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What are you grateful for today?
It's exactly five years since I arrived to the safety of Norway today
I guess this is as good a time as any to announce that my family (parents and sister) who were stuck in Malaysia as refugees since 2015 are now in Canada.
They also received threats in the aftermath of the threats against me earlier this year. They had to be moved immediately and the UN acted swiftly and professionally. They were in Canada by June.
I guess this is also as good a time as any to announce that the Norwegian authorities asked me to move apartments as a consequence of the threats. This is my first night at my new place.
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In late 2016, ISIS put my name on a hit list and exhorted lone wolves to "take action". The list was circulated among their Telegram channels. In 2017, they sent another more direct threat. That was actually what established my first contact with Norwegian security authorities.
The threat at the time had nothing to do with my name, but rather my close support for anti-ISIS Syrian activists. It was determined that I don't need to be under police protection. The entire world had its eyes on ISIS. They said there was no active plot (only a threat).
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If you're an activist focused on any issue or region in the world, you need to always be mindful of other activists who share your values who are struggling on other issues or regions. Yes, very often we do not have the bandwidth, but that should never mean not caring.
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صديقة عزيزة قالت لي مرة: إن ما يجمع العرب هو حبهم جميعا لفلسطين. ما السر وراء كل هذا الحب لفلسطين في كل ثورة شعب عربي؟
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