Maryam Aldossari
@maryamaldossari.bsky.social
Academic. Writing/complaining mostly about women’s inequality in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia!
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The message is clear: don’t ask for change; you’ll get what I decide to give. My view on the hollow tokenism of MBS’s so-called reforms⬇️
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#FiLiA2025: The State as Perpetrator of Violence Against Women, with chair Brownyn Winter & @maryamaldossari.bsky.social, Clarice Saadi, Ninotchka Rosca, @atenadaemi.bsky.social, with interpreter Tooba Zakipoor, & Froha Poya; @unsrvaw.bsky.social sent a statement.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#FiLiA2025: The State as Perpetrator of Violence Against Women, with chair Brownyn Winter & @maryamaldossari.bsky.social, Clarice Saadi, Ninotchka Rosca, @atenadaemi.bsky.social, with interpreter Tooba Zakipoor, & Froha Poya; @unsrvaw.bsky.social sent a statement.
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#16Days
The Palestinian embassy in London was defaced with “I love the IDF” stickers as masked Zionists surrounded the building, waving Israeli flags and Union Jacks in an aggressive act of political intimidation. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine’s ambassador calls for better security after masked men target London embassy
Husam Zomlot says protest by activists waving Israeli flags and union jacks was ‘flagrant breach of diplomatic law’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The Palestinian embassy in London was defaced with “I love the IDF” stickers as masked Zionists surrounded the building, waving Israeli flags and Union Jacks in an aggressive act of political intimidation. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on. Since ceasefire was announced on 10 October, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on. Since ceasefire was announced on 10 October, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Join us for our 2025 Annual Conference on human rights in Saudi Arabia!
⏱️ Friday 12 December
🔈 English and Arabic
🙇🏻♂️🖥️ Attendance available in-person or via livestream
Featuring a distinguished group of experts.
👈🏻 Register (if in-person) here:
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⏱️ Friday 12 December
🔈 English and Arabic
🙇🏻♂️🖥️ Attendance available in-person or via livestream
Featuring a distinguished group of experts.
👈🏻 Register (if in-person) here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
November 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Join us for our 2025 Annual Conference on human rights in Saudi Arabia!
⏱️ Friday 12 December
🔈 English and Arabic
🙇🏻♂️🖥️ Attendance available in-person or via livestream
Featuring a distinguished group of experts.
👈🏻 Register (if in-person) here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
⏱️ Friday 12 December
🔈 English and Arabic
🙇🏻♂️🖥️ Attendance available in-person or via livestream
Featuring a distinguished group of experts.
👈🏻 Register (if in-person) here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
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[email protected], ALQST Board Member, National Assembly Party spokesperson, and Royal Holloway lecturer, will be speaking at our annual conference next week.
She'll be focusing on Saudi activists and their vital role in the human rights field.
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
She'll be focusing on Saudi activists and their vital role in the human rights field.
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
[email protected], ALQST Board Member, National Assembly Party spokesperson, and Royal Holloway lecturer, will be speaking at our annual conference next week.
She'll be focusing on Saudi activists and their vital role in the human rights field.
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
She'll be focusing on Saudi activists and their vital role in the human rights field.
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
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Julia Legner, ALQST's Executive Director, will be speaking at our annual conference next Friday, sharing insights on ALQST’s journey and mission ahead.
Register for in-person attendance here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
Register for in-person attendance here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Julia Legner, ALQST's Executive Director, will be speaking at our annual conference next Friday, sharing insights on ALQST’s journey and mission ahead.
Register for in-person attendance here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
Register for in-person attendance here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/alqsts-202...
Book your place! Going fast!! - Black Feminist Resistance: Empire, Settler Colonialism and Global Solidarity - a 16 Days of Activism event @SBSisters www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...
Black Feminist Resistance: Empire, Settler Colonialism & Global Solidarity
Southall Black Sisters invite all to a public meeting on Black Feminist Resistance: Empire, Settler Colonialism, and Global Solidarity.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Book your place! Going fast!! - Black Feminist Resistance: Empire, Settler Colonialism and Global Solidarity - a 16 Days of Activism event @SBSisters www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...
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Saudi Arabia’s Violence Against Women Isn’t Culture — It’s Policy
Read Saudi academic and ALQST Board Member @maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest article on the reality facing women inside Saudi Arabia.
alqst.org/en/post/saud...
Read Saudi academic and ALQST Board Member @maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest article on the reality facing women inside Saudi Arabia.
alqst.org/en/post/saud...
Saudi Arabia’s Violence Against Women Isn’t Culture — It’s Policy
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive.
alqst.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Saudi Arabia’s Violence Against Women Isn’t Culture — It’s Policy
Read Saudi academic and ALQST Board Member @maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest article on the reality facing women inside Saudi Arabia.
alqst.org/en/post/saud...
Read Saudi academic and ALQST Board Member @maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest article on the reality facing women inside Saudi Arabia.
alqst.org/en/post/saud...
Reposted by Maryam Aldossari
. @sbsisters.bsky.social are organising a public meeting on Black Feminist Resistance on 10 Dec in central London. Please book asap as hall capacity is smaller than expected numbers.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
. @sbsisters.bsky.social are organising a public meeting on Black Feminist Resistance on 10 Dec in central London. Please book asap as hall capacity is smaller than expected numbers.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...
It is easy to call Saudi Arabia “the place to be” when you have a return ticket; the women who live its reality do not… 'The lie moves freely; the truth is detained at the border.' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
Saudi Arabia’s violence against women isn’t culture – it’s policy
WHEN Donald Trump declared that Mohammed Bin Salman had done “incredible things for human rights,” Saudi women could be forgiven for wondering what country he was talking about. But that’s hardly new....
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
It is easy to call Saudi Arabia “the place to be” when you have a return ticket; the women who live its reality do not… 'The lie moves freely; the truth is detained at the border.' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
Under campaigns like #FreeYourFace they circulate melodramatic tales of Saudi women fleeing Sharia — stories that, to anyone who actually grew up in the kingdom, read like bad fiction…But accuracy is beside the point. - Read here ⬇️
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
Saudi Arabia’s violence against women isn’t culture – it’s policy
WHEN Donald Trump declared that Mohammed Bin Salman had done “incredible things for human rights,” Saudi women could be forgiven for wondering what country he was talking about. But that’s hardly new....
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Under campaigns like #FreeYourFace they circulate melodramatic tales of Saudi women fleeing Sharia — stories that, to anyone who actually grew up in the kingdom, read like bad fiction…But accuracy is beside the point. - Read here ⬇️
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
Reposted by Maryam Aldossari
This is such a good piece. Really recommend reading it
‘Saudi women do not need rescuing by those who misunderstand them; they need the world to stop helping the state drown them out. On this day, the most radical act is painfully simple: listen — and finally hear the voices the regime has spent decades trying to bury.’
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is such a good piece. Really recommend reading it
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"Saudi women do not need rescuing by those who misunderstand them; they need the world to stop helping the state drown them out."
On International Day for the #EliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen, read
@maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest piece.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
On International Day for the #EliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen, read
@maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest piece.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
Saudi Arabia’s violence against women isn’t culture – it’s policy
WHEN Donald Trump declared that Mohammed Bin Salman had done “incredible things for human rights,” Saudi women could be forgiven for wondering what country he was talking about. But that’s hardly new....
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"Saudi women do not need rescuing by those who misunderstand them; they need the world to stop helping the state drown them out."
On International Day for the #EliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen, read
@maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest piece.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
On International Day for the #EliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen, read
@maryamaldossari.bsky.social's latest piece.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
‘Saudi women do not need rescuing by those who misunderstand them; they need the world to stop helping the state drown them out. On this day, the most radical act is painfully simple: listen — and finally hear the voices the regime has spent decades trying to bury.’
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
‘Saudi women do not need rescuing by those who misunderstand them; they need the world to stop helping the state drown them out. On this day, the most radical act is painfully simple: listen — and finally hear the voices the regime has spent decades trying to bury.’
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,I wrote: When Donald Trump declared that Mohammed bin Salman had done ‘incredible things for human rights,’Saudi women could be forgiven for wondering what country he was talking about. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
Saudi Arabia’s violence against women isn’t culture – it’s policy
WHEN Donald Trump declared that Mohammed Bin Salman had done “incredible things for human rights,” Saudi women could be forgiven for wondering what country he was talking about. But that’s hardly new....
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,I wrote: When Donald Trump declared that Mohammed bin Salman had done ‘incredible things for human rights,’Saudi women could be forgiven for wondering what country he was talking about. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...
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'The Saudi bourgeoisie celebrates the American president’s remarks as a license to escalate their abuses...'
Here, 'Saudi Whisperer' speaks about the terrible effect of Trump's support on dissenters.
Don't let her courage go unheard!
saudiwhisperer.substack.com/p/americas-b...
Here, 'Saudi Whisperer' speaks about the terrible effect of Trump's support on dissenters.
Don't let her courage go unheard!
saudiwhisperer.substack.com/p/americas-b...
“America’s Betrayal of Press Freedom: A Green Light for Saudi Repression”
Thanks for reading!
saudiwhisperer.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
'The Saudi bourgeoisie celebrates the American president’s remarks as a license to escalate their abuses...'
Here, 'Saudi Whisperer' speaks about the terrible effect of Trump's support on dissenters.
Don't let her courage go unheard!
saudiwhisperer.substack.com/p/americas-b...
Here, 'Saudi Whisperer' speaks about the terrible effect of Trump's support on dissenters.
Don't let her courage go unheard!
saudiwhisperer.substack.com/p/americas-b...
The gaslighting is relentless:Saudi Arabia is changing, women are thriving, empowerment is the new norm. And because loyalty is the currency of their privilege, they take on the regime’s dirtiest work:attacking dissidents, dismissing critics, and teaching ordinary women to doubt their own suffering.
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The gaslighting is relentless:Saudi Arabia is changing, women are thriving, empowerment is the new norm. And because loyalty is the currency of their privilege, they take on the regime’s dirtiest work:attacking dissidents, dismissing critics, and teaching ordinary women to doubt their own suffering.
“It’s painful” to see MBS “received like a hero and have the red carpet rolled out by Trump”, says Abdullah al-Oudah a Saudi activist whose father, a prominent cleric, has been detained since 2017. on.ft.com/4a5YlDC
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“It’s painful” to see MBS “received like a hero and have the red carpet rolled out by Trump”, says Abdullah al-Oudah a Saudi activist whose father, a prominent cleric, has been detained since 2017. on.ft.com/4a5YlDC
“I am the one who is regularly called a ‘fucking Paki’ and told to ‘go back home’.” She knows – better than virtue-signalling white people – what the trenches actually look like. And so she must protect immigrants by hurting them.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik
‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“I am the one who is regularly called a ‘fucking Paki’ and told to ‘go back home’.” She knows – better than virtue-signalling white people – what the trenches actually look like. And so she must protect immigrants by hurting them.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel kills over 300 Palestinians in nearly 500 violations of Gaza ceasefire.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
Israel kills over 300 Palestinians in nearly 500 violations of Gaza ceasefire
Palestinian authorities in Gaza say violations have been ‘systematic’ and threaten ‘prospects for stability’
www.middleeasteye.net
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Israel kills over 300 Palestinians in nearly 500 violations of Gaza ceasefire.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
Reposted by Maryam Aldossari
The Trump administration is enabling and exploiting the Saudi regime's repression.
Following Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington, read the latest article from ALQST founder Yahya Assiri in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social.
dawnmena.org/the-trump-ad...
Following Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington, read the latest article from ALQST founder Yahya Assiri in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social.
dawnmena.org/the-trump-ad...
The Trump Administration is Enabling and Exploiting the Saudi Regime’s Repression
This visit embodies a deeply cynical alliance: MBS gains political and security protection while Trump profits politically and financially.
dawnmena.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Trump administration is enabling and exploiting the Saudi regime's repression.
Following Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington, read the latest article from ALQST founder Yahya Assiri in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social.
dawnmena.org/the-trump-ad...
Following Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington, read the latest article from ALQST founder Yahya Assiri in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social.
dawnmena.org/the-trump-ad...
Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia – podcast | X | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia – podcast
Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regimeBy Jacob Silverman. Read by Nezar Alderazi
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia – podcast | X | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
'We can't sleep because of the cold': displaced Palestinians worry about winter – video.
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'We can't sleep because of the cold': displaced Palestinians worry about winter – video
Displaced Palestinians living in makeshift tents across Gaza prepare for winter as Israel's bombardments continue despite the agreed ceasefire
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
'We can't sleep because of the cold': displaced Palestinians worry about winter – video.
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of journalist’s brutal murder. President’s claim that Mohammed bin Salman had nothing to do with 2018 killing contradicts US intelligence.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of journalist’s brutal murder
President’s claim that Mohammed bin Salman had nothing to do with 2018 killing contradicts US intelligence
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of journalist’s brutal murder. President’s claim that Mohammed bin Salman had nothing to do with 2018 killing contradicts US intelligence.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets. Almadi, 75, was sentenced to 19 years of incarceration in the kingdom in 2021 after he wrote 14 tweets critical of the Riyadh government. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets
Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown prince
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets. Almadi, 75, was sentenced to 19 years of incarceration in the kingdom in 2021 after he wrote 14 tweets critical of the Riyadh government. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...