Abdelrahman Ayyash عبدالرحمن عياش

From Palestine to women’s rights to standing up for the unheard—she’s the real deal!
We don’t just need more politicians like Kate. We need more people like Kate. 💚

Vote Green. Vote Kate #1.
Holyrood 2026
Edinburgh and Lothian East

I first met Kate Nevens [@katenevens.bsky.social] in Cairo in 2012—two idealistic 20-somethings dreaming of a freer world. 13 years later, in a world where the tide has turned against democracy, where many have succumbed to despair or apathy, Kate is still here. Still fighting. Still hopeful.

Digital Dictators: Confronting Authoritarian Narratives in the MENA Region - MEDC ديكتاتوريو العالم الرقمي: مواجهة السرديات الاستبدادية في الشرق الأوسط في عصرٍ باتت فيه الأنظمة الاستبدادية في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا تعتمد بشكل متزايد على تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي (AI) لنشر ا...

🚨 TOMORROW: Join us for a conversation on combating disinformation & propaganda from authoritarian regimes in the MENA region.

🕚 11 AM ET
🗣️ In Arabic
🌟 With Cathrine Abusmsha, Heba Alkadri, @smex.org’s Mohamed Nagem & MEDC's @3yyash.bsky.social.

Register here: mideastdc.org/events/digit...

The security implications of using feminist methodologies to study gender-based violence in Yemen This paper examines the political and security implications of gender-based violence (GBV) research in Yemen during the period (2019–2023). As various radical groups are gaining power over Yemeni land...

A couple of really insightful papers on the situation for civil society under the Houthis in Yemen:

On researching GBV from Sawsan Al-Refaei pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

& on the civil society crackdowns from @philbrickyadav.bsky.social www.brandeis.edu/crown/public...

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‘Tiny broken bodies, rotting babies, flattened corpses, mass graves, levelled neighbourhoods.
It is a spectacle of slaughter. All unfolding in plain sight, livestreamed and posted by Palestinian citizens and journalists, witnessed by outsiders, and described by Israelis themselves.’

The heroic White Helmets (Syria's civil defense) who've been at the frontlines to save Syrians under the rubble are at Saydnaya to help free detainees in hidden cells. States should ensure they have the resources, technical support & assistance from intl rescue teams to work quickly and efficiently.

When we talk about the fall of a regime, we also talk about the fall of the Zionist regime. It has only existed for 76 years. It is not permanent. It is not everlasting. It will fall. It will be forgotten, with the dictators and despots and US backed war criminals

هذه حربنا جميعًا، وتغيير لصالح الشعوب في أي جبهة لن يكون في مصلحة إسرائيل.

لكن الناس أو الأمة عندما تبادر فلا يمكن سوى افتراض أن حراكها سيخدم كل القضايا العادلة. فأي تغيير يحدث على الأرض لصالح الناس، سيكون في مصلحة قضايانا ككل.
وبرأيي، سوريا ينطبق عليها ما قلته بعد شهر من حرب الإبادة على غزة، "ربما تقدم هذه الحرب شرعية لأطراف جديدة تصعد لتفاوض وتقاتل."

المبدأ: للشعوب الحق في تقرير مصيرها.
الإيمان بهذا المبدأ وتطبيقه بتجرد يؤدي لتبعات غير مفهومة، وربما غير مرغوبة لبعض أصحاب القضايا العادلة.

Just added esteemed Century International fellows @3yyash.bsky.social and @dahliasc.bsky.social to our CI fellows starter pack. Welcome to Bluesky! go.bsky.app/L4xSLft