Rhana Natour

EXCLUSIVE: A new GHF whistleblower speaks out for the first time. Speaking to @rnatourious , David McIntosh, a former contractor with Safe Reach Solutions, says he saw Israeli soldiers use deadly force at aid seekers who posed no threat including one incident involving a 12-year old boy.

For the grid: video of the Guardian piece on 18 Muslim creatives and intellectuals who are helping usher in a new era in New York City. For their portraits, profiles and what they had to say about this new era see the link in my bio. It was such a pleasure to talk to every single one of them. Such talent. Photos: @amirbangs Editors: @noayachot , @laurnwilliams & Malik Meer

“I couldn’t tell her that they were going to amputate her leg.” . Leyan Abu al-Atta, a 13-year-old girl from Gaza who lost her leg in an Israeli attack, is one of thousands of children who have lost limbs in this war. . Fault Lines follows Leyan’s journey as she makes her way to the US for medical treatment in the hopes of overcoming a spinal cord injury and walking again on prosthetic legs. . 🔗 Tap the link in ajfaultlines bio to watch the full documentary

Universities in the United States are changing graduation traditions to silence pro-Palestinian advocacy. Rhana Natour explores how these institutions are implementing strict measures to prevent any mention of Palestine, Gaza, and Israel during ceremonies and speeches.

Israeli settlers are on a spree of violence across the occupied West Bank since the war with Iran began three weeks ago, with attacks ratcheting up from already record highs. Rhana Natour runs through some incidents then turns to writer Jasper Nathaniel, who has witnessed settler attacks firsthand to put this all into wider context.

Arab Experimental Film and Moving Image Festival presents WOMEN, CINEMA AND SPORT ( 21st, 28th March and 4th Of April 2026 ) It is a film series about movement as a form of resistance. Bringing together three major documentary works from across the Arab world and its diasporic cinematic circuits, the program reflects on the ways women claim visibility through play, training, teamwork, discipline, and risk. From the football fields of Libya to the weightlifting spaces of Alexandria and the racing tracks of Palestine, these films ask what it means for women to occupy public space, physically and politically. They remind us that sport is never only about winning. It is also about persistence, collective imagination, the right to appear, and the struggle to move freely in the world. ES Kollektivbar, Berlin Address : Pflügerstraße 52, 12047 Berlin Doors open: 19:30 Screening starts: 20:00 Program 21 March 2026 Freedom Fields Dir. Naziha Arebi 2018 | 97 min A powerful documentary following young Libyan women building a national football team in the aftermath of revolution. 28 March 2026 Lift Like a Girl Dir. Mayye Zayed 2020 | 92 min An intimate portrait of Zebiba, a teenage weightlifter training in Alexandria with fierce determination, discipline, and ambition. After the screening: Q&A + game “Lift Like A Girl: The Game” A board game based on the feature documentary Lift Like a Girl. Players: 4–10 players Teams: 2–5 teams Game description: A group game in which each team consists of a coach and a player. The goal is to collaborate and collect the skills listed on the Dream Card within the time limit. The first team to complete all required skills wins the game. 4 April 2026 Speed Sisters Dir. Amber Fares 2015 | 80 min A vibrant documentary about the first all-women race car team in Palestine, navigating speed, visibility, and social pressure. After the screening: Live experimental music performance with Izquierdo Benedito Lorena Izquierdo — voice action Hada Benedito — keys, objects Curated by @maamoun.azmy

A secret report commissioned by democrats concluded that Harris’s Gaza approach lost her the 2024 election. Will democratic leadership absorb this lesson as they game out the 2028 presidential election? Rhana Natour talks to NOTUS White House reporter Jasmine Wright about it.

Palestinian citizens of Israel make up 20 percent of Israel’s population but 80 percent of Israel’s murder victims. And 85 percent of these murders are never solved by Israeli police.⁠ ⁠ @rnatourious explains who is behind this crime wave and why it’s led to mass protests over the past several months.

The massacre of protesters in Iran in January is likely one of the deadliest single episodes of state violence in modern history. Anger over this violence has led to more protests over the weekend. As @rnatourious explains, the geographical spread of this violence will make it almost impossible for the regime to do damage control.

For the grid: some snaps from a feature I wrote for The Guardian on the growing political & cultural power of Muslim New Yorkers pegged to the election of NY’s first Muslim mayor. Now in a lot of ways Mayor Mamdani is a generational figure. His electoral rise was shockingly rapid. He was able to coalition-build in ways that surprised most observers. The list goes on. But if you look at the history of NY politics, his election as the city’s first Muslim mayor is also part of a long NY tradition where political outsiders suddenly and all at once, find themselves inside the city’s halls of power. As Waleed Shahid reminded me, Mayor La Guardia was told in the 1920s that NY wouldn’t elect an Italian mayor. That it wasn’t the right time. Imagine that? Link to full article in bio.

Now that Nicolas Maduro is on US soil, his case will be shaped by how American courts interpret head of state immunity rather than by international law alone. In this video, @rnatourious explains why Maduro’s lawyers are still expected to challenge the prosecution, including arguments over immunity and the legality of his capture and why the wider consequences of the case will be felt far beyond a New York courtroom, on the global stage.

The holiday season brought with it some semblance of justice for the Malaysian people as Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister, was convicted on four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering while being fined 11.4 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion) and the seizure of over $500 million in assets. Already serving a prison term for his role in the scandal, Najib was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison. While the title “Man On The Run” ostensibly referred to the criminal mastermind Jho Low, who remains at large — reputedly under the protection of the Chinese government — the 1MDB scandal could not have occurred without the former Prime Minister’s complicity and willingness to defraud the Malaysian people. His people. When I confronted him about the transfer of $681 million dollars into his personal accounts from a bank account associated with Jho Low, Najib pled ignorance and claimed the money was a donation from the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, with no strings attached to the funds. How very convenient. From the New York Times: [T]he judge concluded that donation letters were forged and that the money was from 1MDB funds. “The accused is no country bumpkin but possessed of not only an impeccable family and a political pedigree, but of superior intelligence,” said Judge Sequerah, who presided over the seven-year trial. Najib later attempted to ban “Man On The Run” from the @netflix platform upon its streaming release in early 2024, without success. We stand by our work and journalistic integrity and look forward to the day when Jho Low is brought to justice, along with all of the other 1MDB conspirators around the world who remain hidden in the shadows. My sincere thanks to our amazing production teams around the world, as well as the brave journalists, opposition leaders and law enforcement officials who did the hard work of bringing the 1MDB scandal to light. “Man On The Run” is available to stream worldwide on Netflix. [📸: @olliedenny ] #1MDB #NajibRazak #JhoLow #Malaysia #OneMalaysia