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For a colonized people the most essential value, because the most concrete, is first and foremost the land: the land which will bring... dignity.
- Wake the fuck up people! Can’t you see that the world being created today foreshadows the world of tomorrow? Your silence will not protect you for very long.
- The mainstream media’s recent attempts to critique Israel is a way to absolve itself from supporting and enabling genocide for over 19 months. Much of the “critical” reporting I’ve read continue to use “war” rather than genocide.
- The beginning of every revolution is an exit, an exit from the social order that power has enshrined in the name of law… —Basel al-Araj
- We must seriously study the art and historical circumstances of (counter)insurgency so that we don’t make the same mistakes others have made, particularly when considering the unforgivable betrayals that took place in past revolutionary movements. open.substack.com/pub/jairofun...
- The US is not just complicit in genocide. It’s not just an enabler of genocide. The US is responsible for the genocide in Gaza.
- If you’re calling for a ceasefire but can’t actually say that what’s happening in Gaza is a genocide, you’re shielding and absolving those responsible. You’re pretty much saying that the “conflict” should stop as if Zionist settler colonialism is nonexistent.
- Mahmoud Khalil’s letter to newborn son: “On this first Mother’s Day for Noor, I dream of a world where all families are reunited to celebrate the incredible women in their lives. I hope, with all my heart, that you will not witness the oppression that I’ve known. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- If your work aligns with the focus of this book series, we are accepting book proposals on a rolling basis. DM or email me if you have any questions. www.decolonialentanglements.com
- there is no excuse for us to hide in our safe silence while our siblings are slaughtered. —Mohammed El-Kurd
- The war of liberation is not a seeking for reforms —Frantz Fanon
