The irony her is that her name was Jina. She was deprived of her birth name,a Kurdish name, under laws that prohibited her ethnic people- Kurds- from visibility. Mahsa was the Persian name on her passport, but her name was Jina. Let's say her name: Jina Amini.
That moment the barista pronounces your name correctly for the first time and yells out "RUSSIAAAA!" infront of 30 people in DC...never more have I wanted to say "but I'm a Sunni Muslim from Mosul" in my life.
Quick note: Al Asad is an Iraqi military base hosting coalition troops. It's not an American base. There are far more Iraqi forces at the base than American.
This is Maggie. She was shot 17 times and had her ear cut off before being rescued. Her new life consists of cuddling with her sister Mishka and showing others how to see with their heart. Last month she passed her therapy dog test, solidifying her spot among the best ever. 15/10
#Iraq
is a trending topic in the US. Now that it's finally caught your attention please know that since October 1st over 500 unarmed protesters have been brutally killed by government security forces following the advice of Suleimani, the man many of you are mourning to own Trump
Please ignore any articles or analyses suggesting "protesters " are behind storming the US Embassy. These are clearly Hashd units. Hashd leaders are out in the open.
Thank you CBS, New York Times, CNN for the disinformation campaign. Congratulations on starting 2020 by portraying militias as victimized protesters while turning a blind eye to the hundreds of civilians killed by the same thugs.
Whether it's Beirut, Baghdad, Aleppo, Mosul, Gaza, Basra...this constant recovery mode we have to accommodate to so often is exhausting and so hurtful. We're always fixing, starting over, building things up, only to get knocked down again.
Ok, Twitter. We need your help. This beautiful young woman from Iraq Maryam Al Rukabi refused a marriage proposal. The suitor invaded her home at night and attacked her with acid. He is still free. With enough pressure and international attention, some justice could be brought.
A serious question to the alarmists: What will the IRGC do now that it has not already done? Kidnap foreigners? Strike military bases? Sack embassies? Assassination attempts? Target GCC oil interests? Send out militias to crackdown on adversaries?
The wasabi influence on Sushi Islam is exaggerated. Sushi itself has its issues and gets away with a lot thanks to mainstream political correctness that presumes any criticisms are intolerant. Wasabi made Sushi worse, true, but it's important not to overstate it.
I made an error in stating that Sri Lanka recent terrorist attacks were by Shias. Not true. It was by wasabi Sunnis. But Shias with help of Iran have been financing educational. institutions to convert to Islam
The latest Twitter hustle for newly purchased blue checks is posting footage of destruction in Syria mostly caused by Assad, Hezzbolla, and Russia,and claiming it to be from Gaza. With emotions heightened, these images go viral. The blue checks cash in. X pays disinformation.
This is Syria, circa 2014, not Palestine.
Members of the Free Syrian Army prayed in the Omari Mosque despite it being bombed by Assad and Hezbollah at the time.
It’s true, faith can never be destroyed. Long live our revolts against the oppressors.
When Pokemon craze hit Iraq in 2000, a rumor spread that all the names in the cartoon were curses and swears at Allah and Muhammed. So many shops got rid of Pikachu toys. Every TV show, cartoon, drama was a conspiracy.
Watching this video makes one very angry.
In broad daylight in Iran, a woman walking in the street is physically harassed by a pro-regime vigilante due to her hijab.
Next time they tell you compulsory hijab is a small issue, show them this video.
Many Iranian women face this
اعتراضي على تغريدة سهير القيسي هو بسبب استخدامها تعبير "اختلاف مواقف" حول نظام مستبد. لا يمكن المجاملة أبدا في شأن أرواح العراقيين. لذا وجب التنويه لمن فهم موقف تبرير للفوضى الحالية ولمن قرر متابعتي من المليشياويين والصدريين. فرقكم عن صدام المذهب فقط.
أحد الشباب المثليين اللي أعرفهم بالعراق مرابط بساحات الاعتصام من أول يوم، تعرض لتهديد وره تهديد، خسر أصدقاء، سوه المستحيل حتى يوثق القمع والقتل، عايف الدنيا كلها علمود تنجح الثورة ومطاليبه مثل مطالبنه.
الهجمة اللي ده اشوفها ضده وضد مجتمعه ناقصها بس المطالبة بإقامة الحد الشرعي.
@Souhair_Alqaisi
أولا إمرأة وليس مرأة.
ثانيا، "الإختلاف" يكون حول موضوع فلم سينمائي، نوع طعام، اختيار الألوان. لا يوجد "اختلاف" في أمر رئيس مستبد قمع الحريات وقتل الالاف وأنهك بلدنا بالحروب. هذا ليس "اختلاف"، هذا يسمى عدم اكتراث بالضحايا واعتبار أي أهمية لحياتهم وهم شركائك في الوطن.
@farnazfassihi
@matthew_petti
Are you asking an Iraqi who literally lived through all of America's wars in Iraq to read your book to learn about how Iraqis feel?
Why do so many Muslim men and conservative Muslim preachers support Andrew Tate? For
@newlinesmag
I examine Tate's conversion to Islam and the unlikely alliances his toxic messaging has created
@davidfrum
@simonmontefiore
Zara sounds a lot like "Zahra", meaning flower in Arabic. The store is (was) very popular in the Middle East. You can disagree on whether or not the add campaign was offensive or not and deserving of this reaction, but to suggest it is antisemitism is dishonest.
Iraqi protesters: "we are being killed by security forces and Iran-backed militias and snipers. Internet is cut off. Activists are being assassinated in their homes".
American Leftists: " Capitalism and the neoliberal economy did this"
Breaking: armed groups enter Tahrir Square and use live ammunition on protesters. The garage adjunct to Sinek bridge was set on fire. Protesters have been dwelling there for weeks.
#IraqProtests
Riham was assassinated in Basra moments ago. The young ambitious health instructor and activist was full of hope and life. A short video from two years ago.
قبل قليل في البصرة: اغتيال خبيرة التغذية والرياضة والناشطة رهام يعقوب بنيران مسلحين وسط المدينة...سلسلة الاغتيالات في البصرة مستمرة
الفيديو من إرشيف ارفع صوتك
Images from Syria and Yemen were online in almost real time from the first days of the wars there. In Syria's case even civilian victims of chemical weapons. Putin perhaps underestimated how little non-white lives mattered.
I'll never forget the horror of April 9th-12th 2003 when Iraq fell into a state of lawlessness and looting ,and Donald Rumsfeld commented "they're expressing their freedom". Another one passes before the world has an opportunity to hold them accountable for lies and crimes.
Being born and raised in Iraq, having lived through the sanctions, war, fall of Saddam, Jihadist wave, and leaving months before ISIS took over my hometown, I'm very proud to be offering a local perspective. You're not used to talking to us; only talking on our behalf.
Audience growth of white nationalists on X who have pivoted to pro-Palestinian content:
Jackson Hinkle: 500k to 2 million
CensoredMen: 200k to 700k
Lucas Gage: 100k to 200k
Keith Woods: 70k to 150k
Jake Shields: 400k to 550k
Ryan Dawson: 75k to 150k
Lord Bebo: 155k to 275k
الهوس الإسلامي ينتقل إلى التكنولوجيا.
إحدى الصحف التركية المحافظة التي "تستر" أجساد النساء (حماة العرض فرع اسطنبول) تقوم بطمس معالم رأس رجل أصلع يبدو إن البرنامج احتسبه "عورة" بالخطأ
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@Tweets4Onur
Peace is so underrated,especially by those who enjoy it and cheer for bombs on the opposite side of the globe.
Not fearing your home will get bombed is underrated.
Not fear losing your life every second is underrated.
Not fearing for your family is underrated.
I grew up during the economic sanctions on Iraq and some of the impacts have had life lasting effects on my health. I don't express schadenfreude over any death, but I won't pretend to grieve.
#MadeleineAlbright
Cannot stress enough how mind blowing this is. Moqtada al Sadr, the Godfather of militias, the same cleric who sent his thugs to kill protesters in Nasiriya, is being publicly challenged, ridiculed, and completely dismissed by women in a mass march today.
اذا استهترت بڤيديو الطبيب الإيراني اللي يقرا دعاء مع المرضى المصابين بالكورونا (وهو يعالجهم) لا تبكي على الحرم المكي وهو مغلق للحد من للكورونا (قرار صائب من السعودية). انت والطبيب منطلقين من مبدأ الدعاء لقوة قادرة على تغيير الحال. تقبلك لأحدى الظاهرتين ورفض الآخرى يعكس طائفيتك.
Thousands of Sadr loyalists in Iraq rush to clinics to get their COVID-19 vaccine following Muqtada Al Sadr's very public endorsement of the shot. Imagine being a western anti-vaxxer. Even Muqtada is saner.
لا أعمم تجربتي على الجميع، لكني بقيت دون حجاب في الموصل حتى سنة التخرج من الجامعة، وكمية الاحتقار والإزدراء و "البسامير" التي كنت أسمعها، ويسمعها أخي، لم تنته حتى غطيت شعري بقطعة القماش المقدسة.
هناك ثقافة عامة رأيتها لدى الأجانب عموما والأمريكان خاصة، هو عدم تقليلهم من عدم معرفة المقابل للغتهم. إذا أخطأ أجنبي في اللهجة أو اللفظ أو النحو، فلا يحاولون تصحيحه ولا توبيخه ولا السخرية منه. هذه من الأخلاقيات التي نتمنى حقا استيرادها من أمريكا 🇺🇸
This child is 10 years old. 10 years old. She looks absolutely broken. Engaged to a 25 year old man who won't even be called a pedophile because his culture permits this. And some ask why girls and women are enraged.
Umm...no. Masks and bandannas are not similar to burqas and niqabs. One is a health necessity worn by men and women. The other is a garment that signifies oppression and limitation of women by erasing their very identity.
Not only do Syrians swallow their pain and pride as they realize time after time their suffering merely registers as a footnote, they must see and read mockery of their victims and accusations of lying from the same lot that champion Palestinian rights.
#طيع_واسكت_حبيبي
انتشرت قبل سنوات لعبة أو تحدي اسمها الحوت الأزرق - Blue Whale حيث يأمر الأدمن أتباعه بتنفيذ مطاليب غريبة وغير مألوفة حتى يدمنوا الطاعة، والطلب الأخير يكون الانتحار.
When hospitals were bombed in Syria, progressives and Asad/Putin mocked and laughed. They were able to do so because the world looked the other way.
#UkraineRussianWar
#Syria
"It can escalate!!"
The gruesome deliberate killings of unarmed protesters in Iraq and Iran because the status quo was threatened should've been enough of an escalation. I'm struggling to find anything worse than hundreds of young people gunned down in cold blood for protesting.
A serious question to the alarmists: What will the IRGC do now that it has not already done? Kidnap foreigners? Strike military bases? Sack embassies? Assassination attempts? Target GCC oil interests? Send out militias to crackdown on adversaries?
This wasnt a suicide attack. To my knowledge, no civilians were killed. It was in the midst of fighting and she was cornered, and aware of what would happen to her as a woman if caught. These nuances are important even if you disagree with the parties involved.
كلمة "حب" باللغة العربية أجمل من غيرها، وإذا امتزجت ببلاد وادي الرافدين وساحة التحرير فإنها تصبح ثورة. شكرا للصديقة فرح النجار
@TalksFarah
لفكرتها اللطيفة. ممكن التواصل مع فرح للاستفسار عن التيشرت. الصورة مع الزميل المنتج علي فتحي
Perhaps this is why the Pope's stop to Mosul is being dropped out of the narrative. Let's contrast the "beautiful" locations the Pope has visited so far with this image:
Those who deny Bashar Al Assad gassed his people or barrel bombed towns into oblivion really have no place condemning Israel. Palestinians deserve better allies.
As of 30 minutes ago (7:00 pm local time in Iraq) , Iraqi security forces have been shooting live bullets at unarmed protesters in Baghdad, Nasiriya, Karbala, Basra, and Najaf.
#IraqProtests
@cryaboutitbabe
@ernamh
There was another pedophile I forget her name now but she raped her 14 year old student who was Hispanic. I remember her loyal said the boy seduced his teacher using his "machismo".
I can't imagine how it feels being Syrian and seeing this video go viral with so much support only because it's wrongly circulated as footage from Gaza.
A very depressing sense of fatalism from young Iraqis today. Everyone I've spoken to, every tweet/facebook post I've read over the last 9 hours suggest they all know that Iraqis will be the ones paying the price for this escalation.