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Paul Sedra

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Film fanatic, news junkie, and a social historian of modern #Egypt.

 from Canada to Cairo
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Joined April 2009
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This Fall, we’re heading to Boston. I’ll joining @CrownCenterMES as a faculty leave fellow to work on my next book project, “Somewhere Else: Political Ecologies and Indigenous Sovereignty in Global Assyria.” Looking forward to thinking with a supportive group of scholars.
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THREAD: The eruption of protests in solidarity with the Palestinian people at numerous Western universities, and throughout the United States in particular, represents a pivotal moment.
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@CIJ_ICJ28 Mar 2024
PRESS RELEASE: the #ICJ indicates additional provisional measures following South Africa’s request of 6 March 2024 in the case #SouthAfrica v. Israel bit.ly/3IVfOjp
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Post #54: we requested @CRL_Global to digitize their microfilm issues of al-Waqāʾiʿ al-Miṣriyya (1830-31, 1882) and they kindly did so! Click tinyurl.com/3mm3ahfj @ifaocaire يسعدنا ان مشروعنا طلب من مركز المكتبات للبحث رقمنة ميكروفيلمات نسخ الوقائع المصرية (١٨٣٠-٣١، ١٨٨٢)
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Featuring rebels, pirates, and fearless revolutionaries — this is history from below!

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Yoda ☭@UncYoda10 Dec 2022
Ronaldo may be a goat, but today was Eid Al-Adha. 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🔥🔥🔥
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“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
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ROAPE has asked contributors to reflect on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the legacy of the royal family & the British empire in Africa. Gathanga Ndong’u, Femi Aborisade & Scott Timcke explains that the monarchy sits at the apex of a world of horrors. roape.net/2022/09/16/the-blo…
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May Allah protect her
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The next @MESA_1966 is still months away, but this roundtable on the history of popular culture and the state in Egypt looks wonderful, and will feature everyone from @sedgate, @iAtefSaid, and Joel Gordon to Zeinab Abul-Magd, Hanan Hammad, and Adel Iskandar. @HNETEGYPT1
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Algeria: Pastor faces prison term shar.es/aozIsR
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 55% of university and college faculty have seriously considered either changing careers or retiring early. That’s one of the main findings of a just-released survey. forbes.com/sites/michaeltnie…
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War on Want@WarOnWant2 Mar 2021
NEW REPORT: #JudgeJuryOccupier exposes how Israel’s military court system upholds its illegal occupation. Civilians should never be tried in military courts – the courts system, along with the occupation, must be abolished. waronwant.org/judge-jury-occ…
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@CIHRS_Alerts19 Feb 2021
🔔 New Book 🔔 CIHRS has released a new book on titled “Prospects for Reform in the Arab Region in Post #COVID19 Realities” The book presents the papers of CIHRS 23rd Regional Forum for the #HumanRights Movement. Full book Here⬇️ cihrs.org/new-book-by-cihrs-…
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The International Criminal Court and the Investigation into the Situation in Palestine By Dr. Michael Kearney rosaluxemburg.ps/?p=3811
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Tribute: Mourid Barghouti (1944–2021) Acclaimed and revered Palestinian poet and writer Mourid Barghouti passed away yesterday at the age of 76. “I have lived in 46 houses, in three continents, and left them against my will,” he once said. bit.ly/3dscI8j #MouridBarghouti
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For the next months, we will publish a series of articles on Neoliberalism and Canada, edited by @macksmilkshakes and @NickFastMA. The third is out now! Check out @NickFastMA 's "Neoliberalism, Packinghouses, and COVID-19." thenewcanadianhistory.com/20…
Neoliberalism, Packinghouses, and COVID-19

Neoliberalism, Packinghouses, and COVID-19

Nicholas Fast, University of Toronto Across Canada and the United States during the spring of 2020, thousands of workers in meat-processing plants contracted COVID-19 through workplace spread. The …

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#Saudi authorities have denied an 83-year-old man and cancer patient access to adequate health care while his health has been steadily deteriorating in detention. His life is at risk and must be released immediately and provided with urgent medical care. amnesty.org/en/documents/mde…
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Replying to @KarimMakdisi
@KarimMakdisi’s special issue in South Atlantic Quarterly on the protest movement in #Lebanon is available at advance publication, with contributions by @Leaboukhater @JamilMouawad @NikolaCosmi & myself. read.dukeupress.edu/south-at…
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Very interesting photos from the #Iran'ian Revolution by a Noureddine Nazmi Lachinzadeh newly released here. #twitterstorians meimages.com/story/iranian-1…
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