Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال

Writer, scholar, linguaphile
Lecturer @KingsIntDev | Postdoc @HarvardWCFIA | PhD @MITdusp

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

Happy to share that my article for @SecDialogue is now available online first. In this piece, I analyze spatial planning practices in Egypt and Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools for thinking about security. https://t.co/YJhCEcHpOZ

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

My latest for @newlinesmag on speculative fiction, intelligence, and the future of war

[New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag]

NEW: A little-known genre of speculative fiction called FICINT, or "fiction intelligence," is shaping strategic planning for war in the U.S. and beyond, reports @asmaaeg for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/qNswum7OU7

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

"It was as if I knew by instinct - as only children do - what life would teach me as an adult: that when the tragic meets the absurd, the most pernicious form of oppression is the denial of common sense."

My essay, "The Elephant in the Box," for the @TheMarkazReview.

[The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social @TheMarkazReview]

🎥 [TMR 41 • FORGETTING]

Revisiting her memories of Egypt's January 25 revolution, @asmaaeg finds that denying common sense is the worst oppression.

Dive into the essay in our latest issue now: https://t.co/LRtvqvgLWv

Want to hear more from Asmaa? Join us on Thursday, May 16th for an online roundtable discussion with four of this month’s contributing writers.

🎟️ Sign up here: https://t.co/0k36RCXFRD

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[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

Excited to be joining this conversation next week

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🗓️ [UPCOMING EVENT]

Mark your calendars!

Join us online on Thursday, May 16th at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET/ 6pm UK for our May roundtable discussion which invites four contributors to TMR 41, FORGETTING, to a conversation around the culture of memory and forgetting in the Arab world. Hosted and moderated by TMR Senior Editor, Lina Mounzer (@warghetti), with four contributing writers: Mai Al-Nakib (@maialnakib), Saleem Haddad (@sysh), Asmaa Elgamal (@asmaaeg) and Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi).

🎟️ RSVP now: https://t.co/0k36RCXFRD

#themarkazreview #tmr41 #forgetting #newissue #roundtablediscussion #upcomingevent

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

@EQuotah @TheMarkazReview Thanks, Eman!

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

Honored to have my name alongside these talented writers in this latest issue of @TheMarkazReview

[The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social @TheMarkazReview]

📣 [NEW ISSUE]

Our new issue, TMR 41 • FORGETTING, is now live!

The essays and art in our May issue rely on props, prompts, and ancient materials to conjure forth forgotten memory, sometimes obscured or erased, other instances hidden in plain sight.

🔗 Explore this month’s new essays, fiction, art and more now: https://t.co/21nY892LUy

A big thank you to all of this month’s contributors:
Oğuz Atay, @Ralph_Hubbell, Brittany Landorf, Mohamad Gohar, @Sultans_Seal, Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi), @halasamalu, Areej Gamal, @manalshalabi10, @sysh, @A7medisselmou, @bookfabulous, @MGeracoulis, @jaberbaker1, @ugur_umit_ungor, @nbernstien, Mustapha Outbakat, @maialnakib, Reem Al-Ghazzi, @gabriel_polley, @asmaaeg and Nashwa Nasreldin.

#themarkazreview #tmr41 #forgetting #newissue #fiction #essays #reviews #art

[The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social @TheMarkazReview]

📣 [NEW ISSUE]

Our May issue, TMR 41 FORGETTING, is coming soon!

This issue celebrates art and writing that plumb the depths of memory and forgetting in their personal and political dimensions, in intimate spaces and public ones.

📩 Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when it’s released: https://t.co/zh4sSTXcYT

Featuring work by: Oguz Atay, @Ralph_Hubbell, Brittany Landorf, Mohamad Gohar, @Sultans_Seal, Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi), @halasamalu, Areej Gamal, @manalshalabi10, @sysh, @A7medisselmou, @bookfabulous, @MGeracoulis, @jaberbaker1, @ugur_umit_ungor, @nbernstien, Mustapha Outbakat, @maialnakib, Reem Al-Ghazzi, @gabriel_polley, @asmaaeg and Nashwa Nasreldin.

#tmr41 #forgetting #newissue #comingsoon #art #writing #essays #reviews

[MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social @MITdusp]

In an article for @SecDialogue, #dusp alumna @asmaaeg (PhD ‘23) analyzes spatial planning & land management practices in Egypt & Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools to understand the intersection of security & governance.

More: https://t.co/ucOe3qw5ku

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

@justkevworks @SecDialogue Thanks, Kevin! So glad to hear it resonated!

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

Happy to share that my article for @SecDialogue is now available online first. In this piece, I analyze spatial planning practices in Egypt and Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools for thinking about security. https://t.co/YJhCEcHpOZ

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

@StavrianakisA Thanks, Anna!

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

@StavrianakisA @Cruxen @SecDialogue Thanks also to colleagues at @acss_org and the Beirut School of Critical Security Studies, whose work and support inspired many aspects of the paper

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

Special thanks to @StavrianakisA, @Cruxen, Delia Wendel, Mark Brennan, and the editors and reviewers at @SecDialogue for their thoughtful comments on earlier drafts of this paper

[Jadaliyya @jadaliyya]

A series of partners are convening weekly teach-ins introducing our common communities, educators, researchers, & students to the history & present of Gaza, in context.

"Gaza in Context: A Collaborative Teach-In Series" (Friday, 20 Oct., 1 PM EST)

https://t.co/PGywCvS41H

[Meriam ⵎⴻⵔⵉⴰⵎ @thawra1804]

🔴🔴🔴 People outside of #Morocco who'd like to help with the #earthquake. Here's a list of orgs where you can donate. Banque Alimentaire Maroc has a strong record of delivering assistance during natural disasters and @SahraOuld's crowdfund goes directly to the community.

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Did you know that in Arabic, there are 12 levels of friendship?

For every level of friendship, there is an Arabic word to describe it. From Sadeeq to Khaleel, it is rare to find all 12 levels of friendship in one person.

A thread on the 12 levels of friendship in Arabic…

[Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @HarvardWCFIA]

Meet the 2023–2024 Scholars! This year we welcome a record 27 visiting scholars, postdocs, and practitioners to @ScholarsWCFIA. Read more about this year's cohort at: https://t.co/BwKFeASA50

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

@BabakManouch @MITdusp @The_ACSP @GpeigAcsp Congrats Babak!!

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

@ayeletcarmeli Thank you!

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

Excited to be joining the next cohort of Weatherhead scholars as a postdoctoral fellow @HarvardWCFIA this coming fall!

[Weatherhead Scholars Program @ScholarsWCFIA]

The Weatherhead Scholars Program is pleased to announce the twenty-seven scholars and fellows of our 2023–2024 cohort! @HarvardWCFIA

https://t.co/1wYfJefBnl

[Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال @asmaaeg]

@KateDannies11 Thank you!