Lora Moftah
@LoraMoftah
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Journalist, Director + Producer of documentaries @nytimes, @hulu, @frontlinepbs, @cnn
New York, NY
Joined October 2011
Impressive reporting from @KimTongHyung and @clairegalofaro on an issue that has impacted so many people so profoundly. Rampant adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds (from @AP)
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Ten years ago today Egypt’s security forces killed over 800 people in Cairo in a matter of hours. A decade on, there has been no acknowledgment or accountability for the Rabaa massacre. Some of what we saw that day: https://t.co/L8U4hc5hav
madamasr.com
Four Egyptian journalists reconstruct the Rabea al-Adaweya sit-in dispersal
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Reports of up to 50k people stuck at the Egypt-Sudan border with it shut for two days and the buildup of people waiting just carrying on mounting.
Reports of utter chaos at the Egypt-#Sudan border as thousands try and flee the growing violence (airstrikes/gunfights/looting house to house). Meanwhile at the border it’s taking days to process people, incl women and children sitting in buses with no AC, food etc. (1/2)
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In 1807, Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar, was stolen from Senegal & sold into slavery in America. He left behind an autobiography written in Arabic.
To mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, a thread on the remarkable story of Omar…
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Quoting a proverb (When the ox goes to the palace, he does not become a king - but the palace becomes a barn) in reference to Turkey's president has landed a journalist in jail. The madness deftly explained by @kfahim.
washingtonpost.com
“The honor of the presidency is the honor of our nation,” said a spokesman for the Turkish president, defending the move.
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“we are missing something in the way we explore a city. When you don’t know where you are and you have to wing it, it opens up chance encounters and randomness, which can be a good thing.”
bloomberg.com
A new book brings fresh insights into the 1978 showdown between modernist designer Massimo Vignelli and his cartographer critics.
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Tonight, on @FXNetworks and then streaming on @Hulu: "To Live and Die in Alabama." The work of many, including @mattkaymk, @CydLaine, @abbyellin, @LoraMoftah, @zaxi_pigeon, and me.
nytimes.com
A New York Times documentary examines the case of Nathaniel Woods, who was sentenced to death for his role in the murders of three Birmingham police officers fatally shot by someone else.
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The various ways this author lovingly describes a truly nightmarish scenario...
nytimes.com
Among roosting bats in parts of Africa, the inside of a drop toilet can be a lovely place to hang.
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it has taken me three hours to realize that the Bad Art Friend Discourse, the Kidney Discourse, and the Group Chat Discourse are in fact the same Discourse
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Egypt accused of widespread state-sanctioned killings of dissidents
theguardian.com
Analysis of alleged anti-terrorist shootouts reveals security forces routinely suppressing opposition, claims Human Rights Watch
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NEW: Bessemer Trust asks to resign as co-conservator of Britney Spears’s $60M estate, citing in court filing that the firm was told the conservatorship was voluntary. Filing says company wasn’t aware Britney wanted out until her speech last week in court
nytimes.com
Bessemer Trust, a professional wealth management firm, said in its filing that it had not known of Ms. Spears’s objection to the conservatorship that governs her life.
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Curtis Sliwa, now officially the Republican nominee for the mayor of the City of New York, notes in his victory speech that each of his 15 rescue cats have their own distinct personalities
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New York Times Segues From Oscars To Emmy Race With FX Network Investigations On Britney Spears Coverage, Breonna Taylor Killing https://t.co/S29VbNSlyB via @Deadline #emmys #documentary #BreonnaTaylor #BritneySpears #FreeBritney @nytimes @LoraMoftah @FXNetworks
deadline.com
The FX Network docuseries 'The New York Times Presents' contends for Emmy nominations with episodes on Britney Spears and Breonna Taylor.
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Thank you #Banff2021 for recognizing our @FXdocs and @Hulu series #TheNewYorkTimesPresents with this award. Thrilled too to see #IMayDestroyYou and @OfficialBlueyTV pick up deserved awards! Hooray!
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My favorite couple got married! Congrats Eric and Marissa ♥️
I did the best thing I've ever done yesterday! SO HAPPY!
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THREAD On Nov 18, 2020, a Ugandan police truck sped down Kampala Road. In the space of a minute or so, 7 people were shot. At least 4 of them died. Who were they? Who shot them? And why has no one been charged with their deaths? #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
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This is our farm in northern #Gaza before and after an Israeli warplane hit it. Here I quarantined to escape the virus, but it’s not the best place to take shelter from bombings. The current raids are a reminiscent of the 2008 war when an airstrike killed my father in this farm.
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Still processing my first run in with the police... I've been doing a lot of cicada interviews & with national news outlets contacting me, I thought I should have some live ones onhand. So I was delighted when my cousin called panicking about the "swarm" on the side of her home.
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