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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 #VoicesOfResistance #11 – coming soon!

In #Pakistan, repression hides in sermons, hashtags & designer rants — what Hina Baloch calls everyday fascisms.

For #KhawajaSira, survival is defiance. The #SindhMooratMarch turns the ordinary into resistance.

#TransRights #EverydayFascisms

EVERYDAY FASCISMS AND THE KHAWAJA SIRA POLITICS OF ROUTINE IN PAKISTAN by Hina Baloch

NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 11d

(2/2): Participants reflected on these dynamics and explored ways forward together. Next up: Law as a Weapon, Law as a Shield ⚖️ on how legal systems can both challenge and reinforce power. Stay tuned! #CounterAntiGender #TransnationalSolidarity #PopularEducation

Global Architecture of Funding Funds from the Global North to the Global South are often presented as aid or cultural cooperation, but they can serve other strategic or ideological purposes. Right-wing governments redirect public resources to conservative institutions. Anti-gender funding blocks progressive laws and criminalizes sexual diversity. Mapping key organizations and channels is critical to understanding influence.

Why It Matters These financial networks strengthen anti-gender movements and extremist agendas. Understanding the architecture of funding is key to defending rights and advancing gender justice. Awareness of these flows informs strategic advocacy and global solidarity.

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 11d

(1/2): Noor’s #KnowYourEnemy Popular Education School held its 4th session on Sept 26! 🌍 We unpacked the political economy of illicit funding - hidden flows, party financing & crowdfunding powering anti-gender + far-right movements & blocking gender justice. #NoorSchool #FeministEducation

Noor Popular Education School on Countering the Far Right - KNOW YOUR ENEMY. Session 4 Political Economy: Investigating the undercurrents of illicit funding, political party financing, and the rise of crowdfunding as key players in today’s political landscape

Financial Networks & Strategies Illicit financial flows often operate in legal gray areas to influence politics. Funds are deliberately structured to support anti-gender and extreme-right agendas. Mechanisms include cryptocurrencies, digital crowdfunding, religious institutions, and redirected public development funds. Donor-advised funds and private foundations can be used to obscure the source or purpose of funding, including for ideological agendas.

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 13d

(3/3): Read the full dispatch here: wearenoor.org/between-eras...

Between Erasure and Resistance: Women’s Bodies, Memories, and Narratives under Sudan’s Fascist Islamist Regime By Tesneem Elhassan - Noor

“I was attacked, accused of being corrupt, and there was no recognition of my role.” — A Sudanese activist This article will examine the dialectical relationship between erasure and resistance under ...

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 13d

(2/3): Every meal cooked, every testimony archived, every lesson taught is a refusal to be invisible. Their acts of survival and storytelling are not just survival—they are collective liberation. #VoicesOfResistance #Sudan #WomenResist #MemoryAsPower #RightToSurvive

“Every meal cooked in a blockade, every testimony archived, and every digital story shared is a refusal to be erased.”

“Resistance is not only about protest in the streets. It is also the quiet, sustained labor of survival, memory, and knowledge production under conditions of erasure.”

“Sudanese women’s resistance is both material and symbolic. It feeds bodies, preserves stories, and contests ideological domination.”

“Erasure and resistance are not separate phenomena. They are intertwined in a continuous cycle: regimes erase, women resist, repression intensifies, and resistance adapts.”

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 13d

(1/3): In "Between Erasure and Resistance", Tesneem Elhassan shows how Sudanese women turn erasure into defiance. From blockaded cities to exile, their bodies, stories, and memories are sites of resistance against state repression and Islamist authoritarianism.

“Women’s erasure in Sudan is not incidental; it is systematic, deliberate, and ideological.”

“Memory becomes a site of struggle: against forgetting, against distortion, against erasure.”

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 15d

Last week to apply❗

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 15d

(3/3): Learn more & get involved: wearenoor.org/get-involved/

Noor - Get Involved

Noor: Building power to block the resurgent right’s agendas and to advance feminist visions.

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 15d

(2/3): Through joint campaigns, resources, learning spaces & cross-movement connections, we’re shaping feminist futures rooted in solidarity, care & transformative action.

#GlobalSouthFeminism #TranslocalFeminism #CollectivePower #FeministFutures

What Members Gain: Joint Campaigns & Working Groups - lead or join collective actions, solidarity campaigns, and member-led working groups. Shared Resources - access reports, toolkits, case studies, and regular updates on analysis, events, and opportunities. Holistic Security - specialized support on digital and holistic security. Connections Across Movements - build ties with organizers, journalists, artivists, scholar-activists, and Noor’s fellows. Learning & Capacity Building - workshops, peer learning circles, and political education spaces.

What the Network Builds Together: Collective Knowledge - collaborative research, strategic analysis, and shared reports. Strategy & Convenings - joint strategy meetings, fellowships, and cross-regional action planning. Base-Building & Campaigns - a united front against fascism and fundamentalisms through advocacy, rapid response, and joint campaigns. Community of Care - a safe and brave space for solidarity, well-being, joy, and accountability.

Get involved with The Noor Network https://wearenoor.org/get-involved/

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 15d

(1/3): #TheNoorNetwork is LIVE! 🌍💜

A translocal space led by the Global South, connecting feminist movements across Asia, SWANA, Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean. Together we build power, share knowledge & strategize against fascism, fundamentalisms & authoritarianism.

#FeministSolidarity

Our aim is to build our collective power by supporting and connecting frontline feminist and progressive efforts translocally. Together, we strive to counteract the powerful fascist, fundamentalist and authoritarian forces opposed to feminist futures - to plan and implement joint campaigns, co-build plans of action, foster our narrative power, and exchange and build knowledge, working collaboratively towards transformative change.

The Noor Network is: Led by the Global South, with a focus on South–South solidarity. Centering invisibilized movements across Asia, SWANA, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Translocal lens: grounded in frontline and grassroots struggles against fascism and fundamentalisms. Dreaming and strategizing long-term together to shape feminist futures. Cross-movement collaboration to confront shared threats. Shared political commitments to define what solidarity means in practice. Breaking siloes through connection and meaningful exchange. Holistic, anti-colonial, anti-capitalist lens, centering racial and migrant justice and advancing feminist analysis of fascism’s political economy.

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 20d

📣 #VoicesOfResistance #10 is here!

In #Sudan, women’s bodies, stories & memories have been weaponized & erased under fascist Islamist regimes. Amid war & repression, women resist feeding communities, archiving testimonies & teaching the next generation.

Read more wearenoor.org/between-eras...

Between Erasure and Resistance: Women’s Bodies, Memories, and Narratives under Sudan’s Fascist Islamist Regime By Tesneem Elhassan - Noor

“I was attacked, accused of being corrupt, and there was no recognition of my role.” — A Sudanese activist This article will examine the dialectical relationship between erasure and resistance under ...

wearenoor.org

NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 22d

🔥 #VoicesOfResistance #10 – stay tuned!

In #Sudan, women’s bodies, stories & memories are under attack. From dress laws to militias silencing voices, they resist through education, food networks, digital storytelling & archiving. Survival is #resistance.

Out on Wednesday!

#SWANA #StandWithSudan

Between Erasure and Resistance: Women’s Bodies, Memories, and Narratives under Sudan’s Fascist Islamist Regime
By Tesneem Elhassan

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 25d

🌍 Noor at #ClimateWeekNYC 2025

Next week in NYC, Noor + JFC are hosting a cross-movement dialogue centering feminist decolonial & community-rooted perspectives in climate justice — building momentum toward #COP30 in Belém.

💬 DM to connect!

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #Ecofeminism #Ecofascism

Noor x Just Futures Collaborative. Climate Week Dialogue: "Cross-Movement Strategies to Counter Ecofascisms". 24 Sept 2025

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 26d

On Sept 12, Noor’s #KnowYourEnemy School dove into #antigender movements as #transnationalnetworks framing “gender ideology” as threat, forging unholy alliances & waging battles at the UN.
We reflected on their narratives, risks for activists & need for solidarity + creative resistance.

#NoorSchool

Noor Popular Education School - Know Your Enemy. Session 3: Infiltration and Conferencing: Investigating the geopolitical ambitions that drive covert operations and strategic gatherings

Global Networks & Core Strategies
Anti-gender movements are not isolated. They are:
Transnational networks with significant funding and political influence
Coordinated through “alliances” of religious and political actors
United by the concept of “gender ideology,” used to undermine human rights
Active in multilateral spaces like the UN, shaping global policy debates

Narratives & Influence

These movements advance by:
Glorifying a “traditional past” while framing equality as a threat
Spreading narratives of victimhood, fear, and conspiracy
Using global platforms to expand reach and build legitimacy
Narratives matter: they shape public opinion, policy, and lived realities.

Contested Spaces & Resistance
Multilateral institutions (like the UN) are key battlegrounds:
Anti-gender actors stigmatize these spaces while also working inside them
They block progress by reframing debates and stalling negotiations.
Activists face the challenge of limited resources vs. well-funded opposition, requiring both strategic responses and solidarity.

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Jamhoor @jamhoor.org · 27d

We’re partnering with @noornetwork.bsky.social to mentor journalists from the global South in reporting on authoritarianism and other issues affecting the region.

If you’re eligible, do apply!

NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 Applications Open!

We are seeking 3 journalists from the #GlobalSouth to report on fascist & fundamentalist movements.

💡 Pitch your story & bring it to life.
📌 Apply: wearenoor.org/feminist-jou...

#JournalismAsResistance

@globalvoices.org @untoldmag.org @jamhoor.org @designaction.bsky.social

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 Applications Open!

We are seeking 3 journalists from the #GlobalSouth to report on fascist & fundamentalist movements.

💡 Pitch your story & bring it to life.
📌 Apply: wearenoor.org/feminist-jou...

#JournalismAsResistance

@globalvoices.org @untoldmag.org @jamhoor.org @designaction.bsky.social

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 28d

(2/2): Her courage reflects a long history of Indonesian women resisting repression, corruption & inequality — breaking silence with unyielding strength.

Read here: wearenoor.org/womens-resis...

#VoicesOfResistance #RootsOfHate #Indonesia #StopApparatusBrutality #RightToProtest

“It is the culmination of wounds and pain of Indonesian people who have to endure state violence and inequality, accumulated by one tragedy after another.”

“Her weekly protest and presence tell us a truth more profound than any politician's speeches: justice denied is injustice perpetuated.”

“In the end, resistance is not chaos, and even if it is, it is needed when systemic injustices are left unchallenged.”

NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 28d

(1/2): In “Women’s Resistance against Economic Inequality, State Violence & Corrupt Elites in Indonesia”, Siti Yunia Mazdafiah & Amar Alfikar show how the viral image of a mother in a pink hijab facing riot police came to embody public defiance.

“In Indonesia, there is this phrase, ‘The Power of Ibu-ibu,’ or the power of the mothers, that reflects the courage and rage of mothers who are against all taboos and patriarchal pictures of what women should be.”

“Her resistance became the face of public defiance and the reality on the ground that the Indonesians had been facing for years.”

“Rather than listening to the people’s needs and de-escalating the tension, President Prabowo instructed the military and police to ‘take firm action’ against demonstrations.”

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · Sep 10

Protests across #Indonesia are met with brutal crackdowns, arrests & killings.
Yet women are at the frontlines — turning grief into defiance.

Dispatch 9 of #VoicesOfResistance by Siti Yunia Mazdafiah & Amar Alfikar.

🔗 Read now: wearenoor.org/womens-resis...

Women's Resistance against Economic Inequality, State Violence and Corrupt Elites in Indonesia By Siti Yunia Mazdafiah and Amar Alfikar - Noor

A mother in a pink hijab is standing unfazed before a group of police officers in armored suits. She grips a bamboo pole with the red-and-white Indonesian flag fluttering at the top, waving in the bre...

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · Sep 8

🔥 #VoicesOfResistance #9

A mother in a pink hijab faces riot police. Her courage has gone viral, becoming the symbol of Indonesia's ongoing protests against inequality, corruption & #StateViolence.

Out this Wednesday. Stay tuned...

#Indonesia #StopApparatusBrutality #RightToProtest #RootsOfHate

Women's Resistance against Economic Inequality,
State Violence and Corrupt Elites in Indonesia
By Siti Yunia Mazdafiah and Amar Alfikar

NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · Sep 5

Noor’s #KnowYourEnemy School held its session 2 on Aug 29!

Participants explored the global #FarRight, its online influence & strategies for narrative change. Led by Raqib Hameed Naik (CSOH) & Kwem (Global Narrative Hive). More learnings to come!

#NoorSchool #CounterTheFarRight #PopularEducation

Noor Popular Education School on Countering the Far Right: KNOW YOUR ENEMY. session 2: Propaganda and Narrative: Analyzing how the concept of “the other” is constructed to shape perceptions and influence public opinion

The Global Far Right & Its Core Pillars:

Far-right movements operate as a global network, adapting to local contexts but united by core ideas: they promote ethno-religious supremacy, racial supremacy, and misogyny; glorify a mythical golden past; stoke fears of demographic replacement; frame themselves as victims; create enemies; and admire authoritarian leaders while resorting to violence.

Digital Platforms & Propaganda:

Social media acts as a powerful amplifier for far-right narratives, with algorithms rewarding outrage and boosting extremist content. Through diaspora networks, online subcultures like the incels and manosphere, and exploitative platform dynamics, their influence spreads across borders. Far-right groups deliberately distort truth, filling information vacuums with propaganda that manipulates perceptions, especially during conflicts, political crises, and social flashpoints. Recognizing this digital ecosystem and the strategic use of misinformation is essential for building effective responses.

Narratives & Strategic Reframing:

Narratives shape how people perceive reality, make decisions, and assign value. Far-right narratives rely on fear, nostalgia, victimhood, and conspiracy, reinforcing harmful frames. Effective responses require proactive narrative shaping - not just reacting, but reframing stories for diverse audiences to shift dominant narratives and influence perceptions.

NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · Sep 5

Noor is heading to the #GlobalGathering2025!

We will be in conversation on #DigitalSecurity for journalists, resisting
#censorship & #surveillance, grassroots AI & disinformation, & the intersections of climate, tech & #InternetGovernance.

If you’ll be there, let’s connect—DM us 💬

Find Noor at the Global Gathering 2025. Sept 7 to 10. Estoril, Portugal. wearenoor.org

NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · Sep 3

(3/3): This is a call to imagine emancipatory futures beyond the nation-state — rooted in solidarity, resistance & internationalism.
🔗 Read here: wearenoor.org/war-antifasc...

#VoicesOfResistance #Kashmir #SouthAsia #AntiFascism #RootsOfHate #PeoplePower

War, (Anti)Fascism, and The Political Task of Emancipatory Social Movements By Abdul Vajid - Noor

The brief but highly volatile flare-up of armed conflict between India and Pakistan brought several key political contradictions and dynamics in South Asia to the forefront: colonial occupations of fr...

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · Sep 3

(2/3): In "War, (Anti)Fascism, and the Political Task of Emancipatory Social Movements", Abdul Vajid shows how the India–Pakistan conflict exposes colonial legacies, militarization & rising authoritarianism.

“Under the conditions of fascist democratization, this sovereign power is now diffused and shared between state apparatuses and a mobilized mass public.”

“The fascist kernel of Indian nationalism was already operative in the Occupation of Kashmir, where a project of racial and demographic engineering was carefully constructed and maintained through regimes of military violence, political repression, and total surveillance.”

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · Sep 3

(1/3): Kashmir sits at the heart of South Asia’s unfinished struggles — where India’s “democracy” reveals its colonial foundations, and where silence on occupation fuels a wider fascist consensus.

“The question of Kashmir serves as an illuminating political analytic for understanding the contradictions of (anti)fascism in India.”

“This nostalgic nationalist anti-fascism requires completely ignoring and sidestepping the oppressive occupation of Kashmir; a history of injustice as long as the history of postcolonial India itself.”

“The task of an emancipatory social movement is to constitute a new people; one forged primarily through the values and practices of resistance, solidarity, and internationalism.”

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