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   HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 18:17:39 JST HebrideanHecate

   https://thecritic.co.uk/iranian-women-deserve-more-support/

   The unknown fate of Daryaei, not to mention the innumerable protestors who have been blinded, beaten and killed by the Iranian regime, deserve more than a few tweets and some fleeting, quickly-forgotten articles. Yet Iranian dissidents present a problem for the mainstream left who might ordinarily jump on such an obvious cause.

   Oddly, the response of the progressive mob seems to be a resigned shrug of keffiyeh-draped shoulders. There are no regular mass demonstrations through London, nor widespread solidarity campaigns on campuses. And despite the punishment of homosexuality, there are also no high profile “Queers for Iranians” groups waving placards. Support for the people of Iran remains excluded from the omnicause; oddly outside the sink hole that sucks in everything from sex workers’ rights to Gaza.

   It is hard not to suspect this is because of an uncomfortable blind spot on the left. Across the West, progressives have a morbid fear of being accused of “isms” or “phobias”. And there is of course a hierarchy; racism is the worst, closely followed by Islamophobia. Transphobia trumps homophobia. And everything has more kudos than boring old sexism which, after all, only impacts those who might be useful as surrogates for gay men.

   If Iran was a Christian theocracy, progressives would know who the enemy was. Yet there is a squeamishness about standing against obvious inhumanity when it comes wrapped in an amameh (Iranian clerical turban). Telling women what to wear, or blaming them when they are raped, is wrong. Unless the person doing it is a Muslim. Then one must display appropriate cultural sensitivity, decolonising one’s thoughts to avoid causing offence. Because if the great monolith of Muslims are alienated, they think, only whiteys will be left carrying Socialist Worker Party placards, and that would be a PR disaster. Such tokenism is, of course, offensive to everyone regardless of faith — not least to the Muslim women taking a stand against the brutality of the Iranian state.

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   Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 00:02:57 JST Nonilex

   in reply to

   Days later, #Trump doubled down, saying his admin prevented delivery of $100M of “condoms to Hamas.”

   A swarm of fact-checkers debunked these contentions, pointing out that: records from #USAID showed there was no such program for Gaza; the amount of money involved exceeded the agency’s worldwide budget for buying condoms; & it would mean >1B condoms for the ~1M Palestinian males living in Gaza.

   It took #Musk 2 wks to disavow the condom claim….

   #FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpPurge #DOGE #USpol

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   Sonia Sulaiman (soniasulaiman@wandering.shop)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 05:45:39 JST Sonia Sulaiman

   I made a zine! It's dedicated to Palestinian folklore and folk religion. This first issue is the folktale 'The Promise Kept' which comes from Gaza.

   It's available for your own set price, or free if you like!

   #folktale #palestine #zine

   https://soniasulaiman.itch.io/paranormal-palestine-1-the-promise-kept-a-folktale-from-gaza

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   DrALJONES (draljones@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jul-2024 13:18:41 JST DrALJONES

   Report

   The agreement between 14 Palestinian factions has declared an interim national unity government for the West Bank & Gaza.

   It will be composed of leaders from all 14 Palestinian entities & will govern after the war until elections are held.

   It is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state on lands Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war.

   ~Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian National Initiative

   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/23/palestinian-rivals-hamas-and-fatah-sign-unity-deal-brokered-by-china

   #Palestine #1967Borders ..

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   Karen Wyld (karenwyld@aus.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 19:01:09 JST Karen Wyld

   If, like many people, you are still trying to process the horrific attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp, on top of the many other massacres that apartheid Israel has committed, I suggest the below video. Palestinians sharing the beauty and their memories of Gaza.

   It features Australian-based Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi reading a poem, and her artist son Nahed Elrayes, and father Abdul Karim Sabawi, a well known poet. Along with Palestinian photographer Suhail Nassar, and Irish surf film-maker Andrew McConnell.

   https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2024/6/7/the-other-side-of-gaza-palestinians-want-you-to-see

   From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

   @palestine #Gaza #Palestine

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   Randahl Fink (randahl@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 23:56:03 JST Randahl Fink

   in reply to

   … the Danish police.

   I can 100 percent understand the frustration expressed by some students.

   In my view, The Danish Government has turned a blind eye to the genocide, and the weapons trade with Israel has continued during the terrible operation in Gaza.

   It is now 241 days, since the Gaza war began. That is 241 days were EU countries could have sanctioned the Israeli government, and put the trade on hold, etc.

   But to this day, the war continues.

   2/2

   Source:
   https://www.bt.dk/politik/se-videoen-lars-loekke-afbrudt-af-raabende-demonstranter