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Maybe my least controversial China take ever: the UK urgently needs to understand China better. As the UK's China audit kicks off, our new Tony Blair Institute for Global Change paper looks at three big things that could set up the UK's China capabilities for long-term success🧵institute.global/insights/geopo…

THREAD. One of the moments that changed my career was my first day as a public defender in D.C.'s juvenile court. When I walked into the courtroom, which is closed to the public, all the little children were fully shackled in metal chains on their wrists, waists, and feet.

In our new report, "From Crisis to Conflict: Climate Change and Violent Extremism in the Sahel," Tony Blair Institute for Global Change explores how climate-driven resource scarcity is fueling escalating conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Let’s unpack👇

1/ 🌍 The Sahel faces a perfect storm: climate change, violent extremism & fragile governance. Our new report from Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, with Kitty Mant & Sandun Munasinghe, explores how these crises interlink and what can be done to address them. Read it here: institute.global/insights/geopo…

An end of year, the beginning of a new year here is a thought for Israelis and Palestinians: Ever since Yasser Arafat declared the Independence of the State of Palestine in November 1988, I have been an advocate for all 193 Member States of the United Nations to recognize the

Abdul Rasheed from Uganda 🇺🇬, a gas station worker in Qatar 🇶🇦, gave the Friday sermon when the Imam did not arrive on time. This is the beauty of Islam. ❤️❤️❤️

A good introduction to the history, geography and politics of #Kashmir, from the Encyclopedia Britannica britannica.com/place/Kashmir-…

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It's actually a complete lie that the bible says: "those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed." Which is pretty insane given that Ted Cruz tells Carlson this specific bible passage is the primary reason why he

Critical Mineral Supply Chains and State-Imposed Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region – Risk at the Source: New Report Keir Starmer David Lammy Ed Miliband Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green Tim Farron Rahima Mahmut World Uyghur Congress Baroness Helena Kennedy KC Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) UK Parliament Human Rights Committee globalrightscompliance.org/cm/

Very thoughtful and evocative on Birmingham and the future of Britain, from the great and powerful Fred Sculthorp thecritic.co.uk/the-city-of-th…

"Zohran Mamdani won by being himself – and his victory has revealed the Islamophobic ugliness of others" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great thread on modelling Keynes’ Bancor international trade currency idea. Everyone, particularly the BRICS nations, should take note. The Duran Danny Haiphong Real Progress In Action Cory Doctorow NONCONSENSUAL BLUE TICK

Imam Husayn is Mourned in Hagia Sophia

رحل بائع آيس كريم.. فخرجت الشاحنات تودعه في موكب تكريمي.

Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity It turns out that some researchers have been embedding hidden prompts in papers in case they are reviewed by artificial intelligence. These prompts, for example, have been included in white text so they

An interesting article, but please NB the well-known difference between "Islamic" and "islamist." Ditto her article for BBC News (World) today. Her contrasting between "Islamic Sharia law" and "French/Ottoman civil code" is highly disingenuous since Ottoman law was based on #Sharia!

This is a beautiful thing to see: The tomb of Najashi, the Christian King of Abyssinia who provided safe haven to the first Muslims during their persecution in Mecca, has been restored by Turkey's Cooperation & Coordination Agency (TİKA): ☪️✝️🕊️ tika.gov.tr/ic-savasta-zar…

Najashi, or Negus, was the title of Ashama ibn Abjar, the Christian King of Abyssinia. He saved early Muslims from persecution in Mecca during the First Hijra (615 CE). And Muslims have always honored this Christian "Righteous King" for his compassion: al-islam.org/christians-who…

🧵1/🇸🇾 President Al-Sharaa inherited a fractured country. Now he has a rare chance to reshape the state—not by rewinding the clock, but by rethinking who belongs in Syria’s future. Let’s talk about the northeast.👇