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May 21, 2019 6 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Start w/"Moving Beyond the Label of ‘War Refugee’"nyti.ms/2Jq73RS where we introduce the project (a long term collaboration w/ @MagnumPhotos @pvanagtmael) &more importantly frame it as part of what US wars in #Afghanistan #Iraq & its policies in the region have truly cost
It's no coincidence that the overwhelming majority of the one million who in 2015 fled the catastrophes home had become, were from #Syria, #Iraq, and #Afghanistan. Yet, for many Americans, it had nothing to do with them. ImageImage
of those US elected officials who in 2015 were quick to declare they'd welcome no #Syria refugees, was my home state of #Maryland @GovLarryHogan wapo.st/1NatgO0?tid=ss…
in first dispatch, we see that even as the process of taking in #refugees has been fraught, #TheNetherlands -- which has way less to do w/what is happening in today's world than the US does -- has provided significant support to enable folks getting on their feet
that includes money for language training, clean/safe public housing, vocational training, starter loans to furnish a home that are forgiven if a person passes the requisite language and integration exams
something to think about, especially for politicians keen on ideas of personal responsibility for individuals but not for governments

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NOT SURPRISED: A THREAD (cc: the entire media industry but esp the enablers @nytimes )
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because i belong to an industry that is remarkably not self-reflective, i often have to assign my students in int'l reporting & cross cultural journalism criticisms from other disciplines -ie literature, film, art et al -- that also take on representations of other peoples
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Sep 13, 2020
Ok so @paulkrugman is doubling down. 2 points: first: the absolute numbers of Arab/Muslim or those perceived to be Arab or Muslim are way fewer than those of Black Americans or um all those who can be sexually assaulted (everyone)
Second: many crimes and discrimination cases went unreported because folks did not trust a government that was in the midst of dehumanizing in word and in deed Arabs and Muslims overseas (as well as domestically)
To clarify I misread - the number of potential hate crimes victims based on perceived sexual orientation is also larger that Arabs/Muslims or those who can be perceived to be
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Sep 11, 2020
This is not the lived experience of many folks; numbers of discrimination cases & hate crimes are well documented. Check the book I edited for @voiceofwitness Patriot Acts. On a personal note, hate mail was sent to my work address, fake anthrax to my home all for an essay I wrote
Also, the #IRAQ #Afghanistan wars dehumanized Muslims and Arabs everywhere. Think it was great quality of life living in a country that destabilized the entire region where many of us come from while spewing a narrative that was ahistorical and racist?
Also tho true that GWBush did say things that sounded good abt Arab & Muslim Americans, his actions— including wars (one based on an utter fabrication) or imprisoning folks at Gtmo w/o any process to surveillance of communities— singled to Americans that our lives were less
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Situation in #Beirut is dire. @basmehzeitooneh which usually works w #syria refugees in #Lebanon quickly shifted its operations to respond w relief efforts for our beloved city. Please GIVE. (Full disclosure I’m on intl & North America board & know how well run &effective BZ is)
Here’s an update from @fadihaliso of @basmehzeitooneh on the first day’s work in #beirut #Lebanon
Vid of @basmehzeitooneh crew cleaning up houses in #MarMikhael in #Beirut today - cleanup is part of what they are doing. They’ll be back at it tomorrow. Give if you can 🙏
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by @haigpapa Both beautiful tribute to #SarahHegazi & heart wrenching rumination on #Pride, exile, & the community @mashrou3leila & their fans have built - a powerful rebuke (& therefore threat) to the failed leaders across the Middle East #Egypt #Lebanon
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Watch the embedded video to see this incredible moment #sarahhegazi @mashrou3leila Image
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ok, i have read this now twice. it is NOT a parody. wow, how remarkably tone deaf and disingenuous. also, did everyone who signed this letter actually read it?
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They bemoan essentially cancel culture but use that as cover to whine about being called out for a variety of behaviors and dynamics that are totally legit up for debate
They themselves say: "The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away."
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