Political Scientist and Writer. Area specialist. Research: Regional politics of the Arabian Peninsula/Gulf,Yemeni civil War,Women under Muslim Laws and Islamism
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The stripping of citizenship from Kuwaiti novelist #TalebAlRefai has attracted considerable attention. It should.He is one of Kuwait’s leading literary voices. Yet he is not the first& he will not be the last.
The issue is larger than one individual & larger than Kuwait. #Gulf 🧵
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States have the sovereign right to regulate nationality.
That is not the issue.
The issue is due process.
Can citizenship be withdrawn without judicial oversight, transparent procedures, and an effective right of appeal? #Gulf #طالب_الرفاعي
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Citizenship is more than a passport.
It is the legal foundation of rights and belonging.
The debate is therefore not only about Taleb Al-Refai, nor only about Kuwait.
It is about citizenship, due process, and the rule of law across the #Gulf. #طالب_الرفاعي
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Uff - #10mInitiative abgelehnt_ eine gute Nachricht und eine Erleichterung. Jetzt haben wir nur noch Fussballer, die das Land ohne Not a die Wand fahren.
#10MillionenInitiative #Schweiz
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Elham Manea retweeted
Jun 4
RIP Marjane Satrapi, a brilliant mind and a wonderful soul, gone far too soon. Like many Iranians she remained dedicated to her homeland despite decades in exile:
“I call Iran home because no matter how long I live in France, and despite the fact that I feel also French after all these years, to me the word ‘home’ has only one meaning: Iran.”
“No matter how much I am in love with Paris and its indescribable beauty, Tehran with all its ugliness will in my eyes forever be the ‘bride’ of all cities around the world.”
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Elham Manea retweeted
May 27
If you wanted to damage American credibility in the Gulf in a single sentence, "we'll have to blow them up" would be hard to beat. #Trump's comments about #Oman Wednesday were extraordinary, and given Oman's long role in U.S. diplomacy with Iran, remarkably self-defeating.
When U.S.-Iran diplomacy has come close to collapse in the past, #Oman has usually been the one country both sides could still talk through. Even earlier this year, #Muscat was reportedly involved in efforts to prevent further escalation between #Washington and #Tehran. That role did not emerge overnight. For decades, Oman has carefully built trust with all sides by staying quiet, pragmatic, and avoiding the kind of public posturing that dominates regional politics elsewhere.
The Strait of #Hormuz will eventually reopen. But statements like this tend to linger much longer in the region's political memory. In the long history of American missteps in the Middle East, openly threatening an ally will likely be remembered as a particular failure of U.S. statecraft.
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Dehumanizing language is not just rhetoric. It can make war crimes easier to justify.
At the UN Security Council, ICRC president, warned that when people are portrayed as less than human, the limits meant to prevent atrocities begin to collapse.
Full speech 👉🏼 ms.spr.ly/6014vpsns
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May 16
Jetzt verstehe ich, warum ich wieder angefangen habe, Game of Thrones zu schauen.
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May 12
„People’s lives have thus been reduced to a state of anxious waiting and one haunting question: whose name will appear on the next list? Who will wake up a citizen and go to sleep stripped of their legal identity?…“ #Kuwait daraj.media/en/kuwaits-war-o…
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تحوّلت حياة الناس إلى انتظار وسؤال قاس: من سيكون اسمه في القائمة المقبلة؟ من سيستيقظ مواطناً وينام مجرّداً من هويته القانونية؟ ومن سيجد نفسه فجأة خارج الحماية التي وُلد وهو يعتقد أنها جزء من اسمه وبيته وذاكرته؟“
#الكويت / daraj.media/ال%…
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Elham Manea retweeted
بقلق بالغ تتابع أسرة السياسي المختطف الأستاذ محمد محمد قحطان ما يتم تداوله من أخبار عن مقتله بغارة جوية في العام ٢٠١٥م الذي وعلى الرغم من حزننا و ألمنا لسماع مثل هذه المزاعم التي تضاعف من معاناة أسرته منذ اختطافه من منزله بتاريخ ٥ أبريل ٢٠١٥م نود التأكيد على عدد من الأمور التي
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This article dates back 2 February, yet in light of new kidnapping cases in Syria,it remains painfully relevant.We should not look the other way.Abduction&abuse of women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority demand attention, accountability& protection bbc.com/news/articles/cn5g75…
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Elham Manea retweeted
هل تمتلك شغف القيادة وتبحث عن منصة تصقل حضورك الخطابي والسياسي؟
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