Ramy Yaacoub
@ramyyaacoub.bsky.social
🥷 at @open-society.bsky.social. ex @timep.bsky.social. Rocket Scientist @EmbryRiddle. M.A. @ausis.bsky.social. Political Analyst. Scuba Diver. English, Arabic, y un poco de Español 🇨🇦🇪🇬🇺🇸 Twitter: @ramyyaacoub
In the midst of the darkest times, there will always be those who resist. May we know them, may we support them, may we be among them. ✊🏼❤️
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · last yr.Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...
📣 Allies in Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia! Free DC is running a campaign asking residents of each to contact the governor and ask that the National Guard deployed to DC be recalled. OH freedcproject.org/news/for-all... SC freedcproject.org/news/for-all... WV freedcproject.org/west-virginia
📢 After 2.5 whirlwind, relentless, and rewarding years at @open-society.bsky.social, I’ll be stepping down as Director of MENA Programs & moving on to a new adventure at the end of the month. Grateful to @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social, @alexsoros.bsky.social, et al. Stay tuned for more on what’s cooking🫡🖖
Viktor Orban tried to ban the Budapest Pride parade. He got the biggest one yet. Steve Hendrix reports from the Hungarian capital www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
This was not a full-page ad I was expecting to see in the Sunday NYTimes today
Holding Syrian Christians and Syrians in my heart as news trickles in of a harrowing attack on Mar Elias Church in the Dwel'a area of Damascus. According to eyewitness reports, a man entered the church, began shooting, and then carried out a suicide bombing.
Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in #Syria during Divine Liturgy apnews.com/article/syri...
Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Syria during Divine Liturgy
State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a church filled with people, killing at least 20.
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"Only the dead have seen the end of war." George Santayana
They ripped him apart from his pregnant wife in her last trimester. They stole from him the birth of his baby boy Dean, his graduation ceremony, his first Father's Day. They detained him illegally for 104 days. But today, Mahmoud Khalil is FINALLY FREE. 🤍✊🏼
🚨NEW REPORT: exposing clever new hacking tactic. 🇷🇺Russian state-backed hackers used an App-Specific Password attack against prominent Russia expert @keirgiles.bsky.social It's like they knew what we all expect from 🇷🇺...and then did the opposite 1/ By us @citizenlab.ca & Google's GTIG
🇱🇧 Lebanon recently held municipal elections for the first time in nearly 10 years. What do the results tell us? And what may this mean for the much-awaited 2026 parliamentary elections? Don't miss @timep.bsky.social's event ft @alaasayeg.bsky.social, Soha Mneimneh, Ali Mourad, and Jean Kassir.
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · last yr.🔔 Join us on Thursday, June 26 at 11 am EST for an event exploring the recent Lebanese municipal elections and what the results tell us in the lead up to the 2026 parliamentary elections, featuring Ali Mourad, Soha Mneimneh, @alaasayeg.bsky.social, and Jean Kassir. timep.org/2025/06/18/p...
In exile, I've met some of the most incredible advocates, the most talented journalists, the most unrelenting lawyers. But all too often, the space for them to continue their work from abroad is not present. Humbled that we play a small part in creating that space at @timep.bsky.social.
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · last yr.We hold in our hearts those who have similarly been driven away from their homes. As the space for organizing across MENA narrows, we recommit to honoring Sarah’s memory by supporting MENA advocates in exile today through a fellowship named in her honor. timep.org/sarah-hegazi...
📢 Must watch: An AI produced video by the German based Dor Brothers. While exaggerated, honestly, it issome of the strongest artistic political commentary I have seen on domestic US politics these days. 🔊 Sound on 🔛 🎥: youtu.be/V4zwIhS2iZk?...
As Sanaa Seif, sister of detained British-Egyptian citizen Alaa Abdel Fattah, provides a deeply worrying update on their mother's hunger strike, we at TIMEP reiterate our call on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act urgently and immediately to #FreeAlaa: fairsq.org/parliament-n...
Parliament, NGOs urge British PM to act to free Alaa Abd el-Fattah
More than 100 British parliamentarians, and 32 human rights organisations, have written to the British Prime Minister urging him to use all the tools at his disposal to free the British-Egyptian priso...
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In Washington, DC? Drop by Dupont Circle tomorrow at 6 pm to stand in solidarity with hunger-striking mother Dr. Laila Soueif who is protesting the continued unjust detention of her son British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. Details here: www.facebook.com/share/1C7wVt... #FreeAlaa
🎉 An exciting day here at @timep.bsky.social, where we are welcoming 11 brilliant advocates and experts who are the frontlines of the movement to reimagine a more just, more equitable, and more peaceful MENA region. Humbled at the trust our fellows have in us to embark on this journey together. 🙏
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · last yr.🎉 TIMEP is thrilled to announce the members of its 2025-2026 Nonresident Fellowship cohort: @justinsalhani.bsky.social, Ahmad Helmi, @shehh.bsky.social, Samy Akil, Mahitab Mahgoub, Iyed Hamadi, Sarah Hamza, Jean Kassir, Lina Ghoutouk, Dina Kamel, and Lina Marwan.
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
🎉 We’re thrilled to share that @washingtonian.com has named our ED @maitelsadany.bsky.social as one of the 500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy in Washington, a recognition that celebrates TIMEP's commitment to centering MENA voices in MENA policy: www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
We proudly celebrate TIMEP's founder, @ramyyaacoub.bsky.social, who is also featured in this year's @washingtonian.com list. His belief that "policy is people" shaped TIMEP at its birth and continues to guide everything we do. We are deeply grateful for his leadership and compass over the years.
Alf mabrouk, @maitelsadany.bsky.social!
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · last yr.🎉 We’re thrilled to share that @washingtonian.com has named our ED @maitelsadany.bsky.social as one of the 500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy in Washington, a recognition that celebrates TIMEP's commitment to centering MENA voices in MENA policy: www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
Once a "TIMEPer," always a TIMEPer, I would not be where I am in my career without TIMEP's past and current team members. 🙏❤️
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · last yr.We proudly celebrate TIMEP's founder, @ramyyaacoub.bsky.social, who is also featured in this year's @washingtonian.com list. His belief that "policy is people" shaped TIMEP at its birth and continues to guide everything we do. We are deeply grateful for his leadership and compass over the years.
I'm deeply humbled to see "Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy" on the cover of one of DC's most-read magazines, to have the story of the Arab Spring preserved in its pages, and to be recognized by @washingtonian.com again, this time alongside our founder @ramyyaacoub.bsky.social.
