@shamjaff.bsky.social
Journalist. Berlin. Recently built a platform for journalism centered on Asia, Afria, and the Americas. gishty.com. There, I write different newsletters on what you missed from the “Global South”: (good) news and good literature.
Rather “Bored of Peace”.
This didn’t age well…
“The civil society in the region” also includes more than simply “Iranians” or “Israelis”. There are sizable migrant communities in West Asia; migrant workers from Nepal or the Philippines. The latter counted more than 2.1 million Filipino workers across the region in 2024.
Today is yet another day of reminding myself that I will regret using AI to get to Inbox Zero. I’m still not using it.
Sehr interessante Ausgabe von "What happened last week?" von @shamjaff.bsky.social u.a. zur Militärpolitik in China und 2026 anstehenden Wahlen in Afrika. gishty.com/issues/2026-...
Rojava/DAANES wasn’t supposed to exist, but it did.
That’s how low the bar is.
Ich find’s wichtig, über die Taliban und ihre internen Streitereien zu berichten. Ich find’s aber auch wichtig, zu betonen, dass die sogenannte “moderatere” Gruppierung innerhalb der Taliban deswegen als moderat gilt, weil sie Frauen und Mädchen Zugang zu Bildung gewähren möchten.
I think it’s important to report on the Taliban & their internal power struggles. I also think it’s important to be clear about what “more moderate” actually means in this context: a faction is considered moderate because it wants to allow women/girls access to education. That’s how low the bar is.
It appears that the expected #Internet shutdown in #Uganda has been implemented in advance of upcoming elections.
A message from UCC_Official said the suspension of services would be effective at 1800 (15:00 UTC). At that time, we saw traffic from Uganda drop, falling 95% in under 30 minutes.
Plot for a movie you can steal: Main character goes to visit FIFA World Cup, ends up in a torture prison in El Salvador.
Help needed :)
Help needed :)
Simultaneously opening tabs on Rojava, Rojhelat and Bakur these days.
Die von mir sehr geschätzte Journalistin @shamjaff.bsky.social hat ein Interview geführt mit Gabriela Mesones, einer venezolanischen Journalistin. Und sie sagt u.a.: Bei all den Debatten um Öl sollten wir die Menschen in Venzuela nicht vergessen und was das diktatorische Regime ihnen angetan hat.
Stimmen aus Venezuela hören? @shamjaff.bsky.social hat die Journalistin Gabriela Mesones Rojo aus Caracas zu den Ereignissen der vergangenen Tage befragt: @gishtymedia.bsky.social
Wie sehen Linke vor Ort die Lage in Venezuela? Die Journalistin Gabriela Mesones Rojo kritisiert im Gespräch mit @shamjaff.bsky.social den US-Angriff und die rechte Opposition unter María Corina Machado scharf – aber ebenso Menschenrechtsverletzungen unter Nicolás Maduro (F+)
There used to be a time when it was our job as journalists to decode what's happening and why. Trump just eliminated us middlemen.
"We're in the oil business" - Trump
I find myself getting dumber and dumber reading these Berlin takes myself. Resorting back to local voices lol
You’re right. Deleting it.
Waiting for Lula to wake up.
omg, just learned that @gishtymedia.bsky.social released her new (old) newsletter #whathappenedlastweek on https://gishty.com ! Looks already really good, and also very promising. A must go for anyone who likes to read about the world, curated by the wonderful @shamjaff.bsky.social :)
Es gibt ein neues Projekt / Portal von @shamjaff.bsky.social (@whlwnews.bsky.social). Schon jetzt sieht @gishtymedia.bsky.social klasse aus, ich bin gespannt auf das, was da noch kommen wird!
Is this the corner of the internet where I confess that I expected Mamdani to take that four hour train ride?
but those are not the actual files?
Can they just download the Epstein files to our phones like they did with that U2 album?
If you’re having a bad day, just know ex-Red Pill forums exist.
I still can’t believe that this is happening in Australia… thanks for sharing the outrage (and the newsletter)!
Here’s some important news I learned from @shamjaff.bsky.social’s global newsletter today: Australia secretively shipping people for indefinite detention in Nauru
This world sucks sometimes, but this newsletter is great, and you should sign up for it.