My book “Take Care of Your Self: The Art and Cultures of Care and Liberation” is officially out worldwide! Grateful to my publisher @CommonNotions for believing in this book from the beginning. Happy book birthday to me!

Call for submissions! A thread. Being uprooted is never geographic. It’s waking up in a place you never thought you would live in, or even worse, living on a street you no longer recognize. As Iraqis, whether we are in the diaspora or not, we are all in search of roots. 1/4

I am sending out a prayer of protection to our artists, writers and activists who have been working so hard, knowing full well how art, culture and knowledge are viewed as enemies of the state. 🤲🏽

Israeli authorities bombed Gaza’s biggest library and main publishing house today. History has seen this before. In 1258 Mongols destroyed the leading library in Baghdad. The Great Library of Alexandria was burned multiple times. Burning books is the work of Empire.

Last night, the government of #Iraq drastically slowed down the Internet across the country so it can violently crack down against peaceful protesters with minimal social media backlash. #KeepitOn

Real time decolonization taking place in Palestine right now and can’t help think of the liberal version of decolonization disseminated in Western universities and academia, reduced to reading lists and stripped of all revolutionary meaning, and how they would probably condemn it

One day, a road trip from a free #Iraq to a free #Palestine.

Palestinians & non-Palestinians abroad: it is time to break the silence. Risk your job, have that difficult conversation, it will never be as difficult as living under Israeli occupation. Revaluate your life; center Palestinian voices, support our economy, pressure for sanctions.

Palestinians of ‘48 / citizens of Israel, led by young activists, standing with #SheikhJarrah & Jerusalem in downtown Haifa tonight. Israeli police fired stun grenades, arrested about 18, injured several. Protests in other Palestinian towns too.

Photograph from local journalist in Gaza. Sources there say they’re preparing for a night of attacks and that every corner of Gaza can hear the explosions. At least 20 killed there so far.

Israeli police thugs beating unarmed protestors in #Jerusalem, Zionist settlers celebrating land theft in #SheikJarrah, IDF warplanes slaughtering children in #Gaza. That is what Israeli Apartheid in #Palestine looks like.

See and hear from Palestinians in Jerusalem, Gaza, & across Palestine. Forget mainstream media. It is truly undeniable how much injustice and crime we are witnessing Israelis do, boldly and with impunity, on all levels. Which side of history will you be on? #SaveSheikhJarrah

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Please check out this beautiful piece by @SundusAH who interviews her Baba and introduces us to his vision for Baghdad! Go to https://t.co/HRSz1iqI3i for the full piece.

An architect, urban planner and author, Baba has always worked with one goal in mind: Baghdad. His vision for Baghdad’s Historical City Centre is his legacy. Read the article on @shakomakoNET new issue New Beginnings 🤍

My new article “The Son of Al-Rasheed Street” is my ode to Baba, a piece of my heart wrapped in his, that I share with you all. For so long, I’ve wanted to share more about the inspiring work that my father Taghlib has been doing.

A new issue is out! Visit https://t.co/HRSz1iqI3i to check out content that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit, and pays homage to our ability as individuals and communities to overcome loss and adversity. Pieces by @SundusAH @GebeilyM @alialsaffar @maryamwd & more!

Can't wait to share the next issue of @shakomakoNET with everyone featuring work by @GebeilyM, @alialsaffar, @SundusAH, @maryamwd and so many others!

This podcast episode with @laylool was one of my faves I’ve recorded. Share with your loved ones, I hear it’s doing it’s rounds in Iraqi family WhatsApp groups 🥲