Sheeffah Shiraz

I drink coffee and I write | Features Editor @The_NewArab. Send pitches to [email protected]

[Sheeffah Shiraz @SheeWrites]

There is no such thing as coincidence in God’s scheme

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"We were living on the hope of covering the 2026 tournament. Today, the reality is completely different": How Israel's war has left Gaza's sports journalists locked out of the 2026 World Cup https://t.co/wSYTQblk7f

[Gaza Notifications @gazanotice]

🚨BREAKING: The first image from the ongoing trial of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya before Israel’s Supreme Court in occupied Jerusalem reveals a visibly weakened and exhausted man, bearing apparent signs of torture, abuse, and prolonged mistreatment during his detention.

[Rania Khalek @RaniaKhalek]

It’s like advertising luxury villas in Nazi germany during peak Holocaust.

So shameful

[Hend Amry @LibyaLiberty]

Remember all the criticism of qatars World Cup? Where is the outrage now. Or is blatant racism ok when it’s being done by the US.

[Hend Amry @LibyaLiberty]

#BoycottUSWorldCup

[AJE Sport @AJE_Sport]

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan denied US entry ahead of World Cup. Here’s what we know about him ⤵️

[نواف الاسيوي 🇸🇦 @football_li5]

قبل بداية كأس العالم 2026:

1- تم احتجاز اللاعب العراقي أيمن حسين في المطار لمدة 7 ساعات

2- تم رفض دخول مصور منتخب العراق دون أي سبب وعودته لأراضي بلاده

3- تم رفض دخول الحكم الصومالي عمر عبدالقادر دون أي سبب

4- منتخب سويسرا يشتكي من وجود ثعابين سامة بجانب مقر تدريباته

5- منتخب اليابان يشتكي من سوء أرضية ملعب تدريباته

6- وجود إطلاق نار وإصابات بجانب مقر تدريبات منتخب إنجلترا

7- بعض المباريات الودية توقفت لساعتين وأكثر بسبب الاحوال الجوية وهذا المتوقع مشاهدته في كأس العالم

8- منتخب إيران سيلعب كل مبارياته في أمريكا ولكنه مضطر للخروج بعد اللقاء مباشرة خارج الأراضي الأمريكية!

فضيحة لن تنسى، كارثة لن تُمحى.. فشل ذريع!!!!!!!!

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

This is clear discrimination and political interference in sport. No team should be made to compete under conditions no other country would ever accept.

FIFA has a lot to answer for.

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Film: We speak to filmmaker Gillian Moseley about 'Planet Israel', her new documentary exploring why so many Israelis support the genocide in Gaza https://t.co/d9CFTL5Xdr

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'There have been suicide attempts': Afghan refugees held in Polish detention centres fear return to Taliban rule https://t.co/LiZ6bSuh7P

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After the San Diego mosque attack, a grieving community grapples with rising Islamophobia and questions over police response https://t.co/IO6bqbxxZ0

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My latest from Beirut @The_NewArab

https://t.co/Hbyd5kUTKr

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At Najdeh Hospital in Nabatieh, a depleted team of doctors and nurses continues treating the wounded as Israeli strikes intensify across south Lebanon https://t.co/g75MrtFpJK

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An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed the parents of French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri. He is now pursuing legal action in France

https://t.co/PPnaMwJIHE

[Rawaa Talass @byrawaatalass]

“It's like everyone was waiting for someone to do something.”

Lebanese-French artist @_alicherri lost his parents and five others in a deadly Israeli airstrike hours before a Lebanon ceasefire — now he's seeking justice in French courts.

Latest story for @The_NewArab ⬇️

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Between Israeli bombs and the Kafala system: The forgotten migrants of Lebanon's war https://t.co/ekWZRYbera

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

A video of a Dutch policeman throwing a heavily pregnant woman to the ground has caused outrage. The woman says police attacked her at a migration centre where authorities had detained her Palestinian husband.

[Yousra Samir Imran @UNDERYOURABAYA]

It’s publication day tomorrow for Sufiyaan Salam’s BRILLIANT debut novel Wimmy Road Boyz which I got to read ahead of publication before interviewing Salam for @The_NewArab

Thanks @SheeWrites 😎

https://t.co/RonOwKSxGd

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I interviewed British Somali playwright, screenwriter and actor Sabrina Ali about her brilliant comedy pilot which is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer and YouTube for @The_NewArab

Thanks @SheeWrites

https://t.co/3FzbffSs5L

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'We are almost there': What happened on the final ten boats that nearly reached Gaza's shoreline

https://t.co/qDeuFU89Gv