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Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس

@Mirayhp

1 year

I defended my dissertation and finally became a doctora! Still beaming from what was a very special day made all the morning meaningful by the support of everyone I love. I'm proud of this work, grateful for everyone I've met along the way, & I'm excited for what's to come. 🥳👩‍🎓

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I am moving to Toronto :) I’ll be joining the faculty at @UTSC as an Assistant Professor of Sociology in Fall 2023. I cannot imagine a more exciting department or city to continue my research, teaching, and public sociology. Grateful beyond words.

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4 years

Egyptians, transnationally, are going through their #metoo moment. And no-one is off limits. From Coptic-American Peter Guirguis, to AUCian Ahmed Bassam Zaki, to "Human Rights Defenders" Tarek Hussein and others, to Islamic scholars, and now, Coptic priests as well.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Happy to share that my paper "Coptic Cultural Trauma between Martyrdom & Rights" has been accepted by the American Journal of Cultural Sociology! More soon, but for now a moment to celebrate what is the outcome of many years pondering the politics, meaning, & memory of violence.

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@Mirayhp

1 year

Walaa Quisay's (open access) book is finally out! This book is important to anyone interested in the impact of the likes of Jordan Peterson, Hamza Yousef, Abdal Hakim Murad, and Umar Faruq Abd-Allah on constructions of tradition in the face of modernity.

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4 years

Today marks the 9th anniversary of the Maspero Massacre. When Egyptians protested the demolition of a Church in Aswan, security forces responded with force, killing 28, mostly Copts. We remember, despite the suppression of its memory. May the martyrs rest in justice. A 🧵

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@Mirayhp

4 months

"In the West, people often ask me why the number of Christians in the ME is decreasing and why we are leaving. Usually, they were waiting for us to blame the Muslims for their “persecution of Christians.” But this explanation is not only an oversimplification but also incorrect."

Khalil Sayegh خليل الصايغ

@KhalilJeries

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In Gaza, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world faces the danger of extinction. Due to the Israeli genocidal attack on Gaza, which killed 3% of the Christians, 4% were forced to leave Gaza, and around 80% lost their homes. My latest 🧵

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@Mirayhp

2 years

I am excited to finally share that my paper, "Coptic Cultural Trauma between Martyrdom and Rights" is published with the @CulturalSociol ! If you're interested in collective memory, martyrdom, and/or religion, then there is something here for you! 🧵

“We love martyrdom, but we also love life”: Coptic cultural trauma between martyrdom and rights

American Journal of Cultural Sociology - Cultural trauma theory illuminates the meaning-making process that collectivities undergo in the wake of tragedy. I advance this theory by attending to the...

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@Mirayhp

11 months

Honored to receive both the @ASA_Religion and @ASReligion student paper award! When I arrived in DC for fieldwork, I was perplexed why international religious freedom advocates claimed that Christians were the most persecuted group worldwide. This paper dives into that question.

ASA Sociology of Religion Section

@ASA_Religion

1 year

Congrats to the 2023 @ASA_Religion Student Paper Award Winner Miray Philips @Mirayhp @UTSCSoc for the paper, "(Mis-)Representing Christian Persecution: On the Political Misuses of Quantification in Advocacy”!

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@Mirayhp

7 months

First week of teaching at @UTSC in the books! Looking forward to teaching Sociology of Religion as well as Human Rights and Counterterrorism.

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Five years in the making, and I've finally submitted my first solo-authored journal manuscript. Now I await reviewers.🤓 #SOCAF

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@Mirayhp

4 years

(Paid) Writing Fellowship @BitchMedia : A three-month writing fellowship, covering one of the following subjects: sexual politics, pop-culture criticism, technology, or global feminism.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Grateful to be among these 12 scholars awarded the @ssrc_org ’s Religion, Spirituality and Democratic Fellowship 🙏🏽

SSRC

@ssrc_org

2 years

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowships, in partnership with @FetzerInstitute . Fellows will receive 12 months of support for their research projects.

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@Mirayhp

4 years

The Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Egypt will be out in March 2021! While it covers a lot of important topics written by many thinkers I admire, it is ridiculous and unacceptable that a book on Egypt does not include a chapter on Copts.

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Really honored to have received the Engaged Scholarship Award from @UMNSociology for my work with @egyptmigrations , which would literally not be possible without the vision and hard work of @michaelakladios . Grateful to embark on this project together!

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Good news x2: This article recently received an R&R, and the @ASA_Religion Student Paper Award. Honored and excited to soon be able to share this paper with the world, which explores the varied ways that Copts respond to and resist theodicies of martyrdom. #SocAF

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Five years in the making, and I've finally submitted my first solo-authored journal manuscript. Now I await reviewers.🤓 #SOCAF

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Beyond honored to have received the 2022 Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal by the @SSSReligion to fund my dissertation on the transnational politics of Christian persecution. So so grateful. 🙏

UMN Sociology

@UMNSociology

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CONGRATULATIONS to @UMNSociology PhD candidate Miray Philips ( @Mirayhp ), who has been awarded the @ssrc_org ’s Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal 2022 Fellowship, funded by the @FetzerInstitute !!! 👏👏👏👏👏

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Witness of the Imbaba Church fire: "We consider the people who died martyrs..and we're used to martyrdom..It's an honor for us. But what makes us sad is that the government did not help us." Firetrucks arrived 1.5 hrs later, after 41 people died.

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Man: And why are you emigrating? Birds: There are no more trees to stand on. By Doaa al-Adl for Al-Masry Al-Youm

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@Mirayhp

7 months

Sociology of Religion Twitter: I am teaching the class for the first time this winter. I am asking students to design their own religion as the final project. Curious if anyone has examples or resources? Also eager for thoughts about ethics and how students may respond?

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Honored to be included in @Arab_America ‘s 30 under 30 list alongside pretty spectacular people, including Devin Bathish and @suheradi ❤️❤️

Arab America

@Arab_America

3 years

The Arab America Foundation has announced the awardees of the 30 Under 30 initiative–Class of 2021-Congratulations! The 30 Under 30 awardees will also be honored during our spectacular national summit that will take place on the weekend of November 12-14.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Interested in studying prisons in Egypt? @MENAPrisonForum just released an archive of two particular magazines (al-Sojoun and Public Security) that showcase the history, politics, and culture of prisons. Incredible new resource!!

Public Security

Al-Shourta

www.menaprisonforum.org

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Super excited to participate in @ssrc_org ‘s Summer Institute on Religion and the Public Sphere!! 💃🏽

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2 years

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Excellent piece by @purple_turnips on transnational Christmas traditions. In it, @yousiefly , @MarcusZachariah , @purple_turnips and I reflect on food traditions; I talk about last yr's experience of ordering @FavaPot & watching the Jan 6 insurrection in DC.

A Coptic Orthodox Christmas: Fasts, Feasts & Plenty of Cheese

How the January celebration is observed by Egyptian immigrants worldwide.

food52.com

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Despite attempts by the Church and State to suppress the memory of Maspero, it still lives on, having a transformative impact on Copts’ religious and political identity. May the martyrs rest in peace and inspire us to pursue justice. 🌷

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

@TimepDC

3 years

NEW: Ten years later, the Maspero Massacre "has left an indelible mark on Copts, shaping their activism and identity in significant ways, both in Egypt and abroad, over the past ten years," writes @Mirayhp :

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@Mirayhp

3 years

For @MESA_1966 , @AmrElafifi and I are co-organizing a panel on Exile and Arab Diaspora Mobilization Post-2011 ( #21 ). See the call below 👇, share with your friends, and apply to be on our panel by Feb 16th!

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@Mirayhp

2 years

A tragic end to an era. I saw myself in Mashrou' Leila's music, often for the first time. Between Inni Mneeh and Shim el Yasmine--and many of their other songs--they really brought to life the intimacy of gender, sexuality, and sectarianism...

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@Mirayhp

1 year

"In the Eye of the Storm: Middle Eastern Christians in the 21st Century" is finally out! I contributed a chapter on Christians in Egypt. Other chapters are on Christians in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. It's very special to see the book's dedication to Shirin Abu Akleh.

Mitri Raheb

@RahebM

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Glad to see my latest edited book out: In the Eye of the Storm: Middle Eastern Christians in the Twenty-First Century

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@Mirayhp

4 years

You really can't understand Copts without understanding Egypt, and you can't understand Coptic migration, without understanding migration into and out of Egypt. I'm excited for this rebranding, which comes with the broader vision of Egypt Migrations.

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

4 years

We're re-branding! From the Coptic Canadian History Project to Egypt Migrations. Read about this transition and our renewed vision for the project here. We’re excited by this trajectory and invite you to join us on this journey.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

As #AlaaAbdelfattah escalates his hunger strike to include water, I’ve been watching his interview with @MadaMasr . Even 3yrs ago he offers profound insights on this very moment where he is fighting for his life and other prisoners:

Alaa Abd El Fattah: I studied failed revolutions | علاء عبد الفتاح:...

يصف علاء عبد الفتاح في حواره مع «مدى مصر» (2 - 2) ظروف سجنه، والخناقة المستمرة لتحسين ظروفه، ومن بعده المراقبة في قسم الشرطة وكيف تقتطع من يومه نحو 14 ساعة، ...

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Again, no-one is off limits. These men hide behind cloaks of wealth, revolutionary clout, powerful positions, and a minority status. And it's all getting exposed. I hope exposure translates to material consequences for these men, and anyone who facilitates sexual harassment.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Jumped on the bandwagon and got myself a professional website. You'll learn about my research, find my forthcoming publications, and read my public scholarship!

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Delighted to share that this paper, titled "Coptic Cultural Trauma between Martyrdom and Rights" was also selected by @HumanRightsASA as the co-winner for the Graduate Student Paper Award. Mounting pressure to finish the R&R and get it out into the world soon.

Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس

@Mirayhp

3 years

Good news x2: This article recently received an R&R, and the @ASA_Religion Student Paper Award. Honored and excited to soon be able to share this paper with the world, which explores the varied ways that Copts respond to and resist theodicies of martyrdom. #SocAF

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@Mirayhp

3 years

I'm listening to Clubhouse on the Syrian Revolution. Listening to stories directly from Syrians made me acutely aware of how mediation through the news and politics transforms their stories. The level of nuance disappears in an effort to come up with a single legible story.🧵

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Incredibly grateful for the support of the award committee! 🙏

ASA Sociology of Religion Section

@ASA_Religion

3 years

Congratulations to our student paper award winner this year: “‘We love martyrdom, but we also love life’: Coptic Cultural Trauma between Martyrdom and Rights” by Miray Philips ( @Mirayhp ), University of Minnesota! @UMNSociology

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Sometimes you write sentences you're very proud of and this one was definitely it for me: "Behind the symbolic optics of the Cathedral...& church building laws, the plight of Copts is reduced to construction projects rather than tangible justice and equal citizenship..."

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

@TimepDC

3 years

NEW: Ten years later, the Maspero Massacre "has left an indelible mark on Copts, shaping their activism and identity in significant ways, both in Egypt and abroad, over the past ten years," writes @Mirayhp :

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@Mirayhp

10 months

“Free, Free Palestine” - Toronto

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@Mirayhp

1 year

📢 Sociologists of Human Rights For @ASAnews , I am organizing @HumanRightsASA 's session on The Politics of Human Rights, focusing on how human rights are politicized and instrumentalized on the local, national, and global level. Deadline: Feb 22nd Happy to answer questions!

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@Mirayhp

3 years

🚨 Call for Applications: New Directions in the Study of the Arab World Where? NYU Abu Dhabi, Research Institute When? March 6-9, 2022 Deadline? December 10, 2021 Travel, accommodation & meals are covered.

Graduate Student Research Workshop — Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World

www.hrf-arabworld.org

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@Mirayhp

3 years

To focus on my dissertation on the politics of advocacy around Middle East Christians in US policy, I was awarded a 21-22 Dissertation Fellowship by the @LouInst . Grateful to be part of this amazing network of scholars who work on American Christianities.

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@Mirayhp

5 years

Of walls and doors and windows of Coptic Cairo, Egypt.

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@Mirayhp

1 year

I have always turned to TIMEP to learn about the region. Getting to know the team more intimately was a highlight of my time in DC. Now, I am beyond honored to join the Board of Advisors and I’m grateful for the chance to work closely with @maitelsadany and @tekaldas ✊🏽❤️

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

@TimepDC

1 year

🎉: We are thrilled to welcome 6 new members to our Board of Advisors: @Mirayhp , @marwasf , @weddady , @aliaibrahim74 , @Magdi_Amin , @eldahshan ! We couldn't be more excited to collaborate with this renowned group as we head into our next decade of operations:

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@Mirayhp

3 years

It's disorienting to think about how my parents uprooted their life in Egypt for a better future, only for me to spend my life figuring out how to return. And if/when we return, we come with immense privileges, making our experience of Egypt drastically different than theirs...

Timothy E Kaldas

@tekaldas

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But for him, Egypt was history. It didn't permit a future. I remember as a student I said I wanted to be a diplomat & hoped I'd be posted to Egypt to get to live there & improve US policy in the region. He was shocked. He asked incredulously, "I left & came here so you go back?!"

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Pleased that @AmrElafifi and I's panel on Exile and Diaspora Mobilization Post-2011 has been accepted to @MESA_1966 with brilliant papers by @m_medhaat , @razaraz , @kelseypnorman , @eid_alislam , & @yasmine_kherfi . See you, Denver!

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@Mirayhp

4 years

There is a wealth of scholarship on Copts and an ever-growing network of experts who write about Coptic history, politics and culture. We can't understand contemporary Egypt without understanding the experiences of its central, yet excluded peoples.

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@Mirayhp

4 months

I am shattered that our discipline is unphased by the scholasticide unfolding in Palestine, but I am moved by the shift in Sociology and academia more broadly to recognize and stand with the Palestinian people. Palestine is not an exception--but central--to global justice.

Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس

@Mirayhp

4 months

I voted YES on @SOC4Pal 's @ASAnews resolution because it is our moral duty to oppose genocide in Palestine and because I believe that the Palestinian issue is intimately intertwined with global calls for justice.🍉🇵🇸 Read the resolution here:

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@Mirayhp

3 years

I cam across Nawal's work when I was trying to understand what liberatory Arab feminism looked like in contexts I was most familiar with. She charted a trajectory for others to follow, and I am grateful to have encountered her ideas early. Rest in Power. .

Pioneering Egyptian Feminist Nawal El Saadawi Dies Aged 89 | Egyptian Streets

Legendary Egyptian feminist activist, author, novelist, physician and psychiatrist Nawal El Saadawi died earlier today. According to local media, Saadawi, who passed away at the age of 89, had been...

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Excited to serve as the Student Representative for @ASA_Religion alongside @GraceYukich , @yrlsoc , @AmyAdamczyk1 , and Nicolette D. Manglos-Weber!

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@Mirayhp

4 years

@UMNSociology @jgerteis Exhibit A of how the department is trying to protect themselves. They have only responded PUBLICLY on Twitter when this blew up, not prior, when we were outraged in an e-mail chain.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Had a pleasure presenting and discussing research on Copts and diaspora mobilization at the @dohainstitute ’s Arab Graduate Students Conference in Qatar.

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Tell me you’re Egyptian in the diaspora without telling me you’re Egyptian in the diaspora: I own three of these. I don't wear them, but can't let them go. I lug them from one apartment to the next-along with other shawls I can't let go of-draping them over any and all furniture

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد

@hebagowayed

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Tell me you’re Egyptian in the diaspora without telling me you’re Egyptian in the diaspora. I’ll go first: Baba: are you going to the Armenians in Watertown soon? Me: yes? Baba: I need 8lbs of fava beans.

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Since the 2011 revolution, Egypt has witnessed mass emigration. Who left? To where? What do we know of diaspora activism? What are people's experiences of exile and migration? 👇

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

4 years

On January 25th 2011, Egyptians took to the street, with tremendous hopeful courage, calling for political, cultural and social change. Ten years later, many continue this work from abroad. A 🧵 of insightful articles on migration and exile since the revolution:

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@Mirayhp

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The history of Coptic diasporic activism is contested and fragmented. @michaelakladios and I talk about how politics in Egypt and across North America shaped activists' motivations, strategies, politics, and goals. Importantly, we reflect the complexity of this activism.

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

@TimepDC

3 years

NEW: How has activism in the Coptic diaspora community evolved amid political change in Egypt? @michaelakladios & @Mirayhp unpack the history of Coptic diaspora advocacy:

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@Mirayhp

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I had the honor of being invited to Jordan for a conf on Christians and Christianity in the ME. I spoke about Copts in Egypt and the impact of US foreign policy on Christians in Egypt & Iraq. Grateful to be in the company of @Dr_E_Monier , @TarekMitri , @abounaorg , @cfaraj & others!

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"...Sociology redeems the humanity of underdogs by studying the way they adapt to subjugation–as for example, the way Palestinians respond to a century of violent dispossession, expulsion and silencing." - Michael Burawoy at the @Soc4Pal Teach-In.

Sociology Faces the Question of Palestine — S4P

By Michael Burawoy. Sociology teaches us that immediate and permanent ceasefire if not sufficient is certainly necessary not just for the protection of Palestinian lives, but for the savior of...

www.sociologistsforpalestine.org

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@Mirayhp

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Prepping the syllabus for my first time teaching 😶 So many social problems to talk about, during an election-pandemic semester no less! #SocTwitter #SOCAF

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@Mirayhp

1 year

Alf mabrook to this powerhouse and a very kind and generous human. I’m excited for whats to come for @TimepDC under @maitelsadany ’s leadership ❤️

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Super excited to moderate this panel on Egyptian diaspora politics. Join us!

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

@TimepDC

2 years

🚨NEW: Join TIMEP for a virtual discussion with Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellow @m_medhaat and @MicheleDDunne , moderated by @Mirayhp , on Egyptians' organizing from abroad around human rights, justice, and free expression in #Egypt . More info & registration:

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@Mirayhp

4 years

We're looking for stories of migration from any one who has once called Egypt home! Do you have photographs? Are you an engaging storyteller? Do you prefer writing? Submit your story in any medium you like.

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

4 years

Are you an immigrant or the child of one? We want to hear your story about how you or your family came to live in North America. What brought you to North America? What was your journey like? What hopes, fears, and challenges have you faced?

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@Mirayhp

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As Egypt becomes an increasingly risky site for knowledge production, this is the future of research on Egypt. Exiles, and the diaspora more generally, will come to tell us a lot about revolution, trauma, migration, and hope. Academics and other knowledge producers, take note.

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

@TimepDC

3 years

NEW: In a series of short video interviews, TIMEP speaks to four Egyptians living in exile as they reflect on their participation in the January 25 Revolution a decade ago and how they continue furthering causes for freedom and justice today from abroad:

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Almost 8 years ago, Brandon and I started exchanging letters. While he shared about his family and life on the inside, I told him about my life on the outside. Today, I learn that his date of execution is set for Dec 10th. Agonizing. Unjust. The death penalty must be abolished.

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@ScottHech

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Brandon Bernard. Sentenced to death at 18 as an accomplice. Attorneys declined opening statements. Called no witnesses at penalty stage. 11 of 12 jurors were white. 5 of them now don't want death. His prosecutor has called for mercy. Bill Barr wants him executed on Dec. 10. More:

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Evangelicals believe that they are part of the globally persecuted "Body of Christ." Drawing on the real marginalization of Christians in the MENA, they make claims about how they, too, are persecuted in the US. This quote by Jeff Session is Exhibit A of this persecution complex.

Amy W. Hawthorne

@awhawth

4 years

“You asked how [evangelical] Christians could support Trump,” Sessions said. "Consider Egypt’s Christian minority under president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, he said: “It’s not a democracy — he’s a strongman, tough man, but he promised to protect them." 1/

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I voted YES on @SOC4Pal 's @ASAnews resolution because it is our moral duty to oppose genocide in Palestine and because I believe that the Palestinian issue is intimately intertwined with global calls for justice.🍉🇵🇸 Read the resolution here:

Resolution for Justice in Palestine | American Sociological Association

The American Sociological Association comprises sociologists and kindred professionals who study, among other things, war and peace, democracy and

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@Mirayhp

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🚨 Sociology of Religion Job! (Finally!!!!!) University of Toronto Scarborough is hiring a Sociologist of Religion. Deadline: November 28th

Assistant Professor - Sociology of Religion

jobs.utoronto.ca

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@Mirayhp

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I won the University of Minnesota’s IDF fellowship. 🙏🏽

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@Mirayhp

2 years

🚨 Opportunity: Paid Summer Internship with @egyptmigrations Are you interested in writing? Oral history interviews? Content creation? Consider contributing your skills to preserving the stories of Egypt's migrants! I'm happy to answer questions.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Father Arsanios Wadid (2022) laid to rest alongside the martyrs of Alexandria’s Palm Sunday bombing (2017), meters away from the new church constructed for the martys of al-Qidiseen (2011) in St. Mina’s monastery.

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Lucky to have been able to sit in on @minaibrahim292 ’s class with @michaelakladios to talk about @theCCHP and the student’s research projects! We talked about how people, objects, and stories travel within Egypt and into the diaspora. 🤩😍

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@Mirayhp

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📢📢📢 We're looking for a Social Media Intern and an Oral History Interviewer. If you have skills, an interest in migration and Egypt, and a willingness to learn, then please apply! We have a ton of exciting projects and programming planned, so join our team. Spread the word!

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

3 years

Paid Intern Alert 🚨 Egypt Migrations is hiring for summer internships. Now accepting applications. We also have volunteer opportunities available. To learn more:

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@Mirayhp

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With @BishopAngaelos at the #IRFMinisterial . I often wish I had his voice while growing up. He responds to martyrdom with relentless advocacy. #Copts #Justice4Copts

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Excited to present some of my dissertation research on Coptic citizenship as counter narrative in human rights advocacy in the diaspora. Join us!

SEPAD

@ProjectSEPAD

3 years

We are very excited about SEPAD's upcoming 2-day conference: Citizenship, Sectarianism, and Belonging. Great papers from all over the world. Join us via: #SEPAD2021

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@Mirayhp

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Very much looking forward to talking about the internal politics of Coptic persecution, the instrumentalization of martyrdom, and what it means for Copts in the diaspora to take ownership of our own stories and struggles. Join us!

Lydia

@yousiefly

2 years

In collaboration with @ProgressiveCopt and @Mirayhp and Elmahaba Center, join us for a thoughtful, nuanced discussion on what healing can look like. Register here: All are welcome.

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Thank you for the shoutout @SAGE_Publishing ! Follow them to learn more about brilliant Arab Americans this month.

Sage

@Sage_Publishing

3 years

A PhD Candidate at @UMNSociology , @Mirayhp studies violence, collective memory, & religion in politics. Philips is also the blog editor of @egyptmigrations , an archival project that documents the lives of migrants in & out of Egypt. #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth

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@Mirayhp

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DC in a nutshell. No commitment to principled ethics, all the commitment to clout and networks.

Middle East Institute

@MiddleEastInst

5 months

The Middle East Institute is honored to announce former President Bill Clinton and former President George W. Bush have associated their names with the 77th Annual MEI Gala Dinner as Titular Honorary Chairs. For more:

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@Mirayhp

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It’s all optics when people are more concerned with Western imperialism, and latch onto so-called backlash as a talking point, but dont actually do much to support queer SWANA when the spotlight is off.

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@Mirayhp

4 years

The most difficult thing about taking classes during my #PhD was that I didn't know how to read, ask questions or have an opinion. I didn't know what to say during seminars. Often, I still don't. Important quide 👇. @AcademicChatter #soctwitter

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@Mirayhp

4 years

No more resilience talk. “Being resilient is the propaganda our government sold us for decades. They managed to get us to flaunt our ability to keep taking their shit and turn it into a phoenix rising from the ashes.” - @farrahberrou

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@Mirayhp

3 years

A must read on the High Dam, Nubians, and anti-Blackness between the local and global "Egypt was at once a global symbol of liberation and local participant in violent anti-Black infrastructures."

Jadaliyya

@jadaliyya

3 years

The Contradiction of Afro-Arab Solidarity(ies): The Aswan High Dam and the Erasure of the Global Black Experience By: Bayan Abubakr

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Weekly lessons and resources for learning the Coptic language ⤵️

Archbishop Angaelos

@BishopAngaelos

4 years

Pleased to start this new year launching #CopticForAll under @CopticDiocese . With an increasing interest in #CopticCulture around the world, this is a good way to become aquatinted with basic Liturgical #Coptic , or develop a conversational use over time.

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@Mirayhp

3 years

I constantly think about return, and when and how I can do it, and whether it would fulfillingly be the answer to some of my questions. @_amroali , here, engages with some of these queries and tells us about his journey of return.

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

3 years

We talk often about why people choose to leave Egypt, but we rarely talk about why diasporic Egyptian return. @_amroali talks about what it was like growing up in Australia, why he returned to Egypt, and whether he's now found what he was searching for.

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@Mirayhp

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Sarah Hegazy wrote about her agonizing experience of imprisonment and its aftermath. She spoke of fear, of trauma, of hopelessness. She spoke of how society, Islamists, and the state-for once-allied in their cruelty towards sexual difference. #سارة_حجازي

A year after the rainbow flag controversy

Even after my release, I was still afraid of everyone.

www.madamasr.com

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@Mirayhp

4 months

And despite claiming to care and protect "Christians in the Middle East", the American right have a long history of seeing Pal Christians as the wrong kind of Christian to protect, and have otherwise massively failed other Christians in the region.

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد

@hebagowayed

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I too am fascinated by the videos of Tucker Carlson etc but I want to remind us that these are not our friends. They are hateful. Antisemitic, anti black, transphobic, homophobic, anti Muslim, anti Arab. We will not win by relinquishing our ethics or our true allies. We free us.

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@Mirayhp

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Unfortunately, Yasmine won't be able to join our panel at @MESA_1966 this year because of inane policies such as this that are so oblivious to people's lived realities and restrictive structures. MESA continues to be an exclusive conference...

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Hammed singing Sarah's last instagram caption: - The sky is better than the earth. And I want the sky, not the Earth. - السما احلى من الارض! وانا عاوزه السما مش الارض

Mai El-Sadany

@maitelsadany

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Hamid Sinno of @mashrou3leila . Sarah Hegazi ❤

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@Mirayhp

3 years

باتريك خرج باتريك خرج باتريك خرج باتريك خرج باتريك خرج!!!

المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية

@EIPR

3 years

باتريك خرج Patrick has been just released!

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@Mirayhp

3 years

On this #GivingTuesday I am supporting three non-profits who do incredible and urgent work supporting Egyptians. @egyptmigrations for documenting migrant stories, Elmahaba for Christ-like service, and @TimepDC for sharp research. Please consider donating. Links below👇

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@Mirayhp

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I cant help but think about the enduring power of the theodicy of martyrdom in helping Copts make sense of suffering, even when this suffering is not related to targeted attacks against Christians. Still, while Copts accept martyrdom, they call for reforms that protect their life

Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس

@Mirayhp

2 years

Witness of the Imbaba Church fire: "We consider the people who died martyrs..and we're used to martyrdom..It's an honor for us. But what makes us sad is that the government did not help us." Firetrucks arrived 1.5 hrs later, after 41 people died.

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Surreal news. Ramy Kamel is finally released from prison and is now home!!!

Cairo 24 - القاهرة 24

@cairo24_

3 years

🔴عاجل.. الإفراج عن الناشط القبطي رامي كامل رئيس مؤسسة شباب ماسبيرو التفاصيل:

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Every grad class, conference, and workshop 👩🏽‍💻

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@Mirayhp

4 years

Once, during high-school, Abouna visited our Sunday School, and when a boy asked him about LGBTQ Copts, Abouna said that they don't exist. Which is false. This resource list is a testament and an ode to all queer Copts.

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

4 years

After Sarah Hegazi’s loss, many LGBTQ Coptic and allies reached out asking for resources on Coptic and Egyptian queerness. We partnered with Coptic Queer Stories and compiled the following list as a resource on and for LGBTQ+ Copts and Egyptians.

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@Mirayhp

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An absolute must read from Palestinian Christians to Western Church leaders and theologians. "we watch with horror the way many western Christians are offering unwavering support to Israel’s war against the people of Palestine."

Munther Isaac منذر اسحق

@MuntherIsaac

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A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians

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@Mirayhp

3 years

Sad to step back from Egypt Migrations for personal reasons, but I'm excited for everything they have in store for us. I believe in this work and I'm looking forward to being part of the behind-the-scenes as a board member.

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

3 years

We are excited to announce some updates: 🧵🧵 1) Leila Zonouzi ( @leilaz__ ) will be taking over the role Editor and Outreach Specialist from Miray Phillips. 2) Our Social Media Intern Christin El-kholy ( @Chrysographer ) has graduated to Social Media Manager! More on the site.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

In truth, I put off doing this interview for several years because it demanded a level of clarity and vulnerability that I was not yet ready to share. But Im glad this is finally out! I talk about my foray into Sociology and my research on the geopolitics of Christian persecution

Egypt Migrations

@egyptmigrations

2 years

#NewContent The imitable @Mirayhp returns to discuss how she got started in sociology, how growing up between Egypt and Kuwait shaped her perspectives, and the importance of finding new ways to talk about justice for Copts in a transnational context.

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@Mirayhp

2 years

Happy to share that the amazing people at @ElInterpreteD have translated my article with @TimepDC on the transformative politics of the Maspero Massacre into Spanish!

El Intérprete Digital (EID)

@ElInterpreteD

2 years

La política transformadora y el recuerdo de la masacre de Maspero Nota realizada por ⁦ @Mirayhp ⁩ para ⁦ @TimepDC ⁩ #egipto #religion #arab #MiddleEast

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@Mirayhp

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Alaa has been circulating in the prison system since 2013, facing cruel daily conditions and targeted attacks in a system that exists outside of the law. Now, his mental health has been deteriorating and his life is in danger. #FreeAlaa #SaveAlaa #علاء_في_خطر

Mona Seif

@Monasosh

3 years

Statement by the family of Alaa Abd El Fattah: @Alaa 's life is in danger. He says he has reached a breaking point! #A_Life_in_Danger #FreeAlaa #SaveAlaa

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@Mirayhp

5 years

Thank you @peterburns_1861 ( @indefchristians ), @ptnassif ( @amnesty ) and @nadinemaenza ( @USCIRF ) for speaking out on Ramy Kamel’s wrongful arrest. US allies need to be held to higher standards, not given a pass on human rights violations. #Free_Ramy #Egypt

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@Mirayhp

4 years

The Maspero Massacre is embroiled in the politics of memory. Since Egyptian security forces are the perpetrators, the government is eager to suppress the memory of the massacre. Something the Church has also aided with.

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