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Dr Julia Anaf @drjuliama.bsky.social · 9d

Very pleased to share that the People's Health Movement publication, Global Health Watch 7 (GHW7), entitled 'Mobilizing for Health Justice' has how been published and is available online. An important resource, with a broad focus on health equity and social justice.
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Friday eve after a long week & I feel a cold coming on, ugh. Cat makes it slightly less ugh.

Tabby & white cat sitting atop a cat tree, big wide eyes, one ear slightly cocked

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Sep 4

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.

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Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Sep 4

Call for papers: 'Public Humanities' journal on the topic of global health solidarity

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Global Health Solidarity

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Glastonbury Abbey in the sunshine. First visit for me. Very peaceful in the surrounding gardens. Apart from the rig building for a forthcoming concert!

Ruins of medieval Glastonbury Abbey next to green trees in a yellow field. Blue summer sky.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Aug 11

'Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care decisions, research [led by Sam Rickman, LSE] has found.' 1/2

AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds

Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Jul 25

I recently gave a talk, "Trust & Care: The Ethics & Politics of Participatory Research", in a sth London community centre to a very engaged audience of community organisers, academics, health leaders, policymakers, funders, local councillors & more. Great Q&A after, felt truly collaborative #philsky

A woman (me!) in a black dress & blue cardigan in front of a powerpoint screen presenting to an audience.

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Jul 23

Some good discussion in this episode of the podcast series, 'Bioethics in the Margins'.

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"A Survey of Attitudes Toward Social Justice Obligations in the Field of Bioethics" a discussion with AJOB article authors | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

This episode of Bioethics in the Margins features a panel of bioethicists: Danielle Pacia of The Hastings Center, Sana Baban of UMass Chan Medical School, J. Wesley Boyd of Harvard Medical School, and...

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 14

Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.

With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor's order

Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Lighthouse at Chania

Illuminated lighthouse against a dark night sky

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Barbican lilies

Lily leaves and a few white and pink flowers on a pond, with clouds and sky reflected in the water

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Jul 3

Pale orange cat on a wall overlooking the water at Chania harbour

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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · Jun 24

"If Evin [prison in Iran] taught me anything it was that freedom does not come from bombs & brutality, nor clever stunts for the cameras. It lies in human connection and empathy.'

- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

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I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Many held there are opponents of the repressive regime. Who is alive now? Who was killed? Were they just collateral damage, asks former hostage Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Jun 20

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QSZEE...

Bioethicists Must Push Back Against Assaults on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Jun 10

A brave and principled and brilliant scientist

SellaTheChemist @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 10

It is with great sadness that I am doing what I would once have thought unthinkable. Following Salim Abdool Karim's superb Faraday Lecture 10 days ago, i have decided to return my own Faraday prize, awarded in 2014.

The silence of the Royal Society in the face of Elon Musk's rampage (a member […]

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · May 22

Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has died.

Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025) - Daily Nous

Alasdair MacIntyre, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and Duke University, well-known for his work on moral and political philosophy, has died. Professor MacIntyre wrote...

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · May 18

Spotted in Senglea (the smallest of Malta's fortified 'Three Cities') not long ago. Zoom in!

Row of pot plants in front of windows covered in cat posters in a small Maltese town.

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · May 16

I recently co-authored & circulated (with @polphilpod.bsky.social ) an open letter against Starmer’s anti-immigrant rules & rhetoric.

Over 100 of my UK-based colleagues signed it. Read the whole thing here:

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 100+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · May 15

Retro signage in Valletta, Malta. Wondering which font this is...?

Orange & white 'Portelli Hi-Fi-Photo' shop sign in 60's retro typeface on a Maltese street.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · May 2

Very impressive collection, in honour of Joseph Raz, now published in electronic form.

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Engaging Raz: Themes in Normative Philosophy

Abstract. Joseph Raz (1939–2022) was a towering figure in late twentieth-century and early twenty-first-century analytical philosophy. His work in moral, p

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Apr 27

Some sort of fabulous fringed tulip in Regent's Park today

Orangey-red tulip with a yellow fringe on the edges of its petals.

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Apr 11

A timely listen and well worth your while imo

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · Apr 9

🎉 New SHE Research Pod with @seyeabimbola.bsky.social 🎺

We discuss all things global health and global health ethics, including where global health goes from here given aid cuts and the need for courage from academics and researchers alike to do the right thing in 2025.

SHE Pod S6 Episode 1:- Seye Abimbola

SHE Research Podcast · Episode

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Apr 8

'The Diogenist', apparently. It looks like him, with his bowl! Statue by a car park in Golders hill, northwest London.

Statue of Diogenes (sitting drinking from a bowl) on a plinth in a park on a sunny day

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Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · Apr 1

People should read this article by @sashapanaram.bsky.social

The stories about Lorde's cancer will by now be familiar to many, but Panaram brings really useful insight into Andaiye's Caribbean context and how networks of support fed Black women's revolutionary movements in the Caribbean

Andaiye and Audre Lorde’s Black Transnational Sisterhood; or, “I Want You in This World”

So many Black revolutionaries lived with and died from cancer. How did they make sense of their vulnerability when confronted with this illness? How did they balance fighting for the world and for the...

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Apr 3

Orangey sunset over Blackfriars bridge last night, reflected in the usually murky waters of the Thames

View of an orangey sunset over a dark Blackfriars bridge reflected in the murky waters of the Thames.

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