Noor R.

Development Econ, Harvard @Kennedy_School. Previously @WorldBankSAsia. Interests lie at the intersection of data and policy. Public spaces for all #GirlsOnBikes

[a @aallleeexxxxxx1]

they really have it all figured out don’t they

[Alice Evans @_alice_evans]

Low female labour force participation may be intended to maximise utility, where rewards come after death

https://t.co/a9fTx5EoP1

[Noor R. @NoorRahman_]

@MayorBowser why should Uber be the only option? @Ride_Empower is competition, and competition means better prices for riders. Don’t kill it!
@nbcwashington @fox5dc @7NewsDC @wusa9 @nytimes @wsj @washingtonpost @USATODAY @FoxNews

[Noor R. @NoorRahman_]

Hi @Uber I’m not able to get into my account ever since I’ve changed phones and none of the password retrieval methods are working. I’ve made many complaints and haven’t heard anything. Pls help

[Moe Ali @iTsAnToOnY]

Thread: What is happening in Sudan!

I am writing this for non Arabic speakers, I will explain what has been happening in Sudan during the last 9 months, since 15th of April 2023.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

Help Sudan!!

If you see it, its your responsibility to spread it.

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

I'm appalled by how many otherwise decent people see nothing wrong with this mediaeval slaughter of a trapped and penned civilian population- even as both the IDF and the Biden administration say that the actual casualties are likely far higher than the 10,000+ dead posted by the the Gaza Health Authority.

"Fistfights break out in bread lines. Residents wait hours for a gallon of brackish water that makes them sick. Scabies, diarrhea and respiratory infections rip through overcrowded shelters. And some families have to choose who eats” - ⁦Gaza @AP⁩

To obsess about Pro-Ceasefire protesters using a phrase "from the River to the Sea" that also exists in the Likud Founding Charter, and which has been used for half a century as the justification for a programme of illegal Israeli settlements which are now making a just peace almost impossible, but at the same time to remain completely sanguine, and silent, about the actual hour by hour, block by block massacre of innocent children, surely represents a total loss of all moral bearings.

[IfNotNow🔥✡️ @IfNotNowOrg]

BREAKING: American Jews and allies have now blocked 4+ doors to the White House. We’re prepared to put our bodies in the way of more slaughter — we’re ready to stay here until Biden forces a ceasefire.

[Yonah Lieberman 🔥 @YonahLieberman]

As a Jewish person, I wish I could spend this week grieving and mourning. But the Israeli government is weaponizing our grief to enact a second Nakba, killing thousands and displacing millions. I can make time to grieve while also working to stop ethnic cleansing.

[Ammar Khan @rogueonomist]

A curious child often asks why can't we print more money, and solve all problems. You just print, and give people money, and no one will be poor. This is why.

When you print more money, this leads to more money in a system. When there is more money, there is more demand...
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[Azam Jamil اعظم @AzamJamil53]

Asad Sarfaraz’s picture of Soq Valley. Skardu.
Had never heard of it.

[Zuha Siddiqui @SiddiquiZuha]

Rukhsana Aslam started working as a Careem driver 5 years ago. By 2021, her face was on IWD campaigns, accompanied by phrases like “breaking stereotypes” & “beating the odds.”

Fast forward to April 2023: Aslam quit driving. She says Careem abandoned her.
https://t.co/S2bkrtkBcp

[Faisal Bari @BariFaisal]

What a country. Sarmad Khoosat to get Sitara e Imtiaz for his contributions to the arts. But his art cannot be displayed in cinemas in Pakistan.

[Sabahat Zakariya @sabizak]

New Feminustani video: The Manufactured Patriotism of the Milli Naghma. It is both a love letter to and an expression of disdain for this propagandist genre. Watch the full (rather fun, if i do say so myself) video here: https://t.co/VVaaGZPhJS

[M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 @MJibranNasir]

On 27th June my wife and I were scheduled to travel to Dubai via Emirates EK601 to visit my Family for Eid and we were scheduled to return to Karachi on 5th July. We checked in our luggage, got boarding passes, cleared immigration and got the exit stamps but while approaching the Departure Lounge we were called by an FIA official who appeared to be receiving instructions from someone on his phone. He took our passports and read our names to the person on the phone and confirmed "Yahi log hain aap kay" after which we were made to miss our flight, our baggage returned and offloaded stamps affixed on our passports. No formal explanation was given except for "Samjha karain sir, hamain instructions hain aap ko janay nahi dena". We also didn't receive any from the Interior Ministry once we sent legal notices. Today the Hon' SHC has issued notices to the concerned ministry/depts seeking explanation for his harassment and unlawful restriction on travel.

On 1st June I was abducted by around 15 armed men who acted with the confidence and bravado of having official authority and during their captivity I was asked to give up on my human rights work and cases.

I see the incident of 27th June and restriction on my family's travel as continuation of the unlawful and unconstitutional tactics adopted on 1st June to harass and intimidate me and my family.

Neither do I intend to give up on my human rights work and political activism nor do I have any intention to move out of Pakistan. Will stay here and will keep resisting unlawful and unconstitutional policies and actions of any and all institutions.

[Noor R. @NoorRahman_]

@aliza_sukhera In D.C.?! 😨

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Have you ever wondered why some cities are just so much nicer than others?

Well, it's probably because they have good "Third Places."

What is a Third Place? It's wherever you go when you're not at home or at work...

[A-100 gecs @PinstripeBungle]

when I was a visa officer I was uncomfortable with the arbitrary & vindictive attitudes some of my colleagues would show, but now that I'm out and people share stories with me...man, what the hell is going on out there. refusing fully funded PhDs to Johns Hopkins?

[Ayesha Shahid @ayesharshahid]

Since my last tweet about this matter, I have received calls telling me to quiet down and have been issued a defamation notice by Nazar Fattima Foundation demanding 1 crore rupees and unconditional apology for spreading false information.

Here is the impact that they have left.

[Noor R. @NoorRahman_]

@SaadHLatif That sounds great thanks!! Sending you a DM, would be great to connect

[Noor R. @NoorRahman_]

Looking to chat with folks working in the sustainability space - pvt sector or development oriented. RTs are appreciated :)