If I had felt my own confusion about identity as a knot in my stomach, somebody else could have felt it as a compression in their chest, another as an ache on their shoulder.
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Those who identified with Charlie, who joined the march and claimed “Je suis Charlie” took part in the conjured unity of the attacked République and were part of that blood relationship, mourning their fathers.
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Should Syrians start demanding the right to return while knowing that it is a far-fetched dream - according to the current status quo at least? Will the experience of building “New Ratyan” give birth to a new Ghouta, new Daraa, new Daraya, etc in northern Syria?
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As Mangal Media, we support every initiative which prioritises the wellbeing of students in hostile institutional environments. In this spirit, we share the open letter penned by concerned parties.
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At that moment I realized that abolitionist laws — which were primarily pushed by the American Christian Right and were later adopted by Western feminist schools — are now being lobbied for by middle class feminist activists from developing countries who care little about actually protecting women, but would rather turn to the West for their moral compass.
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In the 1930’s, the Turkish state usurped the Surp Agop cemetery in Istanbul. Tombstones from the cemetery were used to construct the National radio station headquarters and the stairs for the famous Gezi park. Why is this act of violence forgotten? Why does symbolic oppression often take precedence over real violence and injustice?
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It is ironic that Gabbard, Duke, Prashad and many others who seemingly oppose Israel's never-ending war on Palestinians (or America’s never-ending wars across the MENA) cynically adopt and repeat Israel’s dehumanizing and anti-muslim discourse of "terrorist stronghold", "human shield" and local regime’s “right to self defence”.
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I heard that cadres will question why families are getting calls overseas and I worry my family will be harassed so I did not contact them. Then we started having emoji conversations on WeChat.
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The ability to assume expert knowledge is the logic of white supremacy which prioritizes an orientalist viewpoint over the lived reality of those who suffer.
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As to what kind of Iran the movement wants to see, that is unclear for the moment. Adopting the language of “regime change” would make the movement even more vulnerable to the kind of accusations of foreign imperial involvement Khatami and other establishment figures voiced.
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As in every settler colonial state, Israel is appropriating Palestinian art and culture and serving it back again to Palestinians, stripped of any signs of identity and belonging. This is where Manjm wants to provide its independent, unapologetic and authentic art and culture.
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The protests presently gripping Iran are proving as difficult for the mainstream media to
pigeonhole as they are for the Iranian state to pin back. Dynamic and evolving, they defy easy
explanations and go-to conspiracy theories.