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Alison Phipps አሊሰን

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UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages & Arts at University of Glasgow

Alison Phipps OBE FRSE FRSA FAcSS a University of Glasgow professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies and holds the first UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. She has been awarded the Minerva Medal of the Royal Philosophical Society and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. .. more

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2h

Nothing is gained. Everything is lost

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2h

No words left to describe this ordeal layered on a genocide

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2h

And salt the earth

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 4h

I honestly cannot for the life of me understand this

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 5h

Israeli officials won't attend Egypt peace summit - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-officials-wont-attend-egypt-peace-summit

Israeli officials won't attend Egypt peace summit

<article data-history-node-id="430045" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-officials-wont-attend-egypt-peace-summit" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-officials-wont-attend-egypt-peace-summit" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli officials won't attend Egypt peace summit</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>No Israeli representative will participate in the peace summit for Gaza hosted by Trump and el-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh.</p> <p>“No Israeli official will attend,” Shosh Bedrosian, a spokeswoman for Netanyahu, told reporters on Sunday.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 5h

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 Thank you, Ambassador Zomlot.

Scotland will always proudly stand with the people of Palestine, in the pursuit of peace, justice and a lasting two-state solution.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 6h

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Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK

Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 11h

Too good

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 12h

Priti Patel smears the hundreds of thousands who marched in London yesterday in support of the Palestinians & against our govts complicity in Israels genocide.

Patel also claims people are burning copies of the Torah on the pro Palestinian protests. Which is a lie of course

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and al-Sisi set to chair Gaza peace summit on Monday - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-and-al-sisi-set-chair-gaza-peace-summit-monday

Trump and al-Sisi set to chair Gaza peace summit on Monday

<article data-history-node-id="430024" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-and-al-sisi-set-chair-gaza-peace-summit-monday" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-and-al-sisi-set-chair-gaza-peace-summit-monday" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump and al-Sisi set to chair Gaza peace summit on Monday</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are set to co-chair a Gaza peace summit in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to discuss Trump's proposal to end Israel's genocide in Gaza.</p> <p>The Egyptian presidency said that the summit aims to "end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and usher in a new era of regional security and stability".</p> <p>Some 20 heads of state are set to attend, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.</p> <p>Axios is reporting that leaders or foreign ministers from Germany, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia are also set to attend. It is currently unclear whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will participate, Hamas is also yet to confirm if any of the group's representatives will attend.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 12h

Priti Patel is asked if she condemns Netanyahu saying there will never be a Palestinian state. Patel says we've moved on from what was said in the past.

#bbclaurak points out Netanyahu said it only a few days ago.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 12h

🔴 NEW: Lochs in Orkney, the Highlands and the Outer Hebrides are among waters containing high levels of toxic pollutants with health risks known as ‘forever chemicals’.

Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/orkne...

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 13h

Returning Peace

Returning Peace

In their thousands
In their millions
into the rubble
the blood and bones
are returning Palestinians

A sacred rite
a rite of return

The living steps
of justice
in a right to real peace.

The land knows.
The courts will know too.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 13h

In every possible way Labour's changes to immigration rules are profoundly stupid and damaging.
Not only will they ruin lives of migrants, they will cripple the economy, cost jobs, undermine crucial infrastructure etc etc. Everyone suffers with anti-immigration policies.
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'Visa changes will make it worse for my business'

Aneesa Khan says she hires chefs from South Asia to meet her restaurant's need for skilled workers.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14h

UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 14h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 14h

"The chancellor approved it"

🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 15h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“a supply chain attack”

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Sídhe Press @sidhepress.bsky.social · 14h

Join us on 2nd November at 7 pm GMT. #WeKeepTelling
We are raising funds for wonderful people & projects in Gaza while celebrating Palestinian poetry. Now, more than ever, we keep telling, sharing, giving. Please do what you can- and join us!
buytickets.at/sdhepress/18...

Title: “We Keep Telling: a reading series for Gaza.” Text: “Online on Zoom. 2 November, 7pm GMT, tinyurl.com/wekeeptelling.” In the background is a painting of a dancing Palestinian woman in a white, short-sleeved thobe with red tatreez and a keffiyeh tied around her waist. Her long black hair is swirling around her and covering her face. A dove stands on one of her outstretched hands, and another dove dances around her other hand. In the lower left, the painting is signed “Marah.”

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Disturbing scenes out of Portland, 2025 — authorities warn the situation could escalate.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Drop Site’s @ryangrim.bsky.social spoke to Al Jazeera's The Listening Post (@AJListeningPost, X) about how billionaire Larry Ellison (Oracle founder & a top donor to Israel’s military) is buying up US media outlets to reshape coverage of Gaza and shore up Israel’s collapsing image among Americans.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

1.5 million Gaza residents lost their home, Palestinian NGO network says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/15-million-gaza-residents-lost-their-home-palestinian-ngo-network-says

1.5 million Gaza residents lost their home, Palestinian NGO network says

<article data-history-node-id="430008" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/15-million-gaza-residents-lost-their-home-palestinian-ngo-network-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/15-million-gaza-residents-lost-their-home-palestinian-ngo-network-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">1.5 million Gaza residents lost their home, Palestinian NGO network says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Head of the Palestinian NGO Network in Gaza on Saturday said that an estimated 1.5 million residents of the enclave have lost their homes, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. </p> <p>"It is estimated that 1.5 million residents of the Gaza Strip have lost their homes. We have contacted UN agencies to provide urgent needs," </p> </div> </div> </article>

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Video: Abdel Qader Sabbah (@AbdelSabbah91 on X)

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

More than half a million march in London to demand lasting peace in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hundreds-thousands-march-london-after-gaza-ceasefire-demand-lasting-peace

More than half a million march in London to demand lasting peace in Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets calling for the root causes of violence to be addressed

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

UN: Ready to rehabilitate Gaza's health, water and education systems - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-ready-rehabilitate-gazas-health-water-and-education-systems

UN: Ready to rehabilitate Gaza's health, water and education systems

<article data-history-node-id="430007" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-ready-rehabilitate-gazas-health-water-and-education-systems" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-ready-rehabilitate-gazas-health-water-and-education-systems" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UN: Ready to rehabilitate Gaza's health, water and education systems</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) on Saturday said that the organisation is ready to rehabilitate Gaza's health, water, and education systems.</p> <p>"Our teams have deployed and trucks are starting to leave to help the people of the Gaza Strip," the UN agency said. </p> </div> </div> </article>

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Thousands of Palestinians returned to Gaza City after ceasefire took hold Friday—returning to a wasteland of rubble. Abdel Qader Sabbah (@AbdelSabbah91) captured the devastation as survivors searched for what was left of their homes - full report (www.dropsitenews.com/p/displaced-...) + video below

Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس via X (@sharifkouddous): "The Israeli military destroyed as much of Gaza City as it could before being forced into a ceasefire agreement which took effect yesterday. Watch the video from the ground (2nd one) by the indefatigable @AbdSabbah91 embedded in this piece: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/displaced-palestinians-return-gaza-city-ceasefire-destroyed-wasteland-rubble?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web"

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

1. Marwan Barghouti

Born June 2, 1959, in Kobar near Ramallah, Marwan Barghouti is one of the most prominent leaders of the Fatah movement in the West Bank. He rose through its ranks to become Secretary-General of Fatah in the West Bank and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council...

1. Marwan Barghouti

Born June 2, 1959, in Kobar near Ramallah, Marwan Barghouti is one of the most prominent leaders of the Fatah movement in the West Bank. He rose through its ranks to become Secretary-General of Fatah in the West Bank and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

Barghouti emerged as a central figure in both the First and Second Intifadas, advocating organized resistance to Israeli occupation. He was arrested by Israel in 2002 and later sentenced in 2004 to five consecutive life terms, accused of directing armed operations with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Barghouti denied the charges and rejected the court’s legitimacy.

Recently, he was shown held in solitary confinement after Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir entered his cell area, taunting and threatening him. Witnesses said Barghouti responded defiantly, though those moments were edited out of Ben Gvir’s video.

Hamas has consistently placed Barghouti at the top of its proposed exchange lists, viewing his release as a potential unifying moment for the Palestinian movement. However, his freedom could challenge Mahmoud Abbas’s authority, which may explain resistance within the Palestinian Authority to seeing him released.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

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Israel’s Prison Service has begun transferring Palestinian security prisoners from five facilities to special release sites ahead of the first phase of the exchange deal, according to Ynet. Those bound for Gaza or abroad were moved to Ketsiot Prison in the Negev, while others headed to...

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

Gaza's Ministry of Health tells the Canary 'we do not seek pity, but justice'

Dr Munir Al-Barsh, director of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said 'what is happening is a total collapse of the human right to life'
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Gaza's Ministry of Health tells the Canary 'we do not seek pity, but justice'

Dr Munir Al-Barsh, director of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said 'what is happening is a total collapse of the human right to life'

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Silvia Paracchini @silparacchini.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks to all who signed. I am really happy to share that Abeer, one of the students from Gaza, joined our HDS MSc last week. Please, consider donating to STEPS to continue to support Palestinian students stepspalestine.org.uk

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 1d

‘Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, declared that starvation did not exist. According to Unicef, Gaza’s entire child population under five is at risk of acute malnutrition.’

@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on Gaza, from the bloghttps://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...

Selma Dabbagh | Knowledge of the Relevant Facts

Israel has assassinated a record number of Palestinian journalists, refused to allow international reporters to enter...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

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