María Gonzàlez-Úbeda

PhD candidate in Arab & Islamic Studies. Focusing mainly on Lebanon and Palestine.

[Tereza Jermanova @TJermanova]

I’m at loss at what to say about Tunisia’s referendum which stamped - however questionably - the country’s new constitution. I feel sorry. I spent 7 years researching the last process that led to the 2014 constitution, interviewing those who wrote it & many others.

[Ali Al-Baroodi علي البارودي @AliBaroodi]

Street life, Sadr style.

[María Gonzàlez-Úbeda @gonzalez_ubeda]

I hope in the near future Gaza can become a top holiday destination: nice beaches, amazing food and people. #Palestine

[Suhair Zakkout (سهير زقوت) @suhairzakkout]

This is not Bali. It is Gaza. If tourists are allowed to come in , they will find this beautiful beach in Deir El Balah

[María Gonzàlez-Úbeda @gonzalez_ubeda]

@nuriatiburcio Te leo habitualmente en Vanitatis y me entretienes mucho, pero hoy he detectado un fallo. La jequesa de Qatar no va habitualmente con burka (nunca lo lleva), sino abaya y hijab. Son prendas muy distintas. En el Golfo las mujeres no llevan burka.

[‏‎Ori Givati @origivati]

While Israel is busy blaming the Palestinians for refusing to cooperate in a joint investigation, I am here to remind you that Israel never cooperates with international investigations and is prohibiting entry for the UN International commission of inquiry on the oPt and Israel.

[Dr. Ghada Sasa, PhD 🇵🇸 @drghadasasa]

And you found martyrdom in Jenin. Fly Shireen, fly ❤️🕊️🇵🇸

[Haizam Amirah Fernández @HaizamAmirah]

¿Imaginan que un soldado de Rusia hubiera matado de un disparo en la cara a una periodista de Ucrania que hacía su trabajo?

¿Imaginan que hubiera vídeos de ese momento?

¿Imaginan cuántas veces se emitirían en medios occidentales?

Eso mismo se preguntan ahora millones de árabes

[Javier Espinosa @javierespinosa2]

La mayoría de los titulares que leo del asesinato de Sherine Abu Aqla dicen. "muere la periodista" etc. No se atribuye responsabilidad. Los testigos dicen que fue asesinada X tropas israelíes. Optamos X algo aséptico acorde con la táctica israelí, que siempre busca la "confusión"

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

A Viking era ring inscribed with the words 'for Allah', found in the grave of a woman who was buried 1200 years ago in Birka, 25km west of Stockholm, Sweden.

The ring constitutes a unique material evidence of direct contact between the Vikings and the Abbasid Caliphate.

[Taleb Alisalem @TalebSahara]

Tengo la nacionalidad saharaui por nacimiento y la nacionalidad española por origen, Sánchez me acaba de despojar de ambas al decir que lo más ideal para los saharauis es ser “una autonomía de Marruecos”.

[Joelle Bassoul @JoBassoul]

The only reason #Syria is trending these days is because of comparisons with #Ukraine. But civilians in Syria have been paying the price of war for 11 years and have been bombed by Russia for 7 years, while the world became disinterested.
May Ukraine not know this fate.

[Mosaic Rooms @MosaicRooms]

Exhibition dedicated to Palestinian art to be part of Venice Biennale 2022 https://t.co/VWEC1Wasyg via @TheNationalNews

[İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي @iyad_elbaghdadi]

I have to admit that I lose my shit a little bit whenever I hear anything that even hints at denialism re Assad/Syria. I am now visiting Syrian & Syrian-Palestinian refugees and virtually all of our talk is on trauma. I don't think people understand how deep the trauma runs.

[Laila AA🇵🇸 @PalLaila]

Our story is only heard when it is told by others, and it always needs validation to be a acknowledged. Because it is not enough to be right, you also need to be allowed to be right. #FreePalestine

[Nada Homsi @NadaOHomsi]

I don’t know why this needs to be repeated, but “secularism” doesn’t necessitate banning “outward displays of religion” like hijab.

There is secular. And then, there’s discriminatory.

[Liz Sly @LizSly]

The Internet began to die today in Lebanon, the latest symptom of collapse. The state news agency NNA is out & Radio Lebanon is off-air because the Information Ministry has no fuel for its generators. Many areas have gone dark. This was posted 10 hours ago https://t.co/jKldsLMEW5

[Rami G. Khouri @RamiKhouri]

Any person who believes such promises from Arab military men who seize power in a coup is a fully certified fool. We have suffered this for 70 years across the region and we deserve to be treated like humans,not donkeys.

[Kareem Chehayeb | كريم شهيب @chehayebk]

Lebanese pound continue to reach historic lows. It’s approaching 28,000 pounds to the US dollar today.

Not sure what else there is to say at this point.