What a thread.

In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian doctor who has become known for his work in Gaza, detailed how he was detained at an airport in Germany and subsequently denied entry. Abu Sittah wanted to attend a conference where he would…

Fantastic news. Westland Books launches India's first, dedicated speculative fiction imprint! Thread below. 👇

The developed, liberal, free world, ladies and gentlemen

New blog post:

Judicial Review of Administrative Action: A Critique of the Judgment of the High Court of Kenya --

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[A guest post by Joshua Malidzo Nyawa.]

I should add for the sake of completeness that the first instance court's judgment was diluted on appeal.

Iñaki had the whole city singing.

Chills.

Happening TODAY! At 12pm BST 4.30pm IST Aishwarya Nanthakumar speaks on Amma canteens, gendered labour and informality. This event will not be recorded. Laws of Social Reproduction ⚖️♀️ The Dickson Poon School of Law

Reading Asia Part 3 is an interview with Bora Chung! She talks to me about her passion for translating Russian literature; her approach to short stories; the role of the Science Fiction Writers Union of Korea and more. Honford Star Anton Hur The Hindu thehindu.com/books/books-au…

O.O

Primo Levi, who died on this day in 1987, played his role as a witness to the Holocaust with great humility. Survivors, he wrote, were simply vicarious representatives of the “complete witnesses” swallowed up by the gas chambers.
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This!
Considering the vast number of migrant labourers working in tea/coffee estates in south India - having to lose a job to vote is simply inexcusable

That penalty could have been called either way, but how Harry Kane stayed on the pitch after throwing an elbow right out of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I shall never know.

Guess that beats a 1-5.