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Category Archives: Twitter Thread
Diary of Turkey’s Syria Offensive: Day 4 (Oct 12-2019)
The Turkish assault on northeastern Syria is called Operation “Peace Spring”, but it has become clear that it is simply a horrific assault on the Kurdish people and other minorities in North Syria. I decided to chronicle the Turkish … Continue reading
Twitter Thread: Executions in Saudi Arabia
The execution of 37 men convicted of terror-related crimes in Saudi Arabia has triggered many angry responses, here is twitter thread by Professor Firas Maksad, the director of Arabia foundation that shed more light on the motive behind those executions … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Twitter Thread
Tagged Executions, Saudi Arabia, Shia, Terrorism
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Twitter Thread: ISIS and Sri Lanka Terror Attack
As the so called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the wave of co-ordinated suicide bombings that resulted in the Easter Sunday carnage in Sri Lanka, here are few Tweets by the, always insightful, New York Times’s Rukmini Callimachi, and few … Continue reading
Posted in Terrorism, Twitter Thread
Tagged ISIS, Islamism, Radicalsim, Sri Lanka, Terrorism
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Twitter Thread: Turkey’s Local Elections
The Turkish local elections of 2019 will be held on Sunday 31 March 2019 throughout the 81 provinces of Turkey. A total of 30 metropolitan and 1,351 district municipal mayors, alongside 1,251 provincial and 20,500 municipal councillors will be elected, … Continue reading
My Twitter Thread on Women’s Day 2019
I do not usually re-publish my own Twitter threads, but this particular twitter thread is important to me as it reflects on my views on various issues related to women rights. I share it here for followers who are not … Continue reading
Posted in Twitter Thread, women rights
Tagged Egypt, Islamism, IWD2019, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Women's day, Women's day 2019
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Twitter Thread: Ilhan Omar and Israel
U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 5th congeressional district, Somali -American politician Ilhan Omar has stirred several contraversies recently. The latest was her fued with fellow Democrat Nita Lowey over support of Israel and alleged anti-Semitic comments. Ilhan’s controversial comments has prompted the Anti-Defamation League to … Continue reading
Posted in Twitter Thread
Tagged Antisemitism, Ilhan Omar, Islamism, Israel, Jews, Nita Lowey
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Twitter Thread: Lebanon’s New Government
Lebanon finally has a new government. Lebanese factions have agreed to form a new government of national unity, ending nearly nine months of bickering. Here is a twitter thread about the details and implications of its formation. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan … Continue reading
Twitter Thread: Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey
In a rare event, angry crowd stormed a Turkish military camp in Iraq’s Kurdish region near the city of Dohuk. I herewith include few tweets that explain the background of this incident . Hundreds of people in the Kurdistan Region’s #Shiladze region … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Turkey, Twitter Thread
Tagged Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurds, PKK, Turkey
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Twitter Thread: Egypt’s Sisi interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes
In my last week Egypt’s update, I included few tweets and comments on the controversial CBS’s interview with Egypt’s President Sisi. This week, however, there are more interesting and critical comments that I thought to post them separately here. The … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Twitter Thread
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This Week in Egypt: Week 1-2019 ( Dec 31-Jan 6)
Top Headlines Egyptian explosives expert killed while trying to defuse bomb near a church in Cairo Palestinian Authority pulls employees from Egypt-Gaza crossing Sisi says Egypt and Israel cooperate against ISIS in Sinai Egypt’s Court of Cassation upholds acquittal of … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Twitter Thread
Tagged 60Minutes, CBS, Copts, Sisi, Terrorism
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