Alice Finden

I am thrilled to announce I’ll be part of this amazing @mybisa.bsky.social Working Group @ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social as one of their new convenors alongside @aliceellafinden.bsky.social , @rmkhan.bsky.social and @mcneilwillson.bsky.social ! 🔥

Would love to read if you have any time to translate, or you can tell me about it when we meet next !

Mass rally to be held in Edinburgh to test ban of proscribed Palestine Action People from across Scotland are to gather in Edinburgh for a test of the ban on Palestine Action

In parallel with a mass protest in London on 6 September, campaigners plan to break the ban on expressing support for Palestine Action in Edinburgh. Nobody knows whether Police Scotland will arrest everyone www.heraldscotland.com/news/2542424...

Call for papers: Critical Studies on Terrorism annual virtual conference - Critical Studies on Terrorism (CST) | BISA - Critical Studies on Terrorism (CST) Working Group

Register now for the annual @ctsworkinggroup.bsky.social conference! 🎉

'Contemporary Issues in Critical Terrorism Studies' - "The world is on fire!" 🌎
Taking place 9 September on zoom 💻

Find out more here 👉 buff.ly/wRyt0Bt

@aliceellafinden.bsky.social @amnakaleem.bsky.social @rmkhan.bsky.social

So proud to have won this prize alongside my wonderful colleague Kavi Abraham!

Honoured to have received this award along with my co-conspirators @amnakaleem.bsky.social and @rmkhan.bsky.social !

@colinmurray.bsky.social Anne Alexander and I share some thoughts on the terrifying criminalisation of protest.

Palestine Action ban: We must learn from university protests Government’s proscription of the group follows months of similarly chilling repression on campuses across the UK

In a week when the divide between direct action protest and terrorism disappeared for the UK Government, Anne Alexander, @aliceellafinden.bsky.social and I share our thoughts on the dangerous chilling effect for Art 10/11 ECHR rights with @opendemocracy.net:

www.opendemocracy.net/en/palestine...

Palestine Action ban: We must learn from university protests Government’s proscription of the group follows months of similarly chilling repression on campuses across the UK

www.opendemocracy.net/en/palestine... just published with @colinmurray.bsky.social & Anne Alexander @opendemocracy.net

We as scholars of Critical Terrorism Studies call upon the UK government to intervene for the immediate and unreserved release of British-Egyptian human rights advocate Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We are deeply concerned for both the rights, freedom and safety of Alaa and of his mother, Professor Laila Soueif, who was recently hospitalised in London after more than 240 days of hunger strike. Over the past decade, Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been subject to arbitrary arrest, illegal imprisonment, torture and other human rights abuses in Egypt. He was held in detention in Egypt for more than two years after his arrest in 2019 for exercising his freedom of speech and expression. He was then sentenced to five years in prison for ‘terrorism-related’ offences. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled Alaa’s ongoing detention unlawful and to be a circumvention of the Egyptian Criminal Penal Code. Egyptian anti-terror laws provide broad definitions of terrorism that allow for the detention of a wide range of people, from members of political groups to journalists, NGO workers, trade unionists and students. The scope of anti-terror legislation in Egypt has been cited by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights as providing serious concerns for freedoms of expression and assembly. Professor Laila Soueif, mother of Alaa, has been on hunger strike protesting her son’s illegal incarceration for more than 240 days now. Her health has deteriorated to the point where she has been hospitalised and there are serious fears for her life. The UK Foreign Office has suggested that it is committed to securing Alaa’s freedom, however, this has not been followed up by tangible action. The UK government must take clear and direct action immediately to prevent the worsening of Laila’s health and to make it clear that the illegal detention of a British citizen warrants serious political repercussions.

We join voices around the world calling upon the UK Govt to intervene for the immediate release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah from prison in #Egypt. We are concerned for the health and freedoms of both Alaa and his mother, Prof Laila Soueif at this critical moment.

Excited to be co-hosting a @mybisa.bsky.social /ISA workshop on Critical Encounters with the Colonial Archive with @christinajriggs.bsky.social in October. Please send your abstracts in by 30 May here: www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

Very happy to have this short piece on emergencies and state violence in #Egypt published - thanks for the opportunity

Ah thank you ☺️

So proud to have my book out with #Interventions!

Counterterrorism and Colonialism: Everyday Violence in Britain and Egypt argues that so-called exceptional violence is formed from the everyday production of colonial difference. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!

Durham staff students and members of the public came together yesterday to say no to the normalisation of genocidal violence, and call upon the UK government to do better. #FreePalestine

Yes definitely! We will arrange something :)

Was so great to see you xx

Oh I didn't even realise that book was in print!...

Solidarity with @newcastleucu.bsky.social members striking to protect jobs and refuse cuts throughout March ✊️

No conferencing as usual during genocide!
#EndScholasticide #FreePalestine #DemocracyAtISA #MembersVote #BDSatISA #TheElephantInTheBallroom #PresidentsAddress

U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay The Trump administration has said it would expand operations at the American base in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 immigrants

So this is happening.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Counterterrorism and Colonialism: Everyday Violence in Britain and Egypt This book uses feminist and postcolonial approaches to archival research and interviews to interrogate the persistence of colonial logics in contemporary counter terrorism practice, exposing how forms...

Reposting this here away from X blergh: My book, Counterterrorism and Colonialism: Everyday Violence in Britain and Egypt, is coming out on 31 March this year! Thanks to all who have supported me. ❤️ www.routledge.com/Counterterro...

Thank you!

I’ve created a starter pack for those working on terrorism, counterterrorism, etc. let me know if you’d like to be added !

go.bsky.app/XNdPyw

Neve Gordon | On Human Shields In the early 1990s I worked at Physicians for Human Rights – Israel. Not long after the Oslo Accords were signed we...

On human shields and the selective application of international law
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2023/de...

Overhead photo of large crowd gathered at national march to demand a ceasefire in Gaza happening in Washington DC

Massive national march to demand a ceasefire in Gaza happening in Washington DC right now.

As of two hours ago, the Death toll in Gaza is 5156 including 2009 children and 15740 injured.

The Palestinian keffiyeh and its symbolism:
The firshnet represents its Mediterranean life.
The bold multi-laned borders represent the trade routes passing through Palestine.
The leaf pattern in between the two border lines represent olive leaves.
The hills, the sea, and the routes of travel.

A reading list of 15 articles, made open access by Journal of Palestine Studies. Articles provide historical context and analysis of the 17-year Israeli blockade of Gaza.

#Polisky

www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpa...

♥️ Anna, your consistent support of your peers is really amazing and inspiring x