Democracy in Exile

The online journal of DAWN @DAWNmenaorg, magnifying voices from the Middle East and North Africa, including exiles and experts. Pitch: [email protected]

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Amid Israel's genocide in Gaza, pieces of Palestinian history are increasingly eradicated. As Nour Balousha writes, in the age of artificial intelligence, a crucial question persists: Who gets to define and tell Palestinian history? https://t.co/VVmNOqLewz

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"For a security establishment that treats information as a battlefield, independent journalism is dangerous precisely because it is credible."

@Ahmd_abdelhalim on how Egypt's security mindset drives its assault on Mada Masr and Matsada2sh. https://t.co/J1Gg9Rzzv7

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Israel is increasingly manipulating AI to tell an alternative history preferential to its interests. For Palestinians, that effort represents the latest threat to their existence, writes Nour Balousha.
https://t.co/VVmNOqLewz

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"'If it rains or strong winds come, we are afraid the wall will fall on our tent again.' My friend Tareq once said this to me about the wall next to his tent."

Hassan Herzallah writes from Gaza in @DAWN_Journal on shelter in winter amid Israel's genocide: https://t.co/uyRh4PYgI0

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Tunisians have protested for much of the year against President Kais Saied's failing one-man rule, with the largest occurring in mid-October. Growing disillusionment offers a chance to revive democracy in Tunisia, says @radwan_masmoudi.
https://t.co/jx2GhwilbI

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Winter storms are devastating the Gaza Strip, with deadly results. The root problem is clear: Israel's ongoing occupation and blockade of aid leaves Palestinians without adequate shelter as winter starts.

Read Hassan Herzallah's feature on the issue.
https://t.co/UfjSjostTD

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Western far-right movements are failing to solve problems of their own making, says @BayoumiMoustafa. Their answer: Target Muslims through terminology like "Third Worldism."

That effort represents the far-right's fear of a reckoning with its policies.https://t.co/yFIrBkpze1

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For children who are the only survivors of Israeli strikes in Gaza, identifying and reuniting them with relatives can take years. Even small details can help them regain their identity, writes Gaza-based journalist Farah Ehab Abu Samra. https://t.co/WcH5r3VPjB

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"Third Worldism" for the far-right in the West marks the latest version of Judeo-Bolshevism, meant to denigrate leftist and Muslim populations. It's an excuse by the far-right to avoid its own failures, writes @BayoumiMoustafa.
https://t.co/yFIrBkpze1

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Israel is manipulating AI platforms into telling its preferred history of Palestine. That effort represents a historical trend, in which lingering imperial hierarchies distort information to their benefit, writes Nour Balousha.
https://t.co/VVmNOqLewz

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As political upheaval roils the West, far-right movements use terminology like "Third Worldism" to discredit political opponents. That approach is rooted not in a fear of Islam, but of their own failing politics, writes @BayoumiMoustafa.
https://t.co/yFIrBkpze1

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How will Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's recent decision to not seek another term in 2030 impact democratic hopes in Egypt?

For @MagedMandour, an inadvertent democratic opening could appear, but it will take a massive effort to succeed.
https://t.co/qyA7Dfra4b

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What happens when an unaccompanied child in Gaza is found amid the rubble? For too many, a long path toward identification amid Israel's genocide has lasting implications and few answers, writes Gaza-based journalist Farah Ehab Abu Samra.
https://t.co/WcH5r3VPjB

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Yemen's civil war is often misunderstood, largely due to the difficult media environment surrounding it.

As Non-Resident @DAWNmenaorg Fellow @Afrahnasser notes, those misperceptions prolong the war.
https://t.co/lbsN0wNN2E

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After saying he won't run for office when his term ends in 2030, Egyptian President El-Sisi outlined a succession plan.

That plan will most likely deepen militarization and authoritarianism. Yet it leaves a small democratic opening, @MagedMandour writes. https://t.co/qyA7DfrHTJ

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The future of UNWRA, the UN Palestine refugee agency, is precarious. Trump's Board of Peace maligns it while engaging it privately.

Though it's flawed, UNRWA's existence testifies to the Palestinian refugee experience. It must survive, says @walzerscent. https://t.co/AP41UjSlvw

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My latest article @DAWN_Journal: The Board of Peace Needs UNRWA in Gaza

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The future of UNWRA, the UN Palestine refugee agency, is precarious. Trump's Board of Peace maligns it while engaging it privately.

Though it's flawed, UNRWA's existence testifies to the Palestinian refugee experience. It must survive, says @walzerscent. https://t.co/AP41UjSlvw

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"UN experts reported that some people with physical disabilities had been forced to crawl through rubble or had to be dragged on mattresses as they were forcibly displaced by Israel," @GhadaRozzi writes from Gaza.

Read more in @DAWN_Journal: https://t.co/wlESG8WK8w

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What does the international community get wrong about Yemen and its civil war?

Non-Resident Fellow @Afrahnasser dives into the information war surrounding Yemen's conflict, clarifying common misperceptions and a possible path forward.
https://t.co/lbsN0wNN2E