I just received this statement from Leqaa Kordia, sent by her legal team. After nearly a year in ICE detention, she suffered the first seizure of her life. She regained consciousness in a hospital bed with her hands and legs shackled — heavy chains that remained on for three days, even during trips to the bathroom. See screenshots for full statement.
One year ago today, ‘Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal’ by Mohammed El-Kurd was published.
The book explores Palestinian resistance and challenges the expectation that Palestinians must prove their humanity to the rest of the world.
Former officer Sean Grayson has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman whom he shot after she called police for assistance.
@ellelfhame for a debut novel, i think it's well done. was there room for improvement? yes, but woc + muslim authors get far less investment/resources from publishing houses than their white peers.
also, i enjoyed the second book far more!
Shifa, someone I care about deeply, was kidnapped & held w/o due process alongside other activists is being threatened with torture. What Ben-Gvir threatened is just a fraction of what they do to Palestinians.
We need intl pressure to end the Genocide & release ALL prisoners.
I hate coming on here crying but it was impossible not to after receiving this message from Gaza about our initiative that fed 380,000 people over the summer.
All I ask is your brief attention to listen.
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We don’t need blatant propaganda
Absolutely vile.
Boycott this NOW
@fitzlov I’ll never understand when people critize texts that they haven’t read. Have you even read Alchemised?
Minimizing a book that explores grief, trauma, and war to “solely about romantic rape” is lazy and sexist, especially when reading grrm! 1/2