Elisabeth Kendall
@Dr_E_Kendall
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The Mistress/President of Girton College, Cambridge University. Arabist & Middle East specialist (militant jihad; Yemen; Arabic poetry). No ivory towers here...
Joined July 2012
Huge congratulations to Dr Fadi Makki @MakkiFadi, our brilliant alumnus from @GirtonCollege @Cambridge_Uni on his appointment as Minister of State for Administrative Reform in the new government of #Lebanon🇱🇧 Fadi is an inspired choice - excelling in several fields including law, behavioural science & business.
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Additional propaganda activity over the past week includes: ▪️Short video of a #drone strike on "#UAE mercenaries" (i.e. southern forces) in Abyan ▪️Sniper shooting in Abyan ▪️Eulogy for Muhammad Deif, Qassam Brigades commander in #Palestine, & Khallad al-Jawfi in #Syria
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RT @arabdigest: “I think there's a good chance that the civil war in Yemen may re-escalate” 🎧Listen NOW to Mistress of Girton College, Ca…
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#Yemen's #alQaeda (whatever's behind it) has released a short video framing the #LosAngeles #wildfires as Allah's punishment for 🇺🇸 missiles & bombs targeting Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen & above all #Palestine. This video reinforces the message of its 18 Jan statement.
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Here's why #Houthi #propaganda matters, in 90 seconds. To listen to the whole podcast on #Yemen for this week's @ArabDigest, click
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What does #Trump's designation of the #Houthis as a Foreign #Terrorist Organisation mean for #Yemen? Read my and colleagues' analysis here:
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Nine years ago today, our PhD student #GiulioRegeni was abducted whilst conducting fieldwork in #Egypt. He was tortured and murdered. Justice has yet to be done. On this day, as ever, I lit a candle for Giulio in our chapel. We will never forget. #veritapergiulioregeni
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RT @OSE_Yemen: بيان صادر عن الأمين العام @antonioguterres حول احتجاز موظفي الأمم المتحدة في اليمن إنني أُدين بشدة الاحتجاز التعسفي الذي ق…
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New 6-page statement from #Yemen’s #alQaeda (#AQAP) celebrates the #Gaza ceasefire & prisoner release as an epic victory for jihad. There’s significant overlap here with #Houthi propaganda. Key points: ▪️Rubbishes #Trump’s hopes of further normalisation deals with #Israel ▪️Claims 7 Oct 2023 has changed the political landscape & re-energised #jihad ▪️Deems the implementation of Islamic rule higher priority than reconstruction (homes in Paradise are better than Gaza’s ruins) ▪️Justifies Bin Laden’s fight against America🇺🇸 as right all along ▪️Gloats at America’s defeat in Afghanistan. Predicts same in #Palestine ▪️Awaits Allah’s punishment on America for helping to kill so many Muslims ▪️Reinforces the message through 5 verses of #poetry
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Here we go again. #Trump re-designates #Yemen's #Houthis as a Foreign #Terrorist Org. This was expected. The debate is less about whether it's merited; it's about whether it will pressure the Houthis & change behaviours. Unlikely. As ever, it's civilians who will suffer.
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In calculating #Iran's playbook, the focus has been on levers like #Hizbollah, #Hamas & #Houthis or on #nuclear. Less attention has been paid to its links to #alQaeda. But al-Qaeda in #Yemen's latest statement may spark interest: ▪️It claims the #LosAngelesWildfires are Allah's punishment of the US🇺🇸 for supporting Israel🇮🇱 ▪️It points out that the fires began soon after Trump threatened to make #Gaza hell if the hostages weren't released ▪️It warns US citizens that they will bear the consequences if their leaders continue oppressing Palestinians
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New statement this week from #alQaeda in #Yemen re-states its anger against #SaudiArabia. Accuses it of persisting along its path of debauchery, corruption, depravity, immorality, shame ... etc etc (the usual).
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In case anyone was genuinely wondering: a #Gaza #ceasefire (if it really materialises) will not end #Houthi attacks. Today's speech by #Yemen's Houthi leader intimates that the Houthis will remain engaged until "the liberation of all Palestine" & the destruction of #Israel.
Al Houthi ended his remarks saying: "There is still a long way to go. We will be prepared for any upcoming round, so that we can have a greater performance, more effective action, and a greater level of adherence, God willing. The Yemeni position will also resist any retaliatory attempts, whether from Israel, the Americans, or those in their orbit, or any attempts to distance it from the direction of the liberated Jihadi faith." He added: "In conclusion, I would like to remind you of the responsibilities of the Ummah. The Ummah still has responsibilities. After this round, the matter is not over. The Palestinian people are oppressed. The Ummah must stand with them to reclaim all their rights. The Israeli enemy's Zionist project poses a threat to the Ummah as a whole, and it has an expansionist ambition. If not for this front, if not for this silence in the Gaza Strip, and the enemy was free to expand in the Arab countries, the other side would have done a lot. ... I say to all our brothers in the Palestinian people, you are not alone, and you will never be alone. Allah is with you. And we are with you. And we will always be with you, until the liberation of Palestine. All of Palestine, and the destruction of the entity, the criminal, the perpetrator, the oppressor, the criminal."
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