Nasim Marie Jafry 🍉
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The State of Me, HarperCollins, 2008 | Shortlisted Bridport Prize 2012, 2023| Novella-in-prog | Love birds & tulips & jazz | ME since 1983
Scotland
Joined September 2009
Love this recent essay in bilingual academic journal Etudes Ecossaises on my autobiographical novel The State of Me (2008) by PhD researcher @laurzzs at @Strath_English. #medhums @CHASEMedHums @glasgowmedhums @womenslibrary @MedHums_BMJ #pwME
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Introduction Nasim Marie Jafry’s The State of Me (2008) is a semi-fictional reimagining of the author’s own life, through protagonist, Helen, of living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in late-t...
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UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers
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Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
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Author Arundhati Roy 'Shocked and Disgusted' by Jury's Gaza Remarks, Pulls Out of Berlinale 2026 Roy announced she will not attend the Berlin International Film Festival following comments by Wim Wenders and other members of festival jury. Statement 👇🏽 https://t.co/oDD7F9kP1t
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The Indian author, film maker and peace activist responds to a recent attempt by jury membres at the festival to deflect from the violence inflicted by Israel on the Gaza strip.
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Ok. This is beyond incredible. You may need to be from Glasgow to understand how amazing it is. It’s the ACTUAL JAPANESE AMBASSADOR! In the Hyndland bear flat!!!!!!
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A few old covers of PIA's Humsafar Magazine. ''Humsafar'' is an Urdu word meaning travel companion. It is Pakistan Intl. Airlines official in-flight magazine, bringing stories from Pakistan, insights, and inspiration to passengers throughout their journey.
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The art of Kenojuak Ashevak (1927- 2013) Inuk artist from Baffin Island, Canada, one of the most glolbally known of the Inuit artists of her age whose work beautifully expressed the culture and spirituality of her culture. #WomensArt #IndigenousArtWeek
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I was blagging about the Scots in India with the wonderful Andrew Mackillop as a sort of palate cleanser, but the real show stopper was a spectacular performance from India Alba
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And yet our behaviour did not seem especially strange, people behave with such conscious and unconscious dishonesty all the time.’ INTIMACIES, Katie Kitamura.
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ME Research UK is delighted to announce that we have awarded funding to Prof. Chris Ponting at the University of Edinburgh for a new study investigating the use of blood-based markers to help in the diagnosis of ME/CFS. https://t.co/xAByU5rKd8
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I can't believe this is really happening. I feel sick to my stomach.
Trump’s son in law Jared Kushner shows off slides of a ‘New Gaza’ at the Board of Peace signing
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Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe" (live in 1966). #smlpdf #sheetmusic #Noten #partituras #spartiti 乐谱 樂譜 https://t.co/V8ZMSuL52v
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ICYMI: A new publisher called North House Press has been founded by David Graham, formerly of BT Batsford, Pavilion and Canongate Books, and award-winning novelist Kirsty Gunn 👇
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A new publisher called North House Press has been founded by David Graham, formerly of BT Batsford, Pavilion and Canongate Books, and award-winning novelist Kirsty Gunn.
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Here in Greenland we are scared, but certain of one thing: our home is not for sale | Malu Rosing
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A summit between Greenland, Denmark and Washington has done nothing to calm our fears as the US steps up its efforts to take control of my country, says Greenlandic writer Malu Rosing
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People in Greenland are wearing these hats and honestly… I’m stealing it. MAGA now officially stands for Make America Go Away. 🇬🇱🧢💀
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