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Four years ago, we began talking with
@JKhashoggi
about a project to expose and counter information manipulation. Today we're publicly announcing it, in his memory - the Jamal Khashoggi Disinformation Monitor.
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“It took 25 years for my father to return to Sudan. He finally managed to build his house, only to survive a gunshot from a teenage Janjaweed soldier & end up a refugee in Egypt.”
A sobering narrative by
@khalidalbaih
on generations of survival in Sudan:
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Press conference in Oslo with
@iyad_elbaghdadi
Monday, May 13th at 12:00.
- Press conference will address the recent threats
- El-Baghdadi will also reveal information that has not yet been reported.
- Pre-registration required, please email civita [at] civita [dot] no.
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Read
@OmarSabbour
's op-ed on why he resigned from his European crisis-response role.
"If this is not the moment for action by those who can afford it, then there is no moment for it. The NGO sector cannot be paralysed by fear of donor punishment."
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Eid Mubarak from the team at Kawaakibi Foundation.
كل عام وانتم بخير!
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Kawaakibi Foundation will be launching a new Spaces Series on the last Friday of every month at 6pm Central European Timing, with
@iyad_elbaghdadi
,
@gatnash
and the KF team.
Join us in conversation, as we delve into a breakdown of the most important events of the month!
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@JKhashoggi
We'll be announcing more from the Monitor in due course. You can keep up with the project at
@jkdmonitor
, and you can support our work here:
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Our founder and driving force
@iyad_elbaghdadi
has stepped down as Executive Director, welcoming co-founder
@gatnash
into the new position.
Iyad will remain at Kawaakibi as Chairman, but has taken a step back from the day-to-day operations.
Today I'm announcing a significant transition for me: I have stepped down from my leadership role at
@Kawaakibi
and passed the torch to
@gatnash
. You can read the full statement here:
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If you're in Oslo tomorrow, come to our screening of
@FarhaFilm
. We'll be joined by director
@DarinSallam
!
📢 Attention, Oslo! 🌍🇵🇸
If you're around next Tuesday (May 23rd), join us for the first-ever Oslo screening of
@FarhaFilm
, a groundbreaking movie about the Palestinian Nakba directed by the incomparable
@DarinSallam
. Event details here:
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Six years ago, Kawaakibi Foundation was born from a vision to empower communities in the MENA region repressed by authoritarian systems. Consider donating to us on
#GivingTuesday
as we grow our capacities to achieve self-determination for our people.
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We're launching our first ever newsletter soon at Kawaakibi!
Click 'Subscribe' on our website to keep informed on our updates, work and research.
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Our work challenging authoritarianism has an impact. If it didn't, they wouldn't be targetting
@iyad_elbaghdadi
. Become a supporter and help us keep doing what we do.
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Join our Spaces in 55 minutes as we delve into the political, personal and humanitarian situation in Sudan with
@khalidalbaih
,
@LeenaShibeika
,
@FreeSudan2023
,
@HamidMurtada
and
@ElbashirIdris_
!
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Happening now: a conversation between
@iyad_elbaghdadi
and Aljazeera anchor
@ghadaoueiss
about weaponised disinformation.
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Consider donating here to help provide essential humanitarian relief to refugees in Cairo fleeing the ongoing war in Sudan.
Tune into our Spaces today to hear more about what you can do to help the people in Sudan.
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Our next Spaces will take place tomorrow at 5pm BST/6pm Oslo time. We’ll be discussing the latest developments in Sudan with
@khalidalbaih
,
@HamidMurtada
,
@ElbashirIdris_
and
@gatnash
. Be sure to tune in!
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This series will launch right here on X on 26th January, 2024, at 6pm CET / 5pm GMT.
Which topics are you most interested in our takes on?
South Africa at ICJ
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Abrahamic Accords future
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The Red Sea situation
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Colonialism in Palestine
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We’re live now, speaking about legal definitions of genocide, the ICJ and future of Abrahamic Accords with
@iyad_elbaghdadi
,
@khalidalbaih
and
@RazanSpeaks
.
Join the conversation!
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'The Palestine solidarity movement has been plagued by over reliance on foreign donors for a long time. This needs to be changed' -
@iyad_elbaghdadi
Tune into our Spaces live now on donor's crisis response in the wake of Gaza.
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We just concluded our Spaces on EU/US donor's crisis response in wake of the genocide on Gaza - how we got here, and what can be done to build a MENA agency.
Listen to the conversation here between
@iyad_elbaghdadi
,
@gatnash
,
@OmarSabbour
&
@RazanSpeaks
!
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@TimepDC
@HamidMurtada
@khalidalbaih
@The_NewArab
Read also: One year of the calamitous war in Sudan – a personal reflection, by
@HamidMurtada
for
@Geeskaplatform
:
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We're halfway through this Spaces on Sudan, delving into the situation in Sudan inc narratives, structural racism, and the media with
@khalidalbaih
@HamidMurtada
@FreeSudan2023
@LeenaShibeika
@ElbashirIdris_
and
@kandakamagazine
. Tune in!
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Just published an update for our supporters on
@Patreon
.
Disinformation, upcoming podcast episodes and more!
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This Saturday, we are holding a reading circle with
@masahatno
as part of the Arab Arts and Culture Festival.
We'll be reading select chapters from two books: "You Have Not Been Defeated" by
@alaa
and "The Middle East Crisis Factory" by
@iyad_elbaghdadi
and
@gatnash
.
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We’ll be hosting our second X Spaces this Friday, at 6pm CET / 5pm GMT! Don’t miss the conversation this week with
@iyad_elbaghdadi
,
@gatnash
and
@RazanSpeaks
.
What are you interested in us discussing?
Donor responses to Gaza
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Massacre and memory
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Shifting US naval role
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Other, let us know ⬇️
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Join us for our second X Spaces tonight at 6pm CET, discussing donor’s crisis response in light of the genocide on Gaza, with
@iyad_elbaghdadi
,
@gatnash
,
@OmarSabbour
and
@RazanSpeaks
!
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We're proud to have supported the production of Egyptian rock musician
@RamyEssam
's new song and video, Lagl Tentesri (For You To Win).
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We'll also be joined by artists
@khalidalbaih
and
@RamyEssam
, who'll contribute their thoughts and art.
Join us in Oslo:
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Read here: Uprooted: Life and Loss One Year Into Sudan’s War by
@TimepDC
- with reflections from
@HamidMurtada
on surviving the war and experiencing loss and displacement:
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Thank you for joining our first ever Spaces tonight with
@iyad_elbaghdadi
,
@RazanSpeaks
and
@khalidalbaih
!
You can listen to the recording here. We're open to feedback on how to improve for our next Spaces, which will be on Friday 23rd February, 2024. See you then!
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Our president
@iyad_elbaghdadi
writes in the Washington Post: freedom of speech was our fallen friend
@JKhashoggi
's cause. Doing justice to him means keeping that at the top of the agenda.
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Punishing MBS is not enough to do justice to
@JKhashoggi
. The Biden admin must demand the release of prisoners of conscience and protecting free expression for all Saudis.
Freedom of speech can ensure internal checks on MBS from Saudi society itself, a fitting legacy for Jamal.
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We wish Iyad the best of luck in his new endeavour, and are excited to work with him in his new capacity at Kawaakibi, and with Ahmed leading at the helm as our new Executive Director.
Read our full statement here:
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We're hiring! We're looking for a Senior Development Consultant with a track record in securing major institutional grants for human rights organisations, to join us at Kawaakibi.
📍Remote, anywhere in the world
📅Immediate start
You can apply here:
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Where we've been for the last 2 months:
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Happy new year from the team at
@Kawaakibi
Foundation! Our new year's treat is this podcast about how we came to be.
New episode! The
@Kawaakibi
Foundation story: a story of the Arab Spring, a story of resistance.
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Ghada became a victim of targeted disinformation campaigns in 2020, after her phone was hacked with zero-click spyware:
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@khalidalbaih
“Our children will grapple with the idea of home, returning if there is a chance or becoming citizens in distant lands. We were once diaspora kids with the choice to go home; now they are refugee children, growing up without the certainty of returning.” —
@khalidalbaih
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@khalidalbaih
“Sudan will continue to be overlooked, as it is easier for powers to manipulate fragments than deal with a colossal failed state or, even worse, a democratic state. This challenge, then falls on us, to shape a new, better Sudan or whatever it will end up being.” —
@khalidalbaih
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Mid-Ramadan update from Kawaakibi Foundation
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We're hiring a Senior Development Consultant with a track record in securing major institutional grants in the human rights field, to join us at Kawaakibi Foundation.
Could this be you?
Apply here:
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For press inquiries, please email:
press [at] kawaakibi [dot] org
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@TimepDC
@HamidMurtada
Read also: Stolen homelands: Sudan's generations of conflict, displacement and hope - a long read by our Co-director of Arts
@khalidalbaih
for
@The_NewArab
on his family history and generations of displacement and survival in Sudan:
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When the pace of social change escalated dramatically, tradition ceased being the infallible barometer and source of knowledge that it had been to humanity for almost all of human history. That's when things got messy. Episode 3 of
@tarboush_pod
⬇️
Our latest episode!
@iyad_elbaghdadi
and
@gatnash
on:
tradition & modernity, Muslim pessimism, China's birth rates, Germanic germ theory, and Britain, France and the nationalism of decline, and more!
🔊:
▶️:
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The song's lyrics are by Ahmad Douma, an Egyptian activist serving a 15-year sentence in Egypt's prisons for standing up for human rights, democracy, and freedom of speech.
Listen to the song:
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Read
@iyad_elbaghdadi
's latest update about how everyday institutions treat him as a Palestinian refugee. Our work goes on regardless:
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If you'd like to be notified when the video is on YouTube, subscribe to our channel!
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The Arabic lyrics are available in this thread
NEW: We're proud and honored to present
@RamyEssam
's latest song, "Lagl Tentesri" ("For you to win"), written by Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, who is serving a 15 year sentence for his involvement in the 2011 Egyptian Uprising
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“There is uncertainty of our return, whether it's in 10 years akin to my grandfather, 20 years following my father's path, or perhaps 30 years as my Somali friend experienced. Unlike my father's generation, we are living through the very collapse they foresaw.” —
@khalidalbaih
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What does
@amnesty
's acknowledgement that Israel is an apartheid state mean for the Palestinian cause?
@iyad_elbaghdadi
examines in this video:
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Kawaakibi Foundation Announces The Jamal Khashoggi Article Series
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