Yesterday during a lab meeting, my mentor informed me that I may no longer progress in my career due to my so-called 'infamy.' I was told that I was to blame for the challenges I've been facing in publishing my work—that my 'negative' political activism might be provoking the particularly unusual hostility of peer reviewers. Apparently, several 'respectable' figures in the scientific community have contacted him to voice their disapproval and even urged him to terminate my employment. This also highlights how the cowardly silence of my 'allies' perpetuates bigotry and exclusion.
To my 'colleagues' who feel entitled to pass judgment on my existence as a Palestinian scientist—one who cannot turn away from the human instinct to preserve life while witnessing the daily murder of my people—I regret to inform you that I will continue to exist, unapologetically, with no regard for your comfort or supremacist ideals.
Fortunately, science is not confined to institutions. It lives in my mind and heart, and I can enjoy it fully—even from the solitude of my imagination; even if I were to become homeless. Home, however, is precisely what I am fighting for. I only wish I had the privilege to contemplate nature, without the existential threat of Zionism.
From my perspective at the margins here at MIT, I have come to see academia for what it truly is: a stronghold of racism, classism, and spiritual rot masquerading as enlightenment.
Apologies in advance if I don’t respond to comments on this post—this is a deeply personal reflection, shared primarily for myself.
Trust me dear, no other academic site would withstand the veracity and rigor of your work. It is in this wreached terrain, the sound of your intellect echoes loud and clear.
This is a video of my master’s thesis defense, presented to my examiners in a small rented hall by Al-Azhar University on Gaza’s shore. Despite the terrifying sounds of bombing and explosions around us, I managed to complete it, thank God ❤️. My ambition hasn’t wavered—I still dream of pursuing my PhD, God willing 💔. Friends, please remember us and support our campaign to survive this brutal war and help me pursue my dream of a PhD soon 💔.
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In hypermodernity the methods of war become rawer and more ferocious, the tactics become more savage and cruel. Chivalry, honor, and the rules of the past become irrelevant. Nothing reflects this more clearly than this video. In Israel, and many modern armies in the West and perhaps the rest of the world the mechanization of the military has created an ontological gap between the soldier and the battlefield, the result is total catastrophic wars which as Spengler said "renders ineffectual the personal heroism of the thoroughbred, the ethos of the noble". The human element is lost within hypermodern armies. But ironically when such armies are faced with less mechanized soldiers, the heroism and honorable positions are still relevant... clearly.
Sinwar [Thread]
Decapitation doesn't work with networked organizations such as Hamas. The majority are children of the camps [Refugees]. Even after decades of imprisonment, Sinwar opted for resistance instead of a different comfortable life. Even though Israel has
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On this momentous day for institutions, I want to take some time to discuss two important questions; what is an "institution"? and what does it mean to say "institutions are significant and endogenous"?
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23 years ago, on 7th Oct, 2001, US and her Allies invaded Afghanistan under the pretext of 9/11 in which no Afghan was involved. The empty-handed Afghans rose to the occasions once more and proved their mettle.
This is a great list of books on nationalism - with one exception. A brief thread on why Imagined Communities is one of the most overrated books in the field - and what other books should replace it on any reading list on the subject. 1/
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…
@RealHasanSpiker Shiekh Jazakaallah for doing this. I have already read the introduction part but believe me I couldn't grasp it until I watched your lectures on it. It penetrated through my skull but due to my comprehension problem, it couldn't find a permanent residence in my brain.
@t_yaftali19 I won't ask for the name but could you give me a hint, I have enrolled in five pol sci courses for the coming semester. It would be great if you signal me his identity, so I can make an informed decision.
A non-Muslim doing a bachelor's or a professor in Islamic studies cares more about Islamic history than most Muslims today.
These are the fruits that we sowed in the past.