiya.bsky.social
David Lammy talks the talk on BBC's R4 Today prog, but it's empty rhetoric. His is the final betrayal of the promise in the Balfour Declaration that "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine" @joepowell.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
David Lammy talks the talk on BBC's R4 Today prog, but it's empty rhetoric. His is the final betrayal of the promise in the Balfour Declaration that "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine" @joepowell.bsky.social
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Don't miss Palestinian cultural firebrand @reemkelani.bsky.social at Arnolfini Bristol 30 Nov: hdfst.uk/e116711 @pscupdates.bsky.social @stroudpsc.org @dorsetpsc.bsky.social
Reem Kelani at Arnolfini
Saturday 30th November
7:30 - 9:30pm (doors at 7:00pm)
Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
£8.50 (£5 concessions)
For Bristol Palestine Film Festival’s opening night, we are proud to present a...
hdfst.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Don't miss Palestinian cultural firebrand @reemkelani.bsky.social at Arnolfini Bristol 30 Nov: hdfst.uk/e116711 @pscupdates.bsky.social @stroudpsc.org @dorsetpsc.bsky.social
Don't miss Palestinian cultural firebrand @reemkelani.bsky.social at Arnolfini Bristol 30 Nov: hdfst.uk/e116711 @pscupdates.bsky.social @stroudpsc.org @dorsetpsc.bsky.social
Reem Kelani at Arnolfini
Saturday 30th November
7:30 - 9:30pm (doors at 7:00pm)
Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
£8.50 (£5 concessions)
For Bristol Palestine Film Festival’s opening night, we are proud to present a...
hdfst.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Don't miss Palestinian cultural firebrand @reemkelani.bsky.social at Arnolfini Bristol 30 Nov: hdfst.uk/e116711 @pscupdates.bsky.social @stroudpsc.org @dorsetpsc.bsky.social
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A great honour to be invited by #Bristol #Palestine #Film Festival #BristolPalestineFilmFestival
Don't miss the festival with an eclectic choice of #Palestinian films.
My #concert with exceptional pianist #BrunoHeinen
👇
Saturday 30th November, 19:30
#Arnolfini Centre
Tickets: hdfst.uk/e116711An
Don't miss the festival with an eclectic choice of #Palestinian films.
My #concert with exceptional pianist #BrunoHeinen
👇
Saturday 30th November, 19:30
#Arnolfini Centre
Tickets: hdfst.uk/e116711An
Reem Kelani at Arnolfini
Saturday 30th November
7:30 - 9:30pm (doors at 7:00pm)
Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
£8.50 (£5 concessions)
For Bristol Palestine Film Festival’s opening night, we are proud to present a...
hdfst.uk
November 21, 2024 at 2:12 AM
A great honour to be invited by #Bristol #Palestine #Film Festival #BristolPalestineFilmFestival
Don't miss the festival with an eclectic choice of #Palestinian films.
My #concert with exceptional pianist #BrunoHeinen
👇
Saturday 30th November, 19:30
#Arnolfini Centre
Tickets: hdfst.uk/e116711An
Don't miss the festival with an eclectic choice of #Palestinian films.
My #concert with exceptional pianist #BrunoHeinen
👇
Saturday 30th November, 19:30
#Arnolfini Centre
Tickets: hdfst.uk/e116711An
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The impunity with which #Israelis, not just '#Israel', act is nothing like we've ever seen before.
Even the worst dictators and genocidaires of times past did not enjoy this degree of impunity.
Even the worst dictators and genocidaires of times past did not enjoy this degree of impunity.
November 21, 2024 at 2:13 AM
The impunity with which #Israelis, not just '#Israel', act is nothing like we've ever seen before.
Even the worst dictators and genocidaires of times past did not enjoy this degree of impunity.
Even the worst dictators and genocidaires of times past did not enjoy this degree of impunity.
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See you tonight, #London peeps!
Keeping the memory of #RefaatAlareer who wrote this poem, #IfIMustDie.
And the memory of all the people of #Gaza.
Proceeds of the sale of the single will go towards
#UNRWA @unrwaes.bsky.social.
Few tickets left.
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#ReemKelani
#BrunoHeinen
#Share
Keeping the memory of #RefaatAlareer who wrote this poem, #IfIMustDie.
And the memory of all the people of #Gaza.
Proceeds of the sale of the single will go towards
#UNRWA @unrwaes.bsky.social.
Few tickets left.
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#ReemKelani
#BrunoHeinen
#Share
November 19, 2024 at 2:16 PM
See you tonight, #London peeps!
Keeping the memory of #RefaatAlareer who wrote this poem, #IfIMustDie.
And the memory of all the people of #Gaza.
Proceeds of the sale of the single will go towards
#UNRWA @unrwaes.bsky.social.
Few tickets left.
🔻🔻🔻🔻
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.
#ReemKelani
#BrunoHeinen
#Share
Keeping the memory of #RefaatAlareer who wrote this poem, #IfIMustDie.
And the memory of all the people of #Gaza.
Proceeds of the sale of the single will go towards
#UNRWA @unrwaes.bsky.social.
Few tickets left.
🔻🔻🔻🔻
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#ReemKelani
#BrunoHeinen
#Share
London LAUNCH of charity single!
Featuring repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from
project. 7.30pm Tuesday 19 November.
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at
in the heart of Dalston.Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...
Featuring repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from
project. 7.30pm Tuesday 19 November.
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at
in the heart of Dalston.Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...
servantjazzquarters.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:14 PM
London LAUNCH of charity single!
Featuring repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from
project. 7.30pm Tuesday 19 November.
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at
in the heart of Dalston.Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...
Featuring repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from
project. 7.30pm Tuesday 19 November.
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at
in the heart of Dalston.Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...
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#LONDON LAUNCH of #Gaza charity single!
Featuring #Palestinian repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from #AlAndalus project. This #Tuesday 19 November
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at #ServantJazzQuarters in the heart of #Dalston
Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...
Featuring #Palestinian repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from #AlAndalus project. This #Tuesday 19 November
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at #ServantJazzQuarters in the heart of #Dalston
Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...
Reem Kelani with Bruno Heinen – SJQ
A rare opportunity to hear the British-Palestinian singer & musicologist in concert with her long time artistic collaborator. Reem Kelani has developed an extraordinary, seamless fusion of Arabic musi...
servantjazzquarters.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:58 PM
#LONDON LAUNCH of #Gaza charity single!
Featuring #Palestinian repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from #AlAndalus project. This #Tuesday 19 November
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at #ServantJazzQuarters in the heart of #Dalston
Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...
Featuring #Palestinian repertoire and verse from Gaza + music from #AlAndalus project. This #Tuesday 19 November
With exceptional pianist Bruno Heinen at #ServantJazzQuarters in the heart of #Dalston
Tickets: servantjazzquarters.com/events/reem-...