Aida Hassan
@aidahas.bsky.social
work @kings-sga.bsky.social. PhDing @qmul.bsky.social. I research and write about the politics of medical humanitarianism 🇵🇸
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This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
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The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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ONE WEEK TO GO 👇
Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine. Hear from the authors: Prof. Adam Hanieh, Dr Robert Knox,
Dr Rafeef Ziadah
⏰26 Nov | 17:00–18:30
🔗 kcl.ac.uk/events/resis...
@versobooks.bsky.social
Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine. Hear from the authors: Prof. Adam Hanieh, Dr Robert Knox,
Dr Rafeef Ziadah
⏰26 Nov | 17:00–18:30
🔗 kcl.ac.uk/events/resis...
@versobooks.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
ONE WEEK TO GO 👇
Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine. Hear from the authors: Prof. Adam Hanieh, Dr Robert Knox,
Dr Rafeef Ziadah
⏰26 Nov | 17:00–18:30
🔗 kcl.ac.uk/events/resis...
@versobooks.bsky.social
Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine. Hear from the authors: Prof. Adam Hanieh, Dr Robert Knox,
Dr Rafeef Ziadah
⏰26 Nov | 17:00–18:30
🔗 kcl.ac.uk/events/resis...
@versobooks.bsky.social
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What this underlines for me: we cannot frame "identity" in opposition to "the material" in politics when identity defines who belongs, and therefore who can engage in collective struggle for common material gains.
I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.
Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: ‘Who is part of the nation and who is not?’
After being expelled from his homeland in 1972, the academic has grappled with questions of political belonging – a major theme of his son’s mayoral campaign
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What this underlines for me: we cannot frame "identity" in opposition to "the material" in politics when identity defines who belongs, and therefore who can engage in collective struggle for common material gains.
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What does it mean to participate in a community with severe mental illness? We're hosting a seminar on 19 November with Hanna Kienzler, who will share insights into community inclusion and participation of people with severe mental illness in Palestine.
Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
"Get to know us! Our lives with mental illness in the Palestinian community" - the journey of and lessons learned from a participatory action project | King's College London
In this talk, Hanna Kienzler will share insights into community inclusion and participation of people with severe mental illness in Palestine.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What does it mean to participate in a community with severe mental illness? We're hosting a seminar on 19 November with Hanna Kienzler, who will share insights into community inclusion and participation of people with severe mental illness in Palestine.
Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
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Have you posted yours yet? 📮
We’re loving all the red post boxes and “I’ve voted” pics, keep them coming and make sure your vote is in by the deadline!
#WeAreTheUniversity
We’re loving all the red post boxes and “I’ve voted” pics, keep them coming and make sure your vote is in by the deadline!
#WeAreTheUniversity
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Have you posted yours yet? 📮
We’re loving all the red post boxes and “I’ve voted” pics, keep them coming and make sure your vote is in by the deadline!
#WeAreTheUniversity
We’re loving all the red post boxes and “I’ve voted” pics, keep them coming and make sure your vote is in by the deadline!
#WeAreTheUniversity
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This is the 'shadow economy behind the international student boom' the @financialtimes.com wrote so powerfully about: on.ft.com/4oEk8XO
Students in the most vulnerable positions are left exposed, and universities are failing in their duties of safeguarding.
Students in the most vulnerable positions are left exposed, and universities are failing in their duties of safeguarding.
The shadow economy behind the international student boom
A lucrative revenue stream for universities has led to an industry of unregulated agents now under scrutiny for making lofty promises
on.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is the 'shadow economy behind the international student boom' the @financialtimes.com wrote so powerfully about: on.ft.com/4oEk8XO
Students in the most vulnerable positions are left exposed, and universities are failing in their duties of safeguarding.
Students in the most vulnerable positions are left exposed, and universities are failing in their duties of safeguarding.
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QMUL acknowledged bullying by upholding a complaint, & confirmed that his academic progress was good by signing off on his progression. Yet they accept the funder's declaration of dissatisfaction & deregister, risking his visa?
#UKHE
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#UKHE
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Perdi mi PhD por bullying y abuso académico. No quiero que mi historia termine en silencio. Ayúdame a que se escuche: comparte y etiqueta a quienes puedan ayudar. I lost my PhD because of bullying and...
TikTok video by Angel
www.tiktok.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
QMUL acknowledged bullying by upholding a complaint, & confirmed that his academic progress was good by signing off on his progression. Yet they accept the funder's declaration of dissatisfaction & deregister, risking his visa?
#UKHE
📸 www.instagram.com/reel/DQzqntL...
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#UKHE
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Online seminar at @kingscsmh.bsky.social: "Get to know us! Our lives with mental illness in the Palestinian community" - the journey of and lessons learned from our participatory action project.
📅 19 November, 14:30-15:30 GMT
Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
📅 19 November, 14:30-15:30 GMT
Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Online seminar at @kingscsmh.bsky.social: "Get to know us! Our lives with mental illness in the Palestinian community" - the journey of and lessons learned from our participatory action project.
📅 19 November, 14:30-15:30 GMT
Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
📅 19 November, 14:30-15:30 GMT
Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...
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Actually, Mamdani's views on Israel did register: They helped him win.
First Israeli reporter I've seen comment on the NYC race
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Actually, Mamdani's views on Israel did register: They helped him win.
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The "why do you care so much about the NY mayoral election" takes strike me as pretty obtuse. The world's sole superpower is being taken over by fascists, and this was part of the struggle to define what the opposition to that will look like. That obviously has major implications for all of us?
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The "why do you care so much about the NY mayoral election" takes strike me as pretty obtuse. The world's sole superpower is being taken over by fascists, and this was part of the struggle to define what the opposition to that will look like. That obviously has major implications for all of us?
Mabrook Mamdani on his remarkable win!
November 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Mabrook Mamdani on his remarkable win!
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Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
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And note that he never rejected what some sneeringly refer to as "idpol". Never came close to throwing minorities under the bus. On the contrary. The affordability agenda came hand in hand with him actively standing up for those principles. He could never have mobilised his base like this otherwise.
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And note that he never rejected what some sneeringly refer to as "idpol". Never came close to throwing minorities under the bus. On the contrary. The affordability agenda came hand in hand with him actively standing up for those principles. He could never have mobilised his base like this otherwise.
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
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On November 2 we co-hosted a panel on freedom of expression on Palestine together with the National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social to protest over 270 Gazan journalist colleagues who have been slaughtered ⬇️
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On November 2 we co-hosted a panel on freedom of expression on Palestine together with the National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social to protest over 270 Gazan journalist colleagues who have been slaughtered ⬇️
Sent off both my national and local UCU ballots today! Historical moment for our local ballot as we’re the first union branch to potentially organise industrial action over the repression of Palestine solidarity as a workplace issue.
@kclucu.bsky.social
@kclucu.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sent off both my national and local UCU ballots today! Historical moment for our local ballot as we’re the first union branch to potentially organise industrial action over the repression of Palestine solidarity as a workplace issue.
@kclucu.bsky.social
@kclucu.bsky.social
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We are publishing a monthly Palestine Global Health Collective Newsletter featuring articles, books, podcasts, reports, events, and more on broadly health related topics while not losing sight of culture, politics, and art on Palestine.
Sign up here: mailchi.mp/d5c5a22308b9...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We are publishing a monthly Palestine Global Health Collective Newsletter featuring articles, books, podcasts, reports, events, and more on broadly health related topics while not losing sight of culture, politics, and art on Palestine.
Sign up here: mailchi.mp/d5c5a22308b9...
Sign up here: mailchi.mp/d5c5a22308b9...
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🚨 Call for papers 🚨
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial 12th annual workshop - a one-day in-person event focussing on the ethical commitments of academic research, scholarship and teaching 🎉
Send in your papers now 👉 https://ow.ly/nUy250XjIZw
niharika pandit Sarah Gharib Seif
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial 12th annual workshop - a one-day in-person event focussing on the ethical commitments of academic research, scholarship and teaching 🎉
Send in your papers now 👉 https://ow.ly/nUy250XjIZw
niharika pandit Sarah Gharib Seif
Call for papers: Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial 12th annual workshop- Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial (CPD) | BISA
- Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial (CPD) Working Group
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October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 Call for papers 🚨
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial 12th annual workshop - a one-day in-person event focussing on the ethical commitments of academic research, scholarship and teaching 🎉
Send in your papers now 👉 https://ow.ly/nUy250XjIZw
niharika pandit Sarah Gharib Seif
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial 12th annual workshop - a one-day in-person event focussing on the ethical commitments of academic research, scholarship and teaching 🎉
Send in your papers now 👉 https://ow.ly/nUy250XjIZw
niharika pandit Sarah Gharib Seif
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Seemingly no amount of carnage - from Yemen to Gaza - will cause Labour to deviate from it's decades-old policy of arming the world's worst human rights abusers with the most advanced means of violence. No war crimes too grave. No death toll too high.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK in £8bn deal to sell Typhoon jets to Turkey despite human rights concerns
Starmer’s announcement on visit to Ankara comes as jailed opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu faces fresh charges
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Seemingly no amount of carnage - from Yemen to Gaza - will cause Labour to deviate from it's decades-old policy of arming the world's worst human rights abusers with the most advanced means of violence. No war crimes too grave. No death toll too high.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Please join us for this panel tomorrow with excellent colleagues.
"Seeing beyond the core: alternative visions of order in times of global crisis"
All welcome: 22 Oct 6.30pm, at LSE
@iliasalami.bsky.social @giuliasciorati.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
"Seeing beyond the core: alternative visions of order in times of global crisis"
All welcome: 22 Oct 6.30pm, at LSE
@iliasalami.bsky.social @giuliasciorati.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
Seeing Beyond the Core: Alternative visions of order in times of global crisis
6.30pm Weds 22 Oct | Ilias Alami, Lina Benabdallah, Jasmine Gani, Jenna Marshall | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Please join us for this panel tomorrow with excellent colleagues.
"Seeing beyond the core: alternative visions of order in times of global crisis"
All welcome: 22 Oct 6.30pm, at LSE
@iliasalami.bsky.social @giuliasciorati.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
"Seeing beyond the core: alternative visions of order in times of global crisis"
All welcome: 22 Oct 6.30pm, at LSE
@iliasalami.bsky.social @giuliasciorati.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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Excellent piece on the worrying decision to ‘sunset’ UNAIDS in 2026. The rise of injectables has given the tech fix brigade a victory, but it was also the advocacy, social and demographic work of highly stigmatised communities that marked out UNAIDS. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UNAids is set to close in 2026 – four years early. Are experts right to be alarmed?
The move to shut the agency comes as aid budgets are being slashed, leading to fears that global progress on HIV may be reversed
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Excellent piece on the worrying decision to ‘sunset’ UNAIDS in 2026. The rise of injectables has given the tech fix brigade a victory, but it was also the advocacy, social and demographic work of highly stigmatised communities that marked out UNAIDS. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...