”Resultatet af revolutionen var forfærdeligt og noget, mange iranere ikke ønskede. At visse monarkister blandt eksiliranerne forsøger at få opstanden til at se ud som en vestlig sammensværgelse, det er dog historisk revisionisme." www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/udland/kan-d... @rasmuselling.bsky.social

Kan den eksilerede ”kronprins” blive Irans fremtid? Det mener han selv

Både i Iran og blandt iranere i udlandet er holdningerne til det gamle shah-styre delte. Men blandt præstestyrets argeste kritikere drømmes om shahens søn som ny leder

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HVAD SIGER IRANERNE? Har prøvet at samle udtalelser fra iranske systemkritikere, aktivister, civilsamfundsaktører i respons på Israel-Irankrigen. Spred gerne til #dkmedier og andre med interesse i hvad iranerne tænker om den frygtelige situation. Link i kommentar nedenfor

Spændende afsnit af Verden ifølge gram med @rasmuselling.bsky.social @pukdamsgaard.bsky.social og Anders Jerichow. Altid en fornøjelse at høre tre vidende mennesker, der også giver plads til forskellige analyser og perspektiver. www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/verde...

Verden ifølge Gram | Når Netanyahu sine mål i Iran - og hvad gør Trump? | DR LYD

Israels angreb på Iran var overvældende. Toppen af Irans militær blev dræbt. Betydelige dele af Irans atomprogram ødelagt. Flere og flere civile bliver dræbt - i både Iran og Israel. Netanyahu angreb ...

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Hermed #dagenshelikopter. Dagens gæst er @rasmuselling.bsky.social

Israel har ramt Iran hårdere end nogensinde før. Nu venter hævnen

Med omfattende angreb på baser, militære topfolk og atomforskere har Israel angrebet Iran, hvor det gør virkelig ondt. Israels mål er at gøre det umuligt for Iran at udvikle atomvåben, men resultatet ...

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Hvis man er interesseret i Iran, kan jeg varmt anbefale @rasmuselling.bsky.social's "Irans moderne historie". Den er fremragende. Vælges lydbogen, vil man opleve Karsten Pharaos fine, fine oplæsning.

Jeg havde den sjældne og store fornøjelse at få lov at tale om persisk poesi i dansk radio: Layal Freije interviewede mig om at studere i Iran, om at oversætte persisk poesi og om Omar Khayyam for @radio4dk.bsky.social i programmet "Det Lykkelige Arabien". Lyt med: radio4.dk/podcasts/det... #Iran

Det lykkelige Arabien - Persisk er poesiens sprog

Da mellemøstforsker Rasmus Elling 1999 tager på studieophold i Iran, bliver han tvunget til at lære klassiske persiske digte udenad. For det er gennem

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Jeg havde den sjældne og store fornøjelse at få lov at tale om persisk poesi i dansk radio: Layal Freije interviewede mig om at studere i Iran, om at oversætte persisk poesi og om Omar Khayyam for @radio4dk.bsky.social i programmet "Det Lykkelige Arabien". Lyt med: radio4.dk/podcasts/det... #Iran

Det lykkelige Arabien - Persisk er poesiens sprog

Da mellemøstforsker Rasmus Elling 1999 tager på studieophold i Iran, bliver han tvunget til at lære klassiske persiske digte udenad. For det er gennem

radio4.dk

So Olmert’s an anti-Semite - at least according to the brazenly distorted definition of that word, which has been weaponized across the world to crush freedom of speech for a year and half (and before that).

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · last yr.

Former prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, tells BBC Israeli actions in Gaza ‘close to a war crime’ www.timesofisrael.com/former-pm-ol...

BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say

An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

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VELKOMMEN TIL RESTEN AF VERDEN, DANMARK På prime time amerikansk tv siger Fox værten Watters: “We don't need friends. If we have to burn down a few bridges with Denmark to take Greenland. We’re big boys. We dropped a-bombs on Japan and now they are our ally… America is not handcuffed by history.”

Completely batshit that Harvard has *removed* Cemal Kafadar as head of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies & so shitty to malign one of the great scholars of Ottoman history as antisemitic because the CMES dared to offer programming on ITS AREA OF FOCUS www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

How we use the internet is largely shaped by a handful of US-based tech giants. US gov't surveillance laws allow them to demand access to your private data without your knowledge or a warrant. Read the thread below for the list of European alternatives that put your privacy first. 1/16

The problem with the fascist Trump regime and its envoys is that they don't really care about stuff like Geneva Conventions or international norms and standards ushered in by the Pax Americana. So how do we even condemn them if they don't exist in the same universe?

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last yr.

These men behind bars are not in prison after being charged with crimes. They are "enemy combatants" being detained in a concentration camp. As such, Kristi Noem's crass photo-op using them as props violates the Geneva Convention's prohibition of ‘exposure to public curiosity’ of those captured.

I wrote something for @thenation.com about Alabama PHd student Alireza Doroudi's abduction at the behest of Marco Rubio. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Alabama Won't Say Alireza Doroudi's Name. We Must.

The Iranian Ph.D. student is one of several abducted by ICE in the past month—a pattern we cannot become numb to.

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It's like spearing a seal in a breathing hole but... Why is he not wearing a suit? And did he ever once say "thank you" to the people of Greenland for hosting that great big US military base since 1951?

Good accounts of modern Armenia? Preferably easy reads for travel purposes but ofc also very interested in the research-based lit. Many thanks for your suggestions!

Reuters: SDF signs agreement w/ Damascus. "...all civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria will be integrated within the state, which will thus take over control of borders, airports and oil and gas fields." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

NYC friends: I think this one’s worth it, even if you’re not much of a protester. The case seems very specific & individual, I know. But Trump’s seizure of this lawful resident—& celebration of it, w/ promise of more arrests to come—may well be a rubicon.

Mikki6952@mikki6952.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolutely horrifying how freedom of speech and academic freedom is under massive assault in the US right now. Like it has been for some time across Europe.

Andrew Simon@simongandrew.bsky.social · last yr.

Excerpts from the Middle East Studies Association’s latest email, minutes ago, concerning Trump administration policies and resources for those who might be impacted by them. Please share widely.

Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song

Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song

Lashes were part of agreement to end criminal case against Yarrahi over song against Iran’s strict dress code for women Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74…

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The report found that the 36 major fossil fuel companies, including Saudi Aramco, Coal India, ExxonMobil, Shell and numerous Chinese companies, produced coal, oil and gas responsible for more than 20bn tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2023.

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

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The truth has finally come to the surface: leaked docs from January confirm a clear partnership b/t Microsoft + Israel’s military ops throughout the latters’ assault on Gaza. https://tinyurl.com/nt8vcaku

The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Documents Reveal

Microsoft is a major provider of cloud services and artificial intelligence for the Israeli military, according to internal documents.

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“Iran’s experience over the last several decades suggests that it is simply very good — much better than the United States — at navigating fractured states and turbulent political environments. Iran excels within the warscape.” abuaardvark.substack.com/p/has-iran-l...

Has Iran lost the Middle East? Not so fast.

Plus this week's review of great new research in the MENA Academy!

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Russia agrees to “assist” Trump in negotiations with #Iran. Good news for the Islamic Republic! This way Tehran can probably avoid the humiliating optics of sitting with US bullies and still, maybe, get sanctions relief and who knows what else. When I’ve talked of a Trump Tower in Tehran recently…

It’s a pleasure to publish @alexjwhite.bsky.social’s research on transnational African activists in anticolonial Cairo for History Workshop online👇

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · last yr.

In the 1950s-60s, the African Association in Cairo became a hub for anticolonial activists from across the world. @alexjwhite.bsky.social examines the role of transnational activists who shaped the anticolonial movement. www.historyworkshop....

Last month, Trump tabled his “Gaza Riviera” plan, which elevated the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza to become the official policy proposal of a US president—a sordid first. A Jacksonian “Trail of Tears” for our time & sth ICC recognises as a war crime: www.britannica.com/topic/ethnic...

There's probably not a better time than right now to remind people that they should think critically and independently.

Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · last yr.

Seems like a small worry given what's going on in the world right now, but....

'It was not immediately clear what Washington could specifically seek in return for any sanctions relief.' White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia

Sources say work on so-called ‘options paper’ comes as Trump seeks to restore Moscow ties and end Ukraine war

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