Zein El-Amine

#Repost @radixmedia ・・・ IS THIS HOW HOW YOU EAT A WATERMELON? invites readers into a world where love, war, and trauma collide with the desire to consume life—or be consumed by it. Proficient and empathetic, these seven short stories span war-torn Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United States to tell stories of transit and survival. With commitment to the vulnerability of the human experience and a fierce loyalty to characters bearing the trauma of war, @zelamine 's collection is joyful and devastating, daring the reader to look away. Order a copy of this stunning debut today 🍉

Repost from @voxummahmedia • Empire feeds on two poisons: the despair that paralyzes and the excitement that exhausts. Gramsci named the antidote a century ago, and the martyrs have been living it ever since. In Gaza, where mothers bury children and still pray at dawn. In Lebanon, where the resistance does not flinch. In Iran, standing alone against the empire’s full weight. In Mali and Burkina Faso, throwing off the French boot. In the Congo, bleeding for the minerals in your phone. In Sudan, in Yemen, in Kashmir, in every land the colonizer has tried to break. Pessimism of the intellect: we see exactly what we are fighting. Optimism of the will: we have already won, because we have not surrendered. The patient inherit the earth.

Repost from @cairchicago • 🚨IN THE NEWS: A recent CBS News article by Mikayla Price highlights CAIR-Chicago’s lawsuit against what we allege as coordinated doxing campaigns by Canary Mission and StopAntisemitism.   Stay tuned for updates after Monday, May 18th’s hearing! These networks have dangerously harmed students and professionals who speak up for Palestine against Israel’s genocide and human rights abuses. Those targeted often face online harassment, reputational harm, and real-world consequences at school and in the workplace.   This case is about pushing back against efforts to silence voices through intimidation and protecting the right to speak up for human rights without fear.   Read the article: tr.ee/caircbs   Been Targeted? Report it: cairchicago.org/doxing   Support our work: cairchicago.org/legalfund

Come join me this Friday @veraivycity cocktail bar where I will be telling stories and reading poems along with @zeina.azzam1 at this hidden gem that blends the Lebanese with the Mexican. This is part of their series titled Frida and Fairouz Fridays. No need for tickets but RSVP is recommended. As they say at Vera, Vamos Habibi! (Sound on)

Repost from @currentaffairsmag • Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on the Michigan Senate race, keeping Americans’ tax money out of overseas wars, and finally winning Medicare for All. @abdulelsayed 🦩 Read more at currentaffairs.org 🎨 Illustration by j.longo.art

Repost from @jeremycorbyn • 78 years ago, 800,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes. Britain made it possible. Today, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Britain made it possible. 78 years of the Nakba - and 78 years of British complicity in crimes against the Palestinian people.

Repost from @publicworksstudio • Just three days after the recent ceasefire agreement came into effect on April 16, 2026, the occupation introduced a new term to describe its land invasions, depopulation, annihilation, and ethnic cleansing operations in the south, calling it the “Yellow Line” or the “Security Zone.” This annihilation zone includes 55 border areas encompassing entire towns and farms, as well as 20 additional areas partially affected. On the ground, the occupation prevents residents from returning and is carrying out widespread destruction that has so far reached 50 areas, where homes are being demolished, trees uprooted, animals killed, roads bulldozed, and cemeteries along with religious and cultural landmarks destroyed. Beyond this “zone of total destruction,” the occupation has been expanding its threats on an almost daily basis to include 90 additional areas north and south of the Litani River through 22 separate threats. Since the ceasefire took effect, the total number of threatened areas has reached 165. These threats have been translated on the ground into intensive artillery and aerial bombardment targeting not only the threatened towns, with the aim of creating a state of “security uncertainty” that produces a reality in which the entire south, extending to north of the Litani, lacks the conditions needed for living.

Repost from @smohyeddin • 📍 Israel killed hundreds of their own citizens in October 7 and torched their homes and cars. We know that. It’s all available to those who care about what really happened on October 7. 📍 There were no beheadings. No 40 babies. No babies in ovens. No systemic r@pe . These were all manufactured lies to stoke anger and provide Carte Blanche for a gen0cide.

Repost from @daizygedeon • In an article titled “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” the report reveals a disturbing pattern of widespread sexual violence against Palestinian men, women, and even children held in Israeli detention. Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof reveals a disturbing “pattern of widespread sexual violence” against Palestinian men, women, and even children held in Israeli custody. The report is based on testimonies from 14 Palestinian survivors who described being raped, beaten, and subjected to extreme sexual humiliation by soldiers, interrogators, and prison guards. Interrogators allegedly used sexual violence to force collaboration. One woman was shown photos of her own sexual assault and warned they would be leaked if she didn’t cooperate with Israeli intelligence. One man described being raped three times in a single day in an Israeli prison. Another victim recounted being left screaming in pain after a guard squeezed his genitals. Upon release, many detainees were warned by Israeli officials not to speak to the media, with some told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews. The evidence of sexualized torture is now so overwhelming that even mainstream outlets are sounding the alarm. When rape becomes a routine part of imprisonment, it is a blatant crime against humanity that the world must finally address. Kristof slams the international community for its selective outrage, noting that the same world that rightly condemned the sexual violence of October 7th has remained largely silent as these horrors are inflicted on Palestinians. Courtesy of @nytopinion #NicholasKristof #NYT #HumanRights #WarCrimes #Gaza