Marte Beldé
@marte-belde.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @Ghent University Conflict Research Group
jihad, conflict and mobility in the Sahel
Particular focus on Sikasso region, southern Mali
jihad, conflict and mobility in the Sahel
Particular focus on Sikasso region, southern Mali
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Marte Beldé
@marte-belde.bsky.social
· Jul 30
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🚨 New article alert — 3 years in the making! 🚨
Excited to share this work based on my own experiences with ethnographic research on #jihad in #Mali. I explore how 'dangerous imaginaries' are constructed & how they shape what we can know about 'dangerous fields'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Excited to share this work based on my own experiences with ethnographic research on #jihad in #Mali. I explore how 'dangerous imaginaries' are constructed & how they shape what we can know about 'dangerous fields'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
My brilliant colleague Amina Adebisi Odofin pointing out how climate crises still follow the lines of empire. Pertinent too for the many Malian farmers I interviewed who deal with irregular rainfall and increasing heatwaves africasacountry.com/2025/11/the-...
The geography of a storm
Hurricane Melissa made clear what COP30 obscures: the climate crisis still follows the lines of empire.
africasacountry.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My brilliant colleague Amina Adebisi Odofin pointing out how climate crises still follow the lines of empire. Pertinent too for the many Malian farmers I interviewed who deal with irregular rainfall and increasing heatwaves africasacountry.com/2025/11/the-...
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23.09 #Mali
JNIM ambushed a Security Forces patrol between Sikasso and Bougouni.
Casualties are as yet unknown but other videos posted by the group show at least 01 soldier dead.
JNIM ambushed a Security Forces patrol between Sikasso and Bougouni.
Casualties are as yet unknown but other videos posted by the group show at least 01 soldier dead.
September 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
23.09 #Mali
JNIM ambushed a Security Forces patrol between Sikasso and Bougouni.
Casualties are as yet unknown but other videos posted by the group show at least 01 soldier dead.
JNIM ambushed a Security Forces patrol between Sikasso and Bougouni.
Casualties are as yet unknown but other videos posted by the group show at least 01 soldier dead.
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7 Sep, Brussels
Manifestation nationale contre le génocide en cours à Gaza - Amnesty International Belgique
Manifestation nationale contre le génocide en cours à Gaza - Amnesty International Belgique
Manifestation nationale contre le génocide en cours à Gaza
Retrouvez le groupe Amnesty International en face de la tour Luminus au 7 Boulevard Albert II 1210 Saint-Josse.
❌ Manifestation carton rouge ! (…)
www.amnesty.be
August 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
7 Sep, Brussels
Manifestation nationale contre le génocide en cours à Gaza - Amnesty International Belgique
Manifestation nationale contre le génocide en cours à Gaza - Amnesty International Belgique
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De Universiteit Antwerpen legt opnieuw zijn morele armoede bloot, vindt professor Gert Van Hecken. Ondanks een negatief advies van zijn eigen ethische commissie blijft de universiteit samenwerken met Tel Aviv University. www.mo.be/opinie/UAntw...
‘UAntwerpen toont dat hypocrisie niet alleen een optie is, maar een kunstvorm’ – MO*
Ondanks een negatief advies van zijn eigen ethische commissie blijft UAntwerpen samenwerken met Tel Aviv University.
www.mo.be
August 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
De Universiteit Antwerpen legt opnieuw zijn morele armoede bloot, vindt professor Gert Van Hecken. Ondanks een negatief advies van zijn eigen ethische commissie blijft de universiteit samenwerken met Tel Aviv University. www.mo.be/opinie/UAntw...
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Job Alert! We're still looking for a **Post-Doctoral researcher for our Governing Jihad in Africa Project**, with a focus on violence and counter-violence:
- 3 years
- based in Paris/Bordeaux
- starting date: Jan 2026
- deadline: 15 Sept 2025
Vacancy (English): drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...
- 3 years
- based in Paris/Bordeaux
- starting date: Jan 2026
- deadline: 15 Sept 2025
Vacancy (English): drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...
August 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Job Alert! We're still looking for a **Post-Doctoral researcher for our Governing Jihad in Africa Project**, with a focus on violence and counter-violence:
- 3 years
- based in Paris/Bordeaux
- starting date: Jan 2026
- deadline: 15 Sept 2025
Vacancy (English): drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...
- 3 years
- based in Paris/Bordeaux
- starting date: Jan 2026
- deadline: 15 Sept 2025
Vacancy (English): drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...
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12.08 #Mali
JNIM has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a Security Forces vehicle Danderesso and Sikasso.
JNIM has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a Security Forces vehicle Danderesso and Sikasso.
August 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Donate for a Thousand Madleens to Gaza chuffed.org/project/glob...
Global Movement to Gaza Belgium
**LES BELGES PARTICIPENT À LA FLOTTE INTERNATIONALE POUR GAZA**
chuffed.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Donate for a Thousand Madleens to Gaza chuffed.org/project/glob...
Israel's version of "if a tree falls in a forest, but there's no one around to hear it" seems to be "if we commit genocide but kill all the journalists who can report on it... is there really a genocide?" And the answer is always YES!
August 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Israel's version of "if a tree falls in a forest, but there's no one around to hear it" seems to be "if we commit genocide but kill all the journalists who can report on it... is there really a genocide?" And the answer is always YES!
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Reopening the call for a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship on jihad in Subsaharan Africa, with a later start date (January 2026) - French a plus but not a requirement... drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...
Postdoctoral Contract - Governing Jihad in Africa (ENG).pdf
drive.google.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reopening the call for a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship on jihad in Subsaharan Africa, with a later start date (January 2026) - French a plus but not a requirement... drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...
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“The studies imply estimated [Gaza] life expectancy has fallen by more than 35 years, to ~ half the pre-war figure. In percentage terms…bigger than…during China’s Great Leap Forward; in absolute terms it is similar to the one in the Rwanda genocide” www.economist.com/interactive/...
How much of Gaza is left standing?
Analysis by independent researchers reveals the scale of the destruction
www.economist.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“The studies imply estimated [Gaza] life expectancy has fallen by more than 35 years, to ~ half the pre-war figure. In percentage terms…bigger than…during China’s Great Leap Forward; in absolute terms it is similar to the one in the Rwanda genocide” www.economist.com/interactive/...
New images from JNIM in Sikasso
04.08 #Mali
JNIM has released new video footage from its Khalid Bin Walid camp in Sikasso.
The video emphasizes the presence of militants from the local population and includes messages addressed to the public in three languages: Arabic, French, and a local language.
JNIM has released new video footage from its Khalid Bin Walid camp in Sikasso.
The video emphasizes the presence of militants from the local population and includes messages addressed to the public in three languages: Arabic, French, and a local language.
August 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New images from JNIM in Sikasso
The IOF can stop one boat bringing lifesaving food and formula to Gaza easily, and beat up the activists on board… but they can’t stop a 1000 boats! Donate to Thousand Madleens to Gaza Belgique chuffed.org/project/1424...
Thousand Madleens to Gaza Belgique
Participer au succès de la délégation belge.Organiser une flottille d’une telle ampleur est un vrai défi, et nous avons besoin de vous. Que vous souhaitiez naviguer ou participer depuis la terre, il y...
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August 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The IOF can stop one boat bringing lifesaving food and formula to Gaza easily, and beat up the activists on board… but they can’t stop a 1000 boats! Donate to Thousand Madleens to Gaza Belgique chuffed.org/project/1424...
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This is not a genocide that can still be prevented. That threshold has already been crossed. What remains is a long trajectory of harm — one that will unfold long after Israeli military attacks are over and even if humanitarian and medical aid begins to flow freely.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
Opinion | The Death of Gaza in Slow Motion
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is not a genocide that can still be prevented. That threshold has already been crossed. What remains is a long trajectory of harm — one that will unfold long after Israeli military attacks are over and even if humanitarian and medical aid begins to flow freely.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
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Research in the Sahel has become extremely difficult. This doesn't stop excellent scholarship and reports from being published, authored by super bright people. Here's a flurry of recent, fascinating stuff 👇
July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Research in the Sahel has become extremely difficult. This doesn't stop excellent scholarship and reports from being published, authored by super bright people. Here's a flurry of recent, fascinating stuff 👇
🚨 New article alert — 3 years in the making! 🚨
Excited to share this work based on my own experiences with ethnographic research on #jihad in #Mali. I explore how 'dangerous imaginaries' are constructed & how they shape what we can know about 'dangerous fields'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Excited to share this work based on my own experiences with ethnographic research on #jihad in #Mali. I explore how 'dangerous imaginaries' are constructed & how they shape what we can know about 'dangerous fields'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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July 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🚨 New article alert — 3 years in the making! 🚨
Excited to share this work based on my own experiences with ethnographic research on #jihad in #Mali. I explore how 'dangerous imaginaries' are constructed & how they shape what we can know about 'dangerous fields'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Excited to share this work based on my own experiences with ethnographic research on #jihad in #Mali. I explore how 'dangerous imaginaries' are constructed & how they shape what we can know about 'dangerous fields'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Please consider applying!
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Du interessierst dich für politische Dynamiken in Afrika und möchtest ein internationales Forschungsprojekt an der Schnittstelle von Ideologie, politischer Ökonomie und Gewalt mitgestalten?
Dann werde Teil unseres Teams und bewirb dich! ➡ shorturl.at/80Idj
July 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Clear guidelines for a meaningful Academic boycott! easaonline.org/implementati...
Implementation Guidelines for the EASA Motion Concerning Collaborations with Israeli Academic Institutions
The EASA Executive Committee announces the publication of Implementation Guidelines for the EASA Motion Concerning Collaborations with Israeli Academic Institutions. This document provides implementat...
easaonline.org
July 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Clear guidelines for a meaningful Academic boycott! easaonline.org/implementati...
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This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
July 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
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The documentary that the BBC refused to air showing the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza by Israeli authorities was broadcast by Channel 4 last night.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
July 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The documentary that the BBC refused to air showing the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza by Israeli authorities was broadcast by Channel 4 last night.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
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Keep going down this path, and the label "terrorism" will lose its meaning, as has already happened in many parts of the world. You don't need terrorism legislation to punish crimes like the RAF base break-in
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK MPs vote to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group
Minister argues move will not impinge on people’s right to protest but critics call it ‘grave abuse of state power’
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Keep going down this path, and the label "terrorism" will lose its meaning, as has already happened in many parts of the world. You don't need terrorism legislation to punish crimes like the RAF base break-in
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The death toll of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza is now estimated at 100,000
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The death toll of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza is now estimated at 100,000
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
One of the participants of our Spring School wrote a blog post about it, reminding us all of the value of safe and welcoming spaces in academia. Grateful to those who have the will and energy to critique the system and find ways to survive and thrive! brispo.research.vub.be/en/blog-post...
Blog post: Rethinking the Field: A Reflection on Spring School
17/06/2025, By Duha CeylanIntroduction
brispo.research.vub.be
June 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One of the participants of our Spring School wrote a blog post about it, reminding us all of the value of safe and welcoming spaces in academia. Grateful to those who have the will and energy to critique the system and find ways to survive and thrive! brispo.research.vub.be/en/blog-post...
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15.06 #Mali
Two attacks in the Sikasso sector.
A Security Forces vehicle was ambushed while patrolling near Mafeya (10kms south of Sikasso)
JNIM also claimed responsibility for an IED attack in the Hermankono sector close to the Burkina border.
Two attacks in the Sikasso sector.
A Security Forces vehicle was ambushed while patrolling near Mafeya (10kms south of Sikasso)
JNIM also claimed responsibility for an IED attack in the Hermankono sector close to the Burkina border.
June 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
15.06 #Mali
Two attacks in the Sikasso sector.
A Security Forces vehicle was ambushed while patrolling near Mafeya (10kms south of Sikasso)
JNIM also claimed responsibility for an IED attack in the Hermankono sector close to the Burkina border.
Two attacks in the Sikasso sector.
A Security Forces vehicle was ambushed while patrolling near Mafeya (10kms south of Sikasso)
JNIM also claimed responsibility for an IED attack in the Hermankono sector close to the Burkina border.
Reposted by Marte Beldé
The planned expulsion of Gaza’s population is already underway
Israel is conditioning aid delivery to force Gazans south into ‘concentration zones.’ This scheme has begun to stall, but that only portends greater brutality.
www.972mag.com/gaza-expulsi...
Israel is conditioning aid delivery to force Gazans south into ‘concentration zones.’ This scheme has begun to stall, but that only portends greater brutality.
www.972mag.com/gaza-expulsi...
The planned expulsion of Gaza's population is already underway - +972 Magazine
Israel is conditioning aid delivery to force Gazans south into ‘concentration zones.’ This scheme has begun to stall, but that only portends greater brutality.
www.972mag.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The planned expulsion of Gaza’s population is already underway
Israel is conditioning aid delivery to force Gazans south into ‘concentration zones.’ This scheme has begun to stall, but that only portends greater brutality.
www.972mag.com/gaza-expulsi...
Israel is conditioning aid delivery to force Gazans south into ‘concentration zones.’ This scheme has begun to stall, but that only portends greater brutality.
www.972mag.com/gaza-expulsi...