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History+ancient Lands+Beings; Prof. @UofT/@UTSC YQB born CAI 🧡; I decipher power; EverydayOrientalism; past=now; مصر دائما 🤟🏽🐍; I also draw; #Landback
Jul 29 8 tweets 4 min read
🏺🩸Did you know that as the genocide in Gaza & West Bank escalates, a UCLA Prof is excavating w 2 students in 🇮🇱? Meet Bill Schniedewind, who, for the past 10 days has been posting about how much fun they are having at Tel Shaddud. Worry not though: He hopes for peace 🫠 🧵1/ Image Schniedewind joined the project recently & came despite "the recent developments in the region" (aka 🇮🇱 genocide). Tel Shaddud is also directed by Tel Aviv U Omer Sergi & 🇮🇱AA Karen Covello-Paran.
2 men from German unis are also listed 2/ telshaddud.com/our-team/Image
Jul 22 21 tweets 8 min read
Why the American School of Overseas Research might be legally liable for complicity w genocide as per @FranceskAlbs's new report
Despite 2 years of genocide, ASOR continues to fund work in Israel. Take this seemingly innocent post 1/ 🧵 The student is a graduate from the Jerusalem University College, a private Christian college based in Jerusalem that teaches "Biblical history" with a conservative evangelical twist. See this promo clip & note how Palestine is completely erased. 2/
May 24, 2024 16 tweets 7 min read
Did you know the development of partnerships between @UofT & 🇮🇱 institutions is one of the key features of Meric Gertler's Presidency? 🧵

This is what transpires from available data, which we have compiled in an open-access timeline:
cc @metromorningdocs.google.com/document/d/1Rf… In Dec. 2011, Gertler delivered the Arie Shachar memorial lecture at the Hebrew University. During the event, students working on an illegal settlement in E Jerusalem were given an award

The lecture was funded by Dr. Ralph Halbert, a prominent UofT donor
openscholar.huji.ac.il/sites/default/…
Feb 14, 2024 13 tweets 5 min read
A reminder: Mount Sinai is located in Egypt and a Greek Orthodox monastery bearing my name is located at its foot.

Zionist attempts to turn multifaith, multiethnic, and historically layered spaces located in Palestine and Egypt into 'purely' Jewish loci is colonial erasure. Some anonymous person added a note that is completely besides the point of my tweet above (like I don't know where the toponym Sinai comes from? come on!).

People have to STOP w deflection and the weaponization of Judaism and historical traumas for Zionist ends.
Oct 28, 2022 21 tweets 7 min read
Yesterday my employer sent us an EDI/health & wellness "survey" called "Speaking Out!". The introductory description is signed by UofT's Vice-President & Provost & Vice-President, People Strategy (sic), Equity & Culture

I have some questions 1/ 🧵
redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=F2X… First: "Data collected will help us understand employee experiences, what progress has been made to date, and what could be improved to create an inclusive and engaging workplace for employees"

🙋🏼‍♀️: Why this survey now, while loads people+groups have been speaking out for years?