Category Archives: Twitter Thread

Twitter thread: Russia war in Ukraine

Posted on April 13, 2022 by nervana111

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I read several important Twitter threads on the conflict that are worth reading. However, I choose those three threads ( plus few other tweets)because they highlight important angles of the conflict … Continue reading →

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Thread: Refuting President Biden’s speech and his comments on Afghan army

Posted on August 17, 2021 by nervana111

President Joe Biden blamed the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan on Afghan political leaders who fled the country and the unwillingness of the unwillingness of the U.S, trained Afghan army to fight the militant group. Former CIA analyst Matt Zeller debunked the American president’s … Continue reading →

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Twitter thread: The complex legal situation of Jerusalem properties

Posted on May 13, 2021 by nervana111

As the escalation in Israel-Palestine continues to rise, it is important to understand the root of the current crisis. This interesting thread may help explaining the complexity of the situation in Jerusalem.

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Twitter Thread: Prominent Hezbollah Critic Lokman Slim Shot Dead in Lebanon

Posted on February 4, 2021 by nervana111

Anti-Hezbollah publisher and documentary-maker, Lokman Slim, who predicted he would be mirdered by Hezbollah, found murdeed this morning in his car with gunshots to the head. Here is a collection of tweets on this abhorrent crime.

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Twitter Thread: Biden pauses F-35 sale to UAE

Posted on January 28, 2021 by nervana111

The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump, including a massive $23 billion transfer of stealth F-35 fighters to the United Arab Emirates. Here is a collection of … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: Robert Malley as U.S. special envoy on Iran?

Posted on January 21, 2021 by nervana111

As reports emerged that Crisis Group”s Robert Malley is considered as President Biden’s new envoy on Iran. Here is why some observers see this potential choice problematic.

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Twitter Thread: German politics

Posted on January 10, 2021 by nervana111

I hardly cover European politics in this blog, but I find this thread on German politics by Marcel Dirsus fascinating and worth reading

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Podcast/Webinar: Radical Islamism, France, and the Atlantic Divide

Posted on December 20, 2020 by nervana111

I strongly recommend these podcast and webinar on what’s wrong with Anglo-American coverage of radical Islamism in France 1- What US Media Gets Wrong About France, with writers Anne-Élisabeth Moutet & Agnès Poirier https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/11-what-us-media-gets-wrong-about-france-anne-élisabeth/id1534151181?i=1000502056981 2- Webinar on Islamism: Bridging the … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: Karen Attiah-Washington Post Editor ‘s troubling pro-Islamism bias

Posted on December 6, 2020 by nervana111

Karen Attiah, global opinion editor at the Washington Post, wrote a very disturbing piece accusing the French president Emmanuel Macron of illiberal hypocrisies. As a Muslim, who strongly stand against the ideology of Islamism, I find her article offensive on … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: Another church, another sad story from Turkey

Posted on September 2, 2020 by nervana111

Last month, the Turkish president Erdogan has converted two churches in Istanbul, Hagia Sophia and Chora church, to working mosques. Now Turkish officials have demolished an ancient Greek Orthodox church in the country’s northwestern province of Bursa, after the structure … Continue reading →

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