Salam Alaikum, beloved community. My latest piece “God Damn America” is now up on Substack, the link is in my bio
Art by @mohammed_afefa
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Early Copies of my book are here! "#Islam & #Anarchism: Relationships & Resonances". Elhamdolilallah, surreal to hold it! 6 chapters, a preface, conclusion, 352 pgs, & 15yrs of research/writing. Working w/@plutopress was a dream. Ty David Shulman. Ty Jasbir K Puar, Sherene Razack, & Iyko Day for the fiery endorsements & words on the back! Ty Chadi Marouf for the revolutionary cover! Ty to our #bipoc movements & all those who taught & continue to teach...
Besides which...
“I write these words to bear witness to the primacy of resistance struggle in any situation of domination (even within family life); to the strength & power that emerges from sustained resistance & the profound conviction that these forces can be healing, can protect us from dehumanization & despair.”
- bell hooks
Drops June 20th, 2022. Pls share far/wide #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizeyourcurriculum #decolonizethisplace #decolonize #decolonization #decolonizeyourbookshelf #decoloniality #decolonial #arabspring #blm #blmmovement #indigenizingcolonizedspaces #indigenous #muslim #anarchist #anarchy #anarchie #bipoc #socialmovement
During Ramadan, @unionseminary cancelled an Iftar being put on by UTS Students for a Liberated Palestine (SLP) and Queer Muslims of NYC (@queermuslimsofnyc ). The Iftar was meant to be a safe space for Muslim students to gather and engage in critical reflection. It was to feature Dr. Mohamed Abdou (@slightlydrifting ) on the first stop of his “Death to the Akademy” tour, offering insights into this geo-political moment and a discussion of strategies for how student organizers can “confront the liberal akademy & topple the Euro-Amerikan empire where they are.”
The Board of Trustees and administration released a vehemently Islamophobic statement denouncing the event, they sanctioned UTS SLP, and they have continued to pursue disciplinary action against student organizers. These are excerpts from a response from concerned UTS SLP alumni. Link for the full essay is in the bio.
Want to join our organizing efforts? DM for details.
Art by Mohammed Afefa (@mohammed_afeaf ) and Dana Barqawi (@dana_barqawi )
On vous met un petit extrait d’un entretien avec @slightlydrifting réalisé par un groupe antiraciste basé à Paris pour avoir une idée de quoi parle le livre, la vidéo entière est sur YouTube (vous trouverez le lien en bio) le livre est toujours disponible a la prévente <3
On April 9th, @uwindsor attempted to shut down our talk with Dr. Mohammed Abdou (@slightlydrifting ) by threatening racialized students with:
(1) arrest;
(2) forcible removal and;
(3) police intervention.
This is not an isolated incident. This is a pattern of APR. This is our response.
Until Liberation,
The PSG 🇵🇸
Inshallah this Friday May 1st we will have our next ‘Death to the Akademy’ campus tour stop at Virginia Tech graciously hosted by student & community organizers @blackmindedness@vt4palestine ; The talk is titled “Islam & Revolution” & will be followed by a facilitated discussion. For those who cannot join us in person for this event, we invite participants from across the globe to join us virtually. Shukran to the generous hosts. Register for the free event using the link in my bio or via the qr code on the poster
🔻Want to organize a talk on your campus? DM me for details...
🔻Art by Mohammed Afefa (@mohammed_afefa )
Have you registered for our Queer Muslims & the Sword reading group yet?! You’re in luck, because our reg deadline has been extended to THIS THURSDAY APR 23RD🤩💜!! Our first session with Dr. Mohamed Abdou is this Saturday Apr 25th so make sure to register at the link in our bio @queermuslimsofnyc 🫵
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, we honour our beloved prisoners and their families.
No prison wall can extinguish the dignity Allah has bestowed upon them, and no occupation can erase a people who refuse surrender.
May our solidarity be disciplined, serious and worthy of their sacrifice.
Inshallah on July 8th, the anniversary of Ghassan Kanafani’s martyrdom, we will have a ‘Death to the Akademy’ campus tour stop at University of Sheffield graciously hosted by student & community organizers; The talk is titled “Anti-Imperialist Organising in a Post-Al Aqsa Flood World” & will be followed by a facilitated discussion. For those who cannot join us in person for this event, we invite participants from across the globe to join us virtually. Shukran to the generous hosts. Register for the free event using the link in my bio or via the qr code on the poster
🔻Want to organize a talk on your campus? DM me for details...
🔻Art by Mohammed Afefa (@mohammed_afefa )
Inshallah Tuesday April 21st we will have our next ‘Death to the Akademy’ campus tour stop at NYU graciously hosted by student & community organizers; The talk is titled “The Student Movement is Dead; What Now?” & will be followed by a facilitated discussion. For those who cannot join us in person for this event, we invite participants from across the globe to join us virtually. Shukran to the generous hosts. Register for the free event using the link in my bio or via the qr code on the poster
🔻Want to organize a talk on your campus? DM me for details...
🔻Art by Mohammed Afefa (@mohammed_afefa )
⚔️The upcoming reading group for my manuscript “Queer Muslims & the Sword” is not your typical liberal white Euro-Amerikan, identity-reductionist notion of queerness, it is rooted in reverence for the mujahideen & their conceptualization of an Islam of the oppressed & Below
📚Sign up by going to the link in bio of @queermuslimsnyc
