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My novel, Mourning, is available in paperback & as an e-book. Set in Egypt, Sarajevo and Sierra Leone, it is a tender story of the fallout of the Sierra Leone civil war. Available from @Iskanchipress
iskapress.com/books/mourning
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enough about pangram (slur) and the sideshows. support african writers. read african books. read african litmags. build african institutions.
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Helen Joseph arrives at a rally for released political prisoners in Soweto, October 1989. Credit: Zubeida Vallie/Centre for Curating the Archive (CCA), UCT
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“To be accused of speaking too loudly about one injustice but not others by someone who doesn’t care about any of them is to be told, simply, to keep quiet.”
― Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
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Anti-Apartheid activist and South Africa's first Ambassador to Cuba, John Nkadimeng (left), alongside Cuban leader Fidel Castro, c 1995. Image Source: Book Cover/Through the Eye of the Needle
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13 year-old Jihad Abu Tilkh was killed by the israelis last night in the abominable attack on Nasser Hospital while he lay injured in the ward
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This was sent to me by a French national Theophile Pelissier, who joined us yesterday at the Springboks soirée. The sounds of drums evoke something in most of us.
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I grieve the death of one of Gaza's few remaining general surgeons today. Dr Rizq Abu Shaeera was respected by many who worked alongside him, providing surgical care in unspeakably harsh conditions at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the target of today's lethal airstrikes.
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Here is South African poet, Frank Meintjies on this beautiful land. And its stubborn scars. Salutes!
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استُشهد وبيده مشرط العملية..
طبيب الجراحة رزق أبو شعيرة.. كان داخل غرفة العمليات بمستشفى ناصر في خانيونس.. عندما قصف الاحتلال طابقين في المشفى ويقتل الطبيب والمرضى
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An example of the embroidered folk artform known as Temari, meaning ‘hand ball’ and given as special gifts in Japan #WomensArt #EmbroideryWeek
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La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum 🇲🇽 se ha sumado a la campaña “Un litro de gasolina para Cuba” mediante la compra de una estampa coleccionable de 25 pesos, equivalente al costo de un litro de combustible.
La iniciativa, impulsada por la Liga Cultural Antifascista, busca reunir recursos para enviar 40 mil litros de gasolina a la isla.
Gracias a la presidenta y al pueblo de México por la solidaridad y amor a mi pueblo!
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People who want to actually support CPTSD survivors need to understand that, because of our past experiences w/ people we should have been able to trust, we often hear "reach out for support" as "put your hand in this bear trap."
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“Everything happens for a reason.”
When people say this to an abuse victim, it diminishes their pain, suffering, and trauma. Survivors need understanding, not spiritual platitudes.
#EmotionalAbuse #SupportSurvivors
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Remind yourself that because you're struggling with some of the same feelings or behaviors you once did, that doesn't mean you're "back there." It really doesn't. Sometimes our symptoms or pain do a callback. We don't overreact. We manage it.
Easy does it. Breathe, blink, focus.
