'Tis Amneh

CEO @pollyandstories l Lead Curator @wowisglobal l Author l @anucrawford alum l @acumen fellow. Relentlessly optimistic about Planet Blah Blah Blah

['Tis Amneh @ashfistan]

@suz_poet WOW! So powerful

"I’m supposed to tell you
I forgive him—
he was just a boy.
I forgive myself instead."

[love drops @lovedropx]

— Franz Kafka

[Nate Bear @NateB_Panic]

From tomorrow, every school in South Sudan (population 11 million) is closing indefinitely because record heat will push temperatures over 45C (113F) across large parts of the country. There is of course no AC. The climate crisis is such a terrible injustice for the global south

[alex 🕸️ @kminogues]

"i've never listened to kylie" YES YOU HAVE

a thread

[love drops @lovedropx]

— Sylvia Plath

[Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores @Jairo_I_Funez]

Suspended or not, I’ll continue to share one of my favorite Frantz Fanon quotes:

“Colonialism only loosens its hold when the knife is at its throat.“

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

This is a truly incredible speech by the great Tony Benn that I’d recommend everyone watch.

👇

[Sam Husseini @samhusseini]

Palestinians in Gaza are starving and eating grass.

This was exactly what happened during the Irish famine, which was actually inflicted on Ireland by the British.

That’s why people eat food dyed green on St Patrick’s Day. People think it’s a happy thing. It’s not as historian Christine Kinealy has noted.

https://t.co/2F4vip2eQ9

[Zunaira Inam Khan @ZunairaInam]

Do desi designers even remember the purpose of lawn anymore?? We want light, thanday kapray in summer. Not these overly embroidered, organza dupatta with border, 15 different pieces to attach, jigsaw puzzle monstrosities that we're being sold now. End the madness 😭

[Sky News @SkyNews]

'It has made society question itself'.

@SkyYaldaHakim spoke to the female Pakistani police officer who has been hailed as a hero for rescuing a woman from a violent mob after they mistook words on her clothing for blasphemy.

Watch the full interview at 9pm

📺 Sky 501 & YouTube

[WOWpakistan @WOWinPakistan]

How do women’s friendships teach us the pathways of love, of revolution, of failure? Led by @saraswatibysea , this baithak draws on texts on women's friendships, maps politics through personal relations. Spots are limited so register fast!
Register: https://t.co/8ULNYmlem5

[WOWpakistan @WOWinPakistan]

Get ready for the Women of the World Festival, #Lahore! We have an exciting 2 days planned so bring your friends and some comfy shoes because there will be a lot to keep you busy!
@EcdiPakistan @pkbritish @OLOMOPOLO @ShanFoods @AlhamraLAC @UNFPAPakistan

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

University fellowship: we welcome applicants from all socioeconomic backgrounds

Fellowship salary: we welcome applicants from the landed gentry, as well as recent lottery winners

['Tis Amneh @ashfistan]

Labour of love since 2016. So proud to bring @WOWinPakistan to Lahore!

[WOWpakistan @WOWinPakistan]

Friends, saheliyan aur yaaroun!

Mark your calendars for March 2 and 3, 2024. The Women of the World Festival is back and we are bringing all the laughter, joy and camaraderie to the vibrant city of Lahore!

As always, the festival is open to all and free to attend.

[Hassan 🍁 @Gotoxytop2]

Massive

[Shahbaz Rana @81ShahbazRana]

Pakistan’s inflation-burdened salaried class remained the fourth-largest income tax contributor during the first half of this fiscal year, paying Rs158 billion in taxes—a sum now 243% higher than the tax contribution by the richest subsidised exporters. https://t.co/dUR6k91jmM

[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

“Hamza was not a part of me, he was all of me. He was the soul of my soul.”

There are no words left to describe the cruelty and evil of Israel’s crimes anymore. First they murdered the wife, 2 kids, and grandchild of Wael El-Dahdouh while he was reporting on air. Then he himself was struck but survived a month later. And today they murder his son Hamza who has also been reporting on their crimes. More journalists have been killed by Israel than in any other conflict zone. And even their families are not spared. It is sickening. I swear if it was only the crimes they’ve committed against this single man, it would be enough to damn an entire nation.

May Allah unite you and your family in the eternal gardens of paradise dear brother @WaelDahdouh

[JAC For Refugees @JAC_Refugees]

"The mass expulsion of vulnerable Afghan refugees and asylum seekers—in violation of international customary law and without consideration for their prospects of safety in their country of origin—has put many women, children, elderly and disabled Afghan nationals at risk."

[Priyamvada Gopal © @PriyamvadaGopal]

The use of the word 'tragedy' re Gaza is an absolute give away of a person's politics on the matter: a deliberate, wilful turning away from causality and agency, and the pretence this is some kind of inevitable theological narrative playing out.

[Kiyya Baloch @KiyyaBaloch]

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞, 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝.

The unique aspect of this demonstrations, which should be called an uprising, is significant participation of women who actually lead the march.