Assala Mdawkhy

LGBTQI+ Rights Advocate and a Human Rights Defender

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

No celebration without liberation
This #IDAHOBIT, we reject rainbow platitudes & stand for global queer freedom, rooted in justice, decolonization, & solidarity.
Queer rights are not PR. They're radical.
We’re not free until we’re all free.
#QueerLiberation #JusticeNotPinkwashing

[Taboom Media @taboommedia]

It's our last day of Love, Trouble features!

The first is by Assala Mdawkhy, illustrated by LegakwanaLeo Makgekgenene.

Download Love, Trouble: Queer Activism in Africa, Vol. 4 by Taboom Media and @GALAarchives: https://t.co/CNqCT3caZr

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[Capitaine Ibrahim TRAORÉ @CapitaineIb226]

I would like to express my gratitude to all the peace-loving, freedom-loving patriots and pan-Africanists who rallied around the world on Wednesday April 30, 2025 to support our commitment and our vision for a new Burkina Faso and a new Africa, free from imperialism and neo-colonialism.

Your active solidarity and this demonstration of sympathy strenghtens our conviction that the fight we are waging for a fairer and more equitable world is justified.

We will never bend our backs in the face of adversity; we will stand firm until our peoples are truly emancipated. With you, we are certain that victory over the forces of evil is at hand.

Together, in solidarity, we will defeat imperialism and neo-colonialism for a free, dignified and sovereign Africa.

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

📢 We’re thrilled to introduce the #HRDAP2025 cohort! During the program, they’ll build skills, deepen networks, and strengthen their advocacy to make real, lasting change in their communities. We can't wait to see what they achieve! 💪

#HumanRights #Activists #HRDAP

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

In coincidence with my birthday, I'm sharing my first piece with @TimepDC on the criminalization of queer individuals in the MENA region, its origins and forms. My birthday wishes extend to every queer spirit, hoping for joy, fulfillment, liberation, and dignity for my community

[The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @TimepDC]

NEW: In the MENA region, the LGBTQI+ community faces discriminatory legislation that targets and criminalizes their identities.

Nonresident fellow @AMdawkhi analyzes how legal frameworks are used to marginalize, scapegoat, and oppress queer communities. https://t.co/n9vL9YdgqF

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

LGBTQI+ deserve to be treated with dignity, equality and full citizenship!

[The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @TimepDC]

The year 2024 was marked by an intensification of crackdowns on LGBTQI+ individuals and communities across the MENA region.

Nonresident fellow @AMdawkhi highlights the urgency in addressing the exclusion and marginalization of LGBTQI+ individuals, especially in times of crisis.

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

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[Equal Namibia @EqualNamibia]

🚨BREAKING🚨: The High Court of Namibia has declared the apartheid-era Sodomy Law unconstitutional and should be repealed.

Welcome to a new Namibia. A born-free Namibia. #TogetherWeCan

[@alarmphone @alarm_phone]

Where are they? Yesterday we were alerted by a rubber boat south of Malta, carrying around 60 people. We and a relative could not reach them any more after 22:00 CEST last night. Authorities were alerted, but did not give answers. Search and rescue for them urgently!

[Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany]

It's one of my fave days of the year! Today, we welcome our new fellows. @salma_daoudi1, @MohElbaker, @MohanedLawyer, @ibrahim3ezz, @jaibi_ines, @BaraaKhurfan, @Jawharak_, @AMdawkhi, @DrDrewMikhael, @KassemMnejja, @7_eead: we are so lucky to have you join the @TimepDC family!

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

Thrilled to embark on a new experience!

[The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @TimepDC]

TIMEP is thrilled to announce the members of its 2024-2025 Nonresident Fellowship cohort: @salma_daoudi1, @MohElbaker, @MohanedLawyer, @ibrahim3ezz, @jaibi_ines, @BaraaKhurfan, @Jawharak_, @AMdawkhi, @DrDrewMikhael, Kassem Mnejja, and @7_eead: https://t.co/OPeob8QL7A

[3CatInfo @3CatInfo]

Activistes pels drets humans intercanvien estratègies a Barcelona https://t.co/gcp30ZFM9l

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

From the sit-in of university students of Barcelona, we stand in Solidarity with Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara and all countries whether recognized or not, with people and communities, across borders, rivers and seas.
#Happy_IDAHOBIT
#Free_Palestine
#Power_to_the_People

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

🇹🇳🏳️‍🌈 20 March 1956-2024 , are we truly independent?

There is no independence day without decolonizing the tunisian penal code written under French colonialism since 1913 that criminalizes LGBTQI+ persons !

#Queers_for_Liberation #LGBTQI #ARTICLE_230 #Tunisia #IndependenceDay

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

On Valentine's day I would like to highlight that love is still illegal in 65 countries, and our dear beloved Tunisia is one of them!
LGBTQI+ persons are punished up to 3 years in prison and subject to torture and violence because of who they love!🏳️‍🌈 #article230 #Tunisia #LGBTQI

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

Proud of this Camaraderie ✌🏽

[NOVACT @novact__]

Davant l'auge dels autoritarismes, els feminismes estem cada vegada més connectats i forts a la regió euromediterrània #NonViolenceFactory

Per seguir promovent-ho necessitem ampliar la nostra base social.

➕Vols fer-te soci/a de Novact? https://t.co/R1Pneb5c8t

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

Humanity will not forgive you... You will never be forgiven... The Palestinian people will never forget the trauma you created...
And we will ne never forget your deeds.
#freePalestine

https://t.co/WJ321Q6fcS

[غزة الآن - Gaza Now @nowgnna]

وُلد خلال العدوان الإسرائيلي على غزة , واستشهد خلال العدوان الإسرائيلي على غزة 🇵🇸

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

It has been a pleasure sharing and learning from my fellow activist @ViviAlfonsin in a shared panel ! ✌🏽

[✳️ RegularizacionYa Cuenta Oficial @RegularizacionY]

#TheNonviolenceFactory 1ª Cumbre Internacional sobre Resistencia Civil para generar una respuesta no violenta al ascenso del autoritarismo, convocada por @novact__.
Nuestra compañera @ViviAlfonsin junto a Assala Mdawkhy del Movimiento LGTBIQ+ de Túnez.

[Assala Mdawkhy @AMdawkhi]

We the queers of the global south turned our back to Jessica Stern, the representative of the department of state as an act of protest.
The department of state should stop funding the IDF and held accountable for the crimes they committed!
#justice #palestine #QueersForPalestine