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Via
@guardian
: 55,054 new coronavirus cases and 952 more deaths reported across the US on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The highest single-day reporting of new cases since 14 August lifts the overall totals to at least 7,032,712 infections and 203,750 deaths.
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Emotive stock market trader is an underappreciated genre of photography
FILE PHOTO - A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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@paulkrugman
She was never as moderate as conventional wisdom believed, she coasted off of Snowe’s legitimate reputation for a long time.
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The pediatric hospital in
#Sulaimani
looking fantastic with a new paint job, and dinosaur(!).
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Children playing on and old AA piece near the
#Halabja
Monument on the 33rd anniversary of the 1988 chemical attack
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The international community must stop Turkey’s ethnic cleansing plans in northern Syria
From
@AmyAustinHolmes
and
@vvanwilgenburg
in
@PostOpinions
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For leaders in the Kurdistan Region, Biden’s speech today should be concerning. All those unkept promises over the past 2 decades abt fighting corruption, Peshmerga reform, political unity, & human rights will run into finite patience & coming shift in the strategic relationship.
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With the holiday season approaching, please consider donating to Books to Prisons programs. Access to books makes a massive difference in the lives of people behind bars.
#BooksToPrisons
@B2Pdc
@wpbp
@BtBsNYC
@AppalachianPBP
@LGBTBtP
@ncwomenspbooks
@B2PSeattle
@btbphilly
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Just a note about Erbil’s geography:
1) US says facilities w/ its personnel were not targeted. But Kurdish civilians were targeted and killed. That matters.
2) the focus on the strike being “near” the US consulate is misplaced for 2 reasons. 1/3
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After Murad explained how her mother and six brothers were killed and that 3,000 Yazidis remained missing, Trump said, "And you had the Nobel Prize? That's incredible. They gave it to you for what reason?"
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#Sulaimani
's mural game is very, very strong, lots of really good ones out there.
But this one near Hawary Shar is definitely one of my favorites.
#TwitterKurds
#Kurdistan
#Iraq
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Passed by Norooz Restaurant in Sheffield. Coming across Kurdish restaurants all over the UK.
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If any geologist ever wants to go on a field trip around the Kurdistan Region and explain what's what and how come, I'm in.
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Bit of news: I am no longer working at NRT. Proud of the work in my years there & wish its journalists all the best. That said, media in the Kurdistan Region has serious issues. Hopefully public service can be re-centered as its core mission. Meanwhile, excited about new opps.
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“Still in its short life, the Kurdish-led region has faced persistent security and economic threats from almost all sides, including from the Syrian government and Iraqi Kurdish neighbors to the east. But it is Turkey that looms the largest.”
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A Sorani Kurdish translation of John Bolton’s memoir for sale in Sulaimani in the Kurdistan Region.
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New from me in
@ForeignPolicy
. My goal was to explain what is happening currently in the Kurdistan Region in terms of political dysfunction, crisis of democratic legitimacy, and economic inequality after decades of intensive international engagement.
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Dr. Bilal Wahab (
@BilalWahab
) announced as the new president of the American University of Iraq - Sulaimani (AUIS)
@auisofficial
. Will take over this summer.
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Amazing view of Tahrir Square in Baghdad watching Iraq vs Iran in a World Cup Qualifying match
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What an appalling statement from KRG PM Barzani's office. A shocking and misogynistic slander.
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بۆ من زۆر پێکەنیناوییە کە ئێن ئاڕ تی باسی نووسەری بابەتەکە نەکات. بڵێم چی.
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Tens of thousands of teachers protest in Sulaimani against the KRG not paying their salaries. August and September are not yet disbursed. Have been on strike for more than a month and no end in sight to the labor action.
#Sulaymaniyah
#Kurdistan
#Iraq
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New from me for
@restofworld
: The story of how Kurdish Sorani was added to Google Translate.
It was a huge undertaking that required countless hours of work from an online community of Kurdish language contributors organized by
@BokanKur
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Protest in the Halabja bazaar on the anniversary of the chemical attack
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Artwork portraying
#Kurdistan
’s water crisis, how it is at the mercy of its upstream neighbors, on display at the
#Halabja
Pomegranate Festival. By Ali Darwesh.
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Anyone know what these birds are? They live nearby in Sulaimani and forage around the place. About the size of a turkey. Beautiful feathers on the body with tiny dinosaur heads.
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"The names of the Kurdish prime minister [Masrour Barzani] and his relatives don’t just randomly end up all over incorporation documents for multiple Florida companies for no reason."
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Security forces working to break up protests inside the new campus of the University of
#Sulaimani
using tear gas on the fourth day of sustained student protests in the city.
Demos also reported in Erbil, Ranya, and Halabja.
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Merry Christmas to all this celebrating. Hoping everyone has a restful holiday.
Mawat,
#Sulaimani
governorate. December 2021.
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NEW from me for
@AlMonitor
: The US has reduced stipends for Peshmerga funding from $20m per month to $15m per month amid a lack of progress on Peshmerga reform.
This was expected given the troubles with the reform process, but comes at a very tough time.
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Trump CEO over Voice of America repeatedly abused power, investigation finds : NPR
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If you have a chance, definitely go see
@joeyldotcom
's exhibition put on by
@Metrography
at Sulaimani's Amnasuraka featuring photos from his new book 'We Came From Fire.' The photographs are stunning and the setting is excellent.
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Kid Pope waiting for Pope Francis at Erbil airport this morning.
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Over the past couple days, I walked around
#Sulaimani
taking photos and ran into a number of (mostly) men running small shops and buying essential items during the coronavirus curfew. A lot of them asked me to take photos of them, here are some of the results
#Iraq
#Kurdistan
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A
@kurdistan24tv
interview with the brother of Mari who was gunned down in Erbil just ahead of
#IWD
. During the interview admits to killing her, discusses the crime in detail, & justifies it. He hasn't been arrested.
K24 is owned by KRG PM Masrour Barzani
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If you’re in Edinburgh, definitely go to Slemany Grill House. It’s so good, with fresh bread.
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NEW from me in
@MiddleEastInst
: Peshmerga reform is at serious risk of failing. The partisan self-interest of KDP and PUK leaders is consuming the project. The lack of progress threatens a key aspect of the KRI’s relationship with its foreign partners.
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If you’re a diplomat in the Kurdistan Region and you look down and see a microphone bank and it’s just KDP and/or PUK affiliated media outlets, you’re doing it wrong. Supporting free, independent media means ensuring access to all.
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Riding in a taxi in Sulaimani in silence for about 10 minutes. Driver picks up his phone, turns on the bluetooth, and starts playing Careless Whisper.
“George Michael,” he says giving a big thumbs up. Follows this with La Isla Bonita. “Madonna,” he tells me, another thumbs up.
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Another big teachers’ demonstration in Sulaimani, after last Sunday. Now at the end of October they haven’t been paid for their Aug, Sept, and Oct salaries. Got their July salary in mid-Sept.
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Where are the women?
Shortly before in Erbil, Kurdistan President
@IKRPresident
meets with the leadership of all political parties in the Kurdistan region.
#Twitterkurds
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New piece from me for
@cjr
about Kurdistan Region's Communications Device Misuse Law, which was originally a way to combat online harassment, but is now used to punish journalists & activists.
#PressFreedom
is under assault in KRI & this law enables that.
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Rhetorically structured in a way that Trump might take it as a compliment and cite it himself if prompted
"Assad said Trump was the “best American president” for his 'complete transparency' about intentions to maintain control of Syria’s main oilfields"
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Baghdad-based football club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Air Force) just took down Saudi side Al-Ittihad 2-0 at Erbil’s Franso Harari Stadium with Benzema and Kanté on the pitch.
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A very happy
#KurdishJournalismDay
to all Kurdish journalists working in all parts of Kurdistan and around the world. Your bravery and resilience in the face of systematic attempts to undermine your ability to work is inspiring. Your stories deserve to be heard.
#PressFreedom
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b) the currently operating consulate in Ankawa is even further away. In the Lincoln Memorial example, that’s like Tyson’s Corner. So that this happened “near” the US Coms is meaningful only in a vague sense.
But again, Kurdish civilians were targeted and killed. That matters 3/3
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NEW from me in
@TheNationalNews
about Iraqi federalism. Kurdish autonomy is part of Iraq’s constitution and ought to be both recognised and protected. It should not be allowed to slip away, but it’s hard to ignore the Region’s descent into dysfunction.
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From one year ago, at the beginning of the Sulaimani coronavirus lockdown.
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I couldn’t even get a pic of the almond trees in blossom because it was all on the other side of the road
@wrodgers2
had a great one tho
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"But ISIS is gone and now it's Kurdish and who?" Trump asked, before later telling her, "I know the area very well."
"The US leader also appeared unfamiliar when he met a representative from the Rohingya"
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Erdogan should be prosecuted over Syrian offensive: ex-U.N. investigator del Ponte
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"He would also face scrutiny of his business career and many outside financial interests."
Much of this comes from his closeness with key members of the Barzani political and business world.
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An empty main bazaar in
#Sulaimani
as the coronavirus lockdown continues. March 2020.
#Iraq
#Kurdistan
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Protest by Rojhelatis (Iranian Kurds) at the UN compound in
#Erbil
in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq about the death of Zhina Masha Amini. There was also a short march afterwards up and down 100-m road. Lots of chanting
#JinJiyanAzadi
.
#ZhinaAmini
#MashaAmini
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A female protester in the city told the Guardian that a “massacre” by the IRGC was taking place. “They have shut down [Sanandaj] and are slaughtering people inside with guns and bombs just because they are chanting for freedom,” she said.
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NEW from me for
@RUSI_org
: This argues that the deliberate breaking down of the 50-50 power-sharing agreement is the driving force in the internal politics of the Kurdistan Region at the moment, with both the KDP and the PUK playing a role.
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No idea where Kurdish media digs these guys up. A minor, far-right freshman, Andy Ogles’ only profile is voting against McCarthy and lying that the 2020 election was stolen. He is a former mayor from rural TN. He knows nothing about this issue and no ability to influence it.
It is ‘important’ to allow KRG to export oil as fuel prices go up: US Congressman
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End of year wrap of my work in the Kurdistan Region in 2022. Lots of exciting opportunities that broadened out my focus into analysis, feature writing, photojournalism, and research.
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a) where this strike took place is approx 2.5 mi from the new US consulate compound (which isn’t open yet). Distance-wise, that’s like saying something happened “near the Lincoln Memorial” that actually happened in Clarendon. 2/3
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#Update
: All seven who were arrested this afternoon have now been released.
Thanks for everyone's support.
Several of my colleagues (some of whom aren’t shown here) got arrested today for doing their jobs reporting on protests in Shiladze in Duhok province. They should be released immediately.
#PressFreedom
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Back at
@BatesCollege
for my 15th reunion, checking out what they’ve got in the library on the Kurds.
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