Simply Shada
@simplyshada.bsky.social
Progressive Idealist Anti-Racist Anti-Colonial award-winning EU commentator on diversity, inclusion, geopolitics & more
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Simply Shada
@simplyshada.bsky.social
· Aug 19
There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs
www.theguardian.com
There's a word for the #EU's inaction over #Gaza: racism | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.”
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.”
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
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Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.
tcnv.link
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right | Shada Islam
Political elites in Europe’s ‘mature’ democracies warn of external threats – but at home they normalise racism and undermine the rule of law
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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"There are many many more of us than you!"
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"There are many many more of us than you!"
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.
We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Today's Europe👉🏼https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/journalist-israel-gaza-nova-gabriele-nunziati/
A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job.
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Today's Europe👉🏼https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/journalist-israel-gaza-nova-gabriele-nunziati/
Strong women have been called "witches" through history. Here's why👉🏼https://open.substack.com/pub/shadaislam/p/its-a-kind-of-magic?r=7ham&utm_medium=ios
It's a Kind of Magic
Israel's UN ambassador thought he was insulting Francesca Albanese by calling her a "witch" - in fact he was recognising her courage and fearlessness .
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Strong women have been called "witches" through history. Here's why👉🏼https://open.substack.com/pub/shadaislam/p/its-a-kind-of-magic?r=7ham&utm_medium=ios
#Israel's ambassador finally recognises the amazing superpowers of @francescaalbanese.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#Israel's ambassador finally recognises the amazing superpowers of @francescaalbanese.bsky.social
Can Europe ever nurture a politician as exciting as @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Can Europe ever nurture a politician as exciting as @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?
Governments — and yes, those in Europe as well — are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Von der Leyen's 'democracy shield'? Practice what you preach first
Governments are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight. Amid housing shortages, rising energy and liv...
euobserver.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Governments — and yes, those in Europe as well — are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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@simplyshada.bsky.social highlighted key questions about the Global Gateway:
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
EU Global Gateway: between reality and hype
Not everyone is willing to play the EU's game of “start-up to scale-up”. Some want a say in crafting the rules of the Global Gateway.
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@simplyshada.bsky.social highlighted key questions about the Global Gateway:
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?
Read her full article 👇🏽
Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza is exposing deep #EU divides👇🏼https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0a1a35c6
October 7 redux — so now what from the EU?
Complacent EU officials in Brussels may shrug off accusations of double standards as part of a new geopolitical reality. But others know that no amount of clever spin or PR can hide the difference in ...
euobserver.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza is exposing deep #EU divides👇🏼https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0a1a35c6
October 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
