New blog post! #writer #lgbtq #queerbooks #mena #swana #westasian #middleeastern
If fear of the unknown is what feeds hate, then stories are what brings us together.
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@cquince.bsky.socialNew blog post! #writer #lgbtq #queerbooks #mena #swana #westasian #middleeastern
If fear of the unknown is what feeds hate, then stories are what brings us together.
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cquince-author.blogspot.com/2026/10/book...
@markaz-review.bsky.socialIn this haunting work of speculative fiction by Balsam Karam, tr. by Saskia Vogel, a former greengrocer's quiet rituals are interrupted by a devastating act of state violence.
> Discover the story now: https://bit.ly/event-horizon-an-excerpt
@awidwomensrights.bsky.social14 October · 13:00–14:30 UTC
The session is open to AWID and RESURJ members only!
Register via AWID Community here -> community.awid.org/networks/eve...
@digitalaction.bsky.socialThis week at Bread&Net26 in Beirut: a session breaking #AIGovernance out of its regional silos. We'll be mapping convergences and divergences across #SWANA, #Africa, and #LatAm, and building cross-regional advocacy priorities together.
Check the agenda: breadandnet.org
@markaz-review.bsky.socialMonira Al Qadiri, a self-described “dystopian artist”, creates works that seek to tell stories about our modern condition from a future point of view.
> Read Nour Annan's piece: https://bit.ly/monira-al-qadiris-relics-of-the-future
#TMR61 #Anthropocene #SWANA #Art #DystopianArt #MoniraAlQadiri
@markaz-review.bsky.socialIn their latest unsettling work of speculative fiction, lisa minerva luxx asks: in a revolution that must never stop moving, what would make you turn back?
> Read the story now: https://bit.ly/the-long-middle-a-short-story
#TMR61 #Anthropocene #SWANA #Literature #SpeculativeFiction #ShortStory
@thebardandrawi.bsky.socialArab UK Community Call Out
We are building a directory of cultural spaces from across the UK that celebrate Arab culture, art, literature, music, theatre and community.
Tag in the comments a space you think should be recognised. 👇
#ArabCulture #SWANA #CulturalHubsLondon # #ArabArt #ArabUK
@thebardandrawi.bsky.socialWe've just published a guide to some of the UK's top Arab cultural hubs—from galleries and cafés to community centres.
But we know there are countless more out there. What Arabic institutions or cultural spaces should we add to the list?
#ArabCulture #SWANA #CulturalHubsLondon # #ArabArt #ArabUK
@digitalaction.bsky.socialNext week Marianne heads to Beirut for #Bread&Net26, where she'll be moderating a session on cross-regional #AIGovernance lessons from #SWANA, #Africa, and #LatAm.
If you're there, come find us. breadandnet.org
@markaz-review.bsky.socialTMR presents a selection of bold, thought-provoking books about changing landscapes, environmental crisis, and new ways to survive and thrive.
> Check the full book list now: https://bit.ly/the-anthropocene-book-list
#TMR61 #TheMarkazReview #Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit #Literature #BookList
@digitalaction.bsky.socialWe're live #Today! Join us at 13:00 UTC to discuss our #SWANA #AIGovernance report with Afef Abrougui, Dr. Nour Naim, and Yosr Jouini.
You still have time to register!
@digitalaction.bsky.social#ThisWeek (On October 8th) we're discussing our #SWANA #AIGovernance findings live — with lead researcher Afef Abrougui (Fair Tech), Dr. Nour Naim, and Yosr Jouini. 13:00 UTC.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@markaz-review.bsky.socialThree poems by poet George Abraham explore grief and displacement through the entanglements of family and empire, human and animal, body and language.
> Discover the poems now: https://bit.ly/poems-from-when-the-arab-apocalypse-comes-to-america
@digitalaction.bsky.socialGovernments across #SWANA are racing to build national #AI strategies. When we looked closely, the pattern repeated: ethical language that floats free of enforceable rights or independent oversight.
Learn more: digitalaction.co/new-report-a...
Join us on Oct 8th us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@awidwomensrights.bsky.socialDiscuss on AWID Community ->https://community.awid.org/forum/t/65318
@digitalaction.bsky.socialNew research: how do #SWANA's national #AI strategies hold up against human rights?
We looked at 8 countries. Governments increasingly speak the language of responsible AI, but the safeguards to back it up remain weak, voluntary, or absent, regardless of how far along a country is in adopting AI.
@newsen.bsky.socialThe Partnership Between The Battery Network and SWANA to Enhance Battery Safety and Collection Efforts in North America #United_States #Silver_Spring #battery_safety #The_Battery_Network #SWANA
@markaz-review.bsky.socialCynthia Kreichati tries to think through the unthinkable as she considers the mechanics of Israel’s AI-powered assault on Lebanon.
> Read the full essay now: https://bit.ly/hunter-trickster-gatherer
#TMR61 #TheMarkazReview #Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit #Literature #Lebanon #Hunter
@markaz-review.bsky.socialFor the first time, literary editors and publishers from across the SWANA region and its global diasporas will gather under one roof for the inaugural SWANA Editors & Publishers Conference: A Literary Consortium.
#SWANA #SWANALiterature #SWANAPublishing #LiteraryPublishing #IndependentPublishing
@markaz-review.bsky.socialAn exhibition featuring Palestinian artists reimagining weeds highlights the problematic symbolism of resilience in times of genocide.
Read Silvia Hassouna's essay now: https://bit.ly/weeds-of-the-anthropocene-a-view-from-palestine
