When we said 'intersectionality' was bourgeois reductionism, people got mad. But it is clear: it cannot account for an analysis of class and most certainly not for imperialism. Black or not; if you're a handmaiden of empire, then you are a handmaiden of empire. It's that simple.
James Baldwin: "I’m not anti-Semitic at all, but I am anti-Zionist. I don’t believe they have the right, after 3,000 years, to reclaim the land with western bombs and guns on biblical injunction."
UPDATE: Indigenous activists are now blocking the weapons shipment to Israel from leaving the Tacoma Port from the water.
The boat is still unable to leave the port.
Every university in the world should be condemning this.
Staying silent now, and waxing lyrical about 'decolonising the curriculum' later, is all-round moral cowardice.
I am Muslim in Britain, and I serve as a CFD engineer. I have helped multiple British companies in inventing new technologies ranging from automotive, oil and gas, and chemical process.
My PhD was sponsored by a British company and I even discovered a new physics formulation...
🇵🇸🇮🇱 Israeli politician expresses her views of the children of Palestine.
“There is no symmetry, and the children of Gaza brought it upon themselves.”
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This Egyptian truck driver has been stuck at the border between Egypt & Gaza for 5+ days. He has a truck full of humanitarian aid, but the borders remain closed.
Listen to how passionately he tells his story. (Look at all the trucks waiting behind him too.)
This level of brotherhood, faith, courage, and care for the suffering of others is very motivating.
There is still hope in the world.
O Allah. Ease the pain & suffering of the people of Palestine whose lives have been torn apart. Help & protect them. Bestow Your Mercy on them. We pray for those who’ve been killed, the grieving & injured. You’re the Only source of strength. We lay our trust in You. Aameen.