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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi @ajaltamimi.bsky.social · 1d

A blast from the past: an interview I recently did w/Jamal Maarouf,who led Western-backed Syrian Revolutionaries Front (SRF) that fought ISIS & was destroyed by Jabhat al-Nusra by end of 2014. Discussed SRF's history & how he views Syria under al-Sharaa www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-syrian...

The Syrian Revolutionaries Front: Interview with Jamal Maarouf

Back in early 2014 when war broke out between the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the other Syrian insurgent groups, the Syrian Revolutionaries Front (SRF) rose to media prominence at the...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Exclusive: Thousands of bodies vanished from a Syrian mass grave in a two-year coverup of Assad-era atrocities, Reuters found. The people were buried at a secret site in the desert reut.rs/42Iiuv7

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

People who side with the monsters who do this are monsters themselves

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 12d

For @newrepublic.com, I reviewed One Battle After Another and reflected on the fantasy of left-wing political violence that both left and right are indulging right now, even though the real thing barely exists

How One Battle After Another Imagines an Armed Left

The rebels in Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie resemble the Weather Underground less than the right’s conspiratorial image of “antifa supersoldiers.”

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Steven Heydemann @stevenhyde.bsky.social · 4d

www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

The Palestine Branch: A den of torture in Assad’s Syria

Branch 235, also known as the Palestine Branch, was one of the most notorious prisons run by the Syrian military intelligence services during the Assad era. Located on the outskirts of Damascus, its…

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 5d

henry clements - on the millet paradigm of (non-)difference in the late ottoman empire www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The “Millet” Paradigm: On Difference in the Late Ottoman Empire | Comparative Studies in Society and History | Cambridge Core

The “Millet” Paradigm: On Difference in the Late Ottoman Empire - Volume 67 Issue 4

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 5d

farhang - death of the gharib: a window towards a regional understanding of displacement in the middle east www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Death of the Gharīb: A Window towards a Regional Understanding of Displacement in the Middle East | Comparative Studies in Society and History | Cambridge Core

Death of the Gharīb: A Window towards a Regional Understanding of Displacement in the Middle East - Volume 67 Issue 4

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 5d

Naoise's brother is asking Irish people to please contact the government #Speirgorm

My sister @NaoiseDolan, alongside other members of the Thousand Madleens flotilla, has been abducted by Israeli forces while on a humanitarian mission to break the illegal siege and deliver aid to Gaza.
Please join me in urging the Irish government to demand their safe return.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 6d

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.

theconversation.com

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 6d

and funny, too..

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Andy Roddick @aroddick.bsky.social · 6d

Longer read, but the best I've read in a while on why no one should be using AI shit. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

Large Language Muddle | The Editors

The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

www.nplusonemag.com

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 6d

merci

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 6d

any chance you have a link to that interview?

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire.

And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.

I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 8d

ethics of hope and despair, week 6: on humanitarian images and witness (human archipelago share.google/mlcAd6sQrEZ5..., susan sontag, didier fassin)

Fazal Sheikh: Human Archipelago – Online Edition

Online publication of Human Archipelago, the first volume in The Erasure Trilogy by Fazal Sheikh

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 8d

"I communicate the suffering of the people—which is also my own suffering—because I feel it’s my responsibility to express this pain."

A conversation with Gazan poet Adel al-Ramadi on making art under genocide:

"An Elegy for All of Palestine"

The Gazan poet Adel al-Ramadi reflects on making art under genocide.

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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 8d

Offsets can't cut carbon *even in theory*

The whole point of offsets is to create permission to *not* cut carbon.

So when they don't even live up to their own standard, they are so much worse.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 8d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 9d

Tomorrow we're going to hear a lot of speeches and posts that pretend the so-called Israeli-Palestinian conflict began on October 7, 2023.

Tomorrow we're going to hear a lot of speeches and posts equating hundreds of deaths with hundreds of thousands of deaths,

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 9d

WIC was one plank keeping us afloat during grad school. broken alongside everything else

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9d

WIC runs out this week

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Manan Ahmed @sepoy.bsky.social · 13d

Remembrances from colleagues of Brinkley Messick (1946-2025)

In Memoriam - Brinkley Messick — Middle East Institute

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 9d

Wrote about Task, electoral politics, and Pennsylvania as a pop cultural symbol of heartbreak

slate.com/culture/2025...

More and More Crime Dramas Are Set in One State. They Share a Specific Vision of the Place.

The saddest state on television.

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 9d

good october 7 activity

EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 9d

www.classics.utoronto.ca/events/trans...

Translating the Violence of the Iliad: 2025-26 S. J. Stubbs Lecture in Classics | Department of Classics

In the 2025-26 S. J. Stubbs Lecture in Classics, Translating the Violence of the Iliad, Professor Emily Wilson of the University of Pennsylvania will assess the challenges of interpreting and translat...

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 10d

Thinking a thing is "excellent" or "strong" or "effective" is like saying the quality of a song is mostly about what volume you're playing it at.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d

‘My poems are part of my flesh’: Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen on life in Gaza

At just 20, the poet is one of the most vivid witnesses to the conflict. She talks about dreams of Oxford, the deaths of friends and how tragedy has shaped the person she has become

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Andy Roddick @aroddick.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join me at McMaster! We are hiring an archaeologist scientist with preference (but not limited to) PEB and/or zooarchaeology. Geography open, although preference for North America, especially Eastern North America/Great Lakes region. Applications due November 26th! (Pls share widely.)

"Position Description: The McMaster University Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track position
at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2026. We are looking for a candidate whose theoretical approaches, methods and area of research complement current faculty strengths, with preferred skill sets being archaeological science, with preference, but not limited to
palaeoethnobotany, and/or zooarchaeology. While the geographical area of specialization is open, preference may be given to those who work in the archaeology of North America, not least the
Eastern North America/Great Lakes region.

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related discipline at the time of appointment and should have a demonstrated record of teaching excellence at the undergraduate level. They will also demonstrate strong potential for outstanding teaching contributions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and an ongoing commitment to academic and pedagogical excellence in support of the department’s programs. At the undergraduate level, the appointee will
be expected to teach introductory as well as more advanced courses in areas of their expertise. At the graduate level, the appointee will teach courses and supervise students as their contribution to the Master’s and Ph.D. programs in Anthropology. The person who fills this position is expected to contribute to the department’s supportive and collegial working environment, and to make

substantive contributions through service to the department, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the University, and/or the broader community. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience.

The typical teaching load in the Anthropology Department is 2 courses per term (4 per academic year), plus graduate supervision. The department hosts an M.A. and a PhD Program in Anthropology.
The successful candidate’s teaching will also contribute to the interdisciplinary minor in Archaeology, and potentially those in Sustainability, and Food, Nutrition, and Environmental Health.
For information about the Department of Anthropology, visit our webpage.

McMaster University consistently ranks among the top 5 research-intensive universities in Canada and among the top 100 universities worldwide. It has a strong focus on community-based research
and experiential learning that complements classroom studies with hands-on experience. The Department of Anthropology provides a strong, supportive, and collaborative research culture,
building the research capacity of faculty and graduate students.

How to Apply:
Applications for the position should be submitted online and shall include the following:
• Letter of application describing how the candidate meets the selection criteria outlined above, their candidate’s current and future research, their collaborations, how their research integrates with McMaster Anthropology, their service experience, and their non-academic stakeholder engagement. The letter and, if applicable, should also note the impact that career interruptions may have had on research productivity (max. 2 pages).
• Curriculum vitae

Statement on teaching experience, philosophy/innovations and topics to be taught at McMaster. (max. 1 page).
• Statement of the candidate’s experience and plans for advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and/or Indigenous reconciliation (max. 1 page)

Name, title, phone number, and email address of at least three (3) referees. Letters of reference are not required and will not be reviewed at the application stage; letters of recommendation from referees will be requested at later stages of the search process.

Review of applications will begin on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

Inquiries about the position should be directed to: Dr. Tristan Carter, Professor, Search Committee Chair and Department Chair (anthchair@mcmaster.ca).

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. Applications need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship. However, all applicants must include one of the following statements:
• Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence:
The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community
with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a deep commitment to employment equity, inclusion and belonging.

The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, who will contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives, and especially welcomes applications from First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women, and persons who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact the Hiring Manager or designated individual specified on the job posting. Alternately, Job applicants may
also contact:
• Human Resources Services at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247)
to communicate accommodation needs.

Applicant Diversity Survey Statement:
As part of McMaster’s commitment, all applicants are invited to complete a confidential Applicant Diversity Survey through the online application submission process. The survey questionnaire
requests voluntary self-identification in relation to equity-deserving groups that have historically faced and continue to face barriers in employment. Please refer to the Applicant Diversity Survey -
Statement of Collection for additional information. Additional Information Learn More about McMaster’s Employment Equity Program.

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