Zarefah Baroud
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☕️PhD Candidate | @uniofexeter European Centre for Palestine Studies 🎥Digital Media Associate | @ampalestine & @ajpaction
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الحمدلله
I submitted my PhD dissertation entitled: The Colonial Origins of Israel’s Carceral Regime.
This thesis is dedicated to my beloved uncle, Dr. Hamdi Baroud, and the members of my family martyred and missing in the Gaza genocide.
(Next step: viva!)
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Half of my heart died today along with my auntie, Dr. Soma Baroud, who was assassinated by Israel earlier today. You taught me what it means to be a Gazan woman. You were a force to be reckoned with. You were so nurturing but also a hurricane.
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It is difficult to find words. Yesterday, we were informed that we lost 6 members of our beautiful family.
5 of my cousins along with their mother, my aunt, were slaughtered by Israeli shelling on their home in Khan Younis.
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My dear friend Yousef was killed with his family this morning when an Israeli missile targeted their home in Beit Lahia.
I met him while visiting the whole
@WeAreNotNumbers
team in Gaza last year.
This is what he told me when I asked ‘What is your dream?’
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I don't know if I will ever be able to properly articulate what it feels like to read the names of your family's martyrs off of an itemized excel sheet.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza has just published a 649-page document with the the name, age, gender, ID number of every Palestinian killed in Gaza from October 7 to August 31 that it has info for (over 34k out of 40k). The 1st 14 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year old)
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My sweet friend’s nephew Fadil has been murdered by an Israeli air strike in Gaza. He was only 9. His mother is in pure anguish.
He wanted to be a pilot. Before this all began, he wanted to go to the beach with his family. That would be last time he’d ever visit the sea.
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I can’t believe I’m writing this. I can’t believe I’m making this post.
Our beloved Dr. Refaat Alareer has been killed by an Israeli air strike.
Alhamdulillah that I had the blessing of meeting you and becoming your friend.
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Palestinians are being massacred in their hundreds yet they remain steadfast. Meanwhile, millionaire celebrities can’t maintain a backbone for 5 minutes. Disappointing.
I have reflected & wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing “genocide”. It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here & abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole.
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Yousef was an extremely talented writer and a bright young man. He deserved the world. Alhamdulillah that I had the honor to know him. Allah yerhamo.
#GazaUnderaAttack
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May Allah SWT accept them as martyrs and assign them the highest of ranks in Jannah.
Which ever faith you practice, please make a sincere prayer for them, those in our family who are currently missing, along with everyone else.
Pray for all of Gaza.
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My cousin Walid (~16) finished memorizing the entire holy Quran over the summer. MashAllah.
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@h3h3productions
These crimes have been committed by Israel everyday since 1948. In no way is the bombing of Gazan civilians, the theft of land, nor the systemic cleansing of Palestinians from historic Palestine exclusive to Netanyahu.
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My cousin Anas (18) was just starting his first semester of university.
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Little Yaman and Fadwa (9) along with my beautiful aunt Khadijah.
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You always made me feel like your daughter. I remember how much we would laugh when people told us I looked like your daughter or like you as a young woman. My heart swells with pride to know that I share your face, your eyes, your nose, and your smile.
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@h3h3productions
And for you to deflect onto Palestinian resistance, without validating our calls or an end to the siege, and end to the occupation, and our right of return to our land from which we were removed, is to completely divert from a productive conversation about "peace".
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Thank you for always taking care of me, and for taking care of our whole family after grandma and grandpa passed. I know you are with grandma Zarefah, grandpa Muhammad, and uncle Hamdi. I wish I could join you all sooner. إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
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This 22 year old, proud Palestinian just accepted a PhD offer with the
@uniofexeter
’s European Centre for Palestine Studies 🇵🇸✨Alhamdulillah
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"I have learned that a woman can be a fighter, a freedom fighter, a political activist, and that she can fall in love, and be loved, she can be married, have children, be a mother... Revolution must mean life also; every aspect of life."
- Leila Khaled
#InternationalWomensDay
🇵🇸
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Hundreds of Palestinians protested in Gaza today against the Israeli siege. Not only were they punished with bullets, but bombardments around the Strip. Don’t forget about
#Gaza
.
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Honored to have been invited to speak at the first ever Global Anti-Apartheid Conference for Palestine in South Africa. May our next conference convene in a liberated Palestine, InshAllah. Amandla! Awethu! 🇵🇸🇿🇦
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Fadil, like all martyred Gazan children deserved a childhood.
Allah yerhamo. Please make dua for him and his family.
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It’s always “Palestinian rights” that are mentioned last - an afterthought - to the nonexistent rights of illegal settlers. The subject in question is PALESTINE, yet they still manage to erase actual Palestinians from the discussion completely.
@AOC
do better.
On April 1,
@AOC
did a livestream with Michael Miller, the head of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. She was asked about “peace between Israelis and Palestinians.”
Her response was incredibly underwhelming, to say the very least:
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On Wednesday, Israeli forces murdered this beautiful child.
Say his name. Remember his name.
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Who are the 9,000+ Palestinian hostages?
#FreeThemAll
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This happened less than 10 miles from me in my dad's refugee camp, Al Nuseirat. Zionists could not be more aware of their impunity.
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Remember when you killed 3,800 people with drone strikes alone? Or when you reportedly told your senior aides: “Turns out I’m really good at killing people. Didn’t know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.”?
Today we remember the lives we lost on 9/11. Even the smallest act of service is a way to honor them. And just like Jay Winuk, we can honor their memories through service.
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I remember talking politics over manaeesh and exploring the old city of Gaza together. I learned so much from you. I don’t think I will accept you are gone until I return to Gaza and you are not there anymore.
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May your return to Allah be glorious. InshAllah we will meet again. Allah yerhamo.
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As Palestinians, we are taught to comply with our oppression for the sake of a peace we won’t be included in.
Unlearn this.
When a Zionist is elected, you don’t have to cheer.
We are entitled to aspirations & agendas for our people’s best interests, just like everybody else.
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We’re really in 2019 and y’all are still calling the occupation a “conflict”?
#ItsCalledApartheid
#FreePalestine
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Alhamdulilah. I have officially completed my Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication studies. I cannot wait to continue onto my Master’s very soon, InshAllah. Thank you mama and baba - this is all for you❤️
#UW
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It was such an honor to conduct this
@PDeepdive
interview with Dr. Rashid Khalidi.
🗝Watch the full interview:
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"The campaign targeting the Palestine Chronicle morphed to become that of abuse and direct threats against Palestine Chronicle editors and their families.
For example, the home address of the Palestine Chronicle editor was shared publicly online, with violent insinuations."
🚨The Palestine Chronicle calls on all media outlets to cease their per se defamation and harassment of the Palestine Chronicle and its team – and calls on government authorities to investigate and stop threats made to the lives and safety of Palestine Chronicle staff and their
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You can’t compete with Gazan kids 😭❤️ MashAllah!
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@HinnaAli3
@kevandokht
2. Jeans don’t fall under this category as the West could never relate to the plight it’s imposed on Asia/MENA. It is political.
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@HinnaAli3
@kevandokht
1. We must consider the contexts of these nations, rooted in Western colonialism and imperialism. Given the lack of credit, this is deemed as yet another part of their nations’ integrity stolen.
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I have finally graduated with my Master’s degree specializing in foreign policy.
Alhamdulillah for the unconditional love and support from my beautiful mama and baba. 💐
My heart is overfilled with gratitude.💜
#ClassOf2020
🇵🇸
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It was an honor to be hosted by
@PDeepdive
WATCH: Our first in-person event with
@FPANewYork
in New York City marking the launch of our campaign
#ShowBothSides
calling for major publications to hire Palestinian correspondents on the ground in
Palestine.
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Her name, Palestinian
Her dreams, and sorrow, Palestinian
Her Kerchief, her feet and body, Palestinian
Her words and her silence, Palestinian
Her voice, Palestinian
Her birth and her death, Palestinian
- Mahmoud Darwish
A Lover From Palestine
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Honored to be speaking alongside
@huwaidaarraf
and
@emnasser
❤️
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, join us this Thursday @ 9PM EST w/
@huwaidaarraf
,
@emnasser
,
@ZarefahBaroud
& Iman Alzaghari to salute Palestinian women and their [s]heroic contributions.
💻 FB Live:
📺 YouTube:
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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. I received the news last night that my dear friend Wafa has been martyred w/ her husband and her beautiful children. A mother, a journalist, an organizer, and a friend.
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Zaid, 4 years old, and his little sister Mariam, 2 years old, were killed along with their pregnant mother in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday.
They weren't able to recover enough of Mariam's small body to bury her.
#GazaUnderAttack
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Tune in today for this great panel! I'm honored to be speaking alongside these powerhouse activists ❤️🇵🇸
@mshalabiye
@MadinahForDE
@showandtal
@AMPalestine
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It is time to recognize the racism within the discourses among non-Palestinian, but supposedly pro-Palestine folks, who unfailingly perpetuate the “violence on both sides” approach to addressing the occupation.
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For the new year, I started reading before bed instead of scrolling through my phone. I’ve finished nearly 3 books already ❤️❤️❤️
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Sweet Wafa, you were a queen in Gaza, serving as an inspiration for young Palestinian women across Gaza, Palestine, and the world. I can’t believe I am writing this. I will never forget you. Allah yerhamha.
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If you think your reason for voting for Harris is convincing enough - I urge you to consider how you’d explain it to Refaat.
How his life was not a red line.
The Democratic Party and Biden are responsible for the Gaza genocide perpetrated by Israel.
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This is the home where I stayed in Gaza. Where I learned to cook Maqlouba, where I spent time w/ my family, where I learned to make coffee how my uncle Hamdi liked it to bring it to him as he read in the garden. Now my uncle is gone, along w/ the home holding all of his memories.
‘Homes Have Souls’ - Reading a Poem to the Destroyed Baroud Home in Gaza
The Baroud home in the Qarara area, east of Khan Yunis, has suffered severe damage throughout the Israeli war on Gaza. However, somehow, it remained standing.
Not anymore.
Yazan Baroud, a young
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#MLK
stood against militarism, warned about the detriment of moderate politics on the struggle for Black liberation, and spoke in favor of radical wealth redistribution. His last sermon was entitled “Why America May Go To Hell”👇🏼. This MLK cannot be omitted from his own legacy.
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I was so consumed by the bombings in Gaza that I hadn’t even heard about New Zealand till now.
To be Muslim in this world is to be constantly holding your breath, constantly on edge, constantly grieving.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
Our martyrs are the most powerful.
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My latest with Al Jazeera
As we Gazans reflect on our own relationship to the Nakba, our proximity to this history looms ever closer as the threat of colonial erasure continues to stalk us as Zionist mortar fire had stalked Zarefah and Mohammed’s journey to Gaza years ago.
"As we witness the genocide unfolding in Gaza, our ancestors’ lived experiences of the Nakba feel that much closer. Seventy-six years later, we face the imminent threat of colonial erasure just as they did."
—
#AJOpinion
by Zarefah Baroud ⤵️
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So honored to have gotten the chance to participate in
@AMPalestine
’s
#PalestineConvention
and rep Gaza ❤️ Alhamdulillah, I am so proud to work for this powerful organization.
#OnTheRoadToFreePalestine
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Let us consider the fate of these Palestinian children, or others like them, based on what we know about Israel’s military court system (Thread)⚖️
Video footage of the moments preceding the arrest of the 5 children yesterday: The children gathered Akkoub (a type of wild Artichoke) near the settlement Havat Maon, 2 masked settlers approached them, scared them away and took the buckets and plants they left behind.
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I can respect different opinions, but I can never respect uninformed opinions.
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At the end of the day, it is the people's resistance that will liberate Palestine and decolonize the world.
#Gaza
#Ceasefire
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my wish for you is that you continue.
continue to be who you are,
to astonish a mean world
with your acts of kindness.
maya angelou
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Ramadan Mubarak!✨🌙
May this month be full of blessings, healing and love!❤️
(Photos from Gaza:
@WeAreNotNumbers
&
@PalestineChron
)
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"There's nothing in our book, the Quran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent. Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. That's a good religion."
Malcolm X
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The BDS Movement has warned multimedia content makers against supporting the content of Nas Daily and called for a boycott of his work.
He has always been a Zionist whose career revolves around normalizing Israel.
#BoycottNasDaily
#PalestineisaRedLine
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had i told the sea
what i felt for you,
it would have left its shores,
its shells,
its fish,
and followed me.
~ nizar qabbani
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We’ve waited for months in agony for news on missing family. My heart has been in my stomach all day.
Ya Rab, you are the most Just. Please show us Your justice.
Today, Israeli authorities returned 88 bodies to
#Gaza
in an advanced state of decomposition and without identification. This has caused severe distress among Palestinian families whose loved ones have been forcibly disappeared for months. We are closely monitoring the situation.
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To those saying they would hold Biden accountable once elected, where have you been since he started appointing war mongers to his administration?
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Aysenur was a Seattleite and a fellow
@UW
alum. She was shot in the head and killed by the Israeli military today.
A 26-year-old international activist died on Friday from critical head injuries after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
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Free all Palestinian prisoners in occupation prisons in 2021!
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Israeli date brands to boycott:
• Jordan River
• Jordan River Bio-Tops
• King Solomon
• Any brands marketed by ‘Hadiklaim’
@AMPalestine
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My latest article
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France’s recently adopted Hijab policy is nothing new.
We cannot simply accept the policy as part of France’s secular agenda, but rather one of white supremacy and colonial hegemony.
(A thread)
*A French propaganda poster (1950)
"Are you not pretty? Unveil yourself!"
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John Legend: “As progressives we should also speak up for human rights for Palestinians, and I think for too long, I think it has been out of bounds for progressives to speak up for the rights of Palestinians."
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@sharifkouddous
Salam Sharif, would you mind sharing the link or emailing me the document? Thank you.
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You don’t get to “stand” with Palestinians one day and dictate how they respond to their subjugation the next - just because armed struggle and indigenous agency don’t align with your pink pussy hat approaches to oppression.
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Excited to be a part of this panel! Register for AMP’s annual Palestine Convention today!
On Friday, Nov 27 @ 8PM EST, AMP's
@mshalabiye
will host an all-youth panel to talk about incredible success stories from organizers all over the country including Ahmed Awad,
@MadinahForDE
, Tal Frieden, & AMP's
@ZarefahBaroud
.
➡️Register for FREE here:
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You are Allah’s creation. Who are you to not love yourself?
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"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."
- emiliano zapata
100 years since his assassination, zapata continues to hold great significance in our movements for global justice.
🇲🇽🇵🇸
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@mshalabiye
@chancetherapper
thank you SO MUCH for standing with Palestine! We would love to have a conversation with you on what your audience can do the support Palestinians! Please reach out!❤️
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@chancetherapper
I'd be more than happy to host an IG takeover/live on your platform if you are interested in sharing the message for Palestine, including the expulsions in Jerusalem and the bombings in Gaza, and what you can do to help!
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No article could ever fully encapsulate my experience in Gaza, but I attempted to capture parts of it here.
I miss my family and my beloved Palestine dearly.
"I dream of the day that Gaza and all of Palestine will be free and I, and all my family, will be able to go back to our ancestral land in Beit Daras."
—
#AJOpinion
by
@ZarefahBaroud
⬇️
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