Writer, scholar, linguaphile Lecturer @KingsIntDev | Postdoc @HarvardWCFIA | PhD @MITdusp
London, United Kingdom
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Happy to share that my article for @SecDialogue is now available online first. In this piece, I analyze spatial planning practices in Egypt and Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools for thinking about security. bit.ly/3IotWS4
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My latest for @newlinesmag on speculative fiction, intelligence, and the future of war
NEW: A little-known genre of speculative fiction called FICINT, or "fiction intelligence," is shaping strategic planning for war in the U.S. and beyond, reports @asmaaeg for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th…
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"It was as if I knew by instinct - as only children do - what life would teach me as an adult: that when the tragic meets the absurd, the most pernicious form of oppression is the denial of common sense."
My essay, "The Elephant in the Box," for the @TheMarkazReview.
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Revisiting her memories of Egypt's January 25 revolution, @asmaaeg finds that denying common sense is the worst oppression.
Dive into the essay in our latest issue now: bit.ly/the-elephant-in-the-b…
Want to hear more from Asmaa? Join us on Thursday, May 16th for an online roundtable discussion with four of this month’s contributing writers.
🎟️ Sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Excited to be joining this conversation next week
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Mark your calendars!
Join us online on Thursday, May 16th at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET/ 6pm UK for our May roundtable discussion which invites four contributors to TMR 41, FORGETTING, to a conversation around the culture of memory and forgetting in the Arab world. Hosted and moderated by TMR Senior Editor, Lina Mounzer (@warghetti), with four contributing writers: Mai Al-Nakib (@maialnakib), Saleem Haddad (@sysh), Asmaa Elgamal (@asmaaeg) and Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi).
🎟️ RSVP now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Honored to have my name alongside these talented writers in this latest issue of @TheMarkazReview
📣 [NEW ISSUE]
Our new issue, TMR 41 • FORGETTING, is now live!
The essays and art in our May issue rely on props, prompts, and ancient materials to conjure forth forgotten memory, sometimes obscured or erased, other instances hidden in plain sight.
🔗 Explore this month’s new essays, fiction, art and more now: bit.ly/tmr-41-forgetting
A big thank you to all of this month’s contributors:
Oğuz Atay, @Ralph_Hubbell, Brittany Landorf, Mohamad Gohar, @Sultans_Seal, Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi), @halasamalu, Areej Gamal, @manalshalabi10, @sysh, @A7medisselmou, @bookfabulous, @MGeracoulis, @jaberbaker1, @ugur_umit_ungor, @nbernstien, Mustapha Outbakat, @maialnakib, Reem Al-Ghazzi, @gabriel_polley, @asmaaeg and Nashwa Nasreldin.
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
📣 [NEW ISSUE]
Our May issue, TMR 41 FORGETTING, is coming soon!
This issue celebrates art and writing that plumb the depths of memory and forgetting in their personal and political dimensions, in intimate spaces and public ones.
📩 Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when it’s released: bit.ly/3D82up3
Featuring work by: Oguz Atay, @Ralph_Hubbell, Brittany Landorf, Mohamad Gohar, @Sultans_Seal, Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi), @halasamalu, Areej Gamal, @manalshalabi10, @sysh, @A7medisselmou, @bookfabulous, @MGeracoulis, @jaberbaker1, @ugur_umit_ungor, @nbernstien, Mustapha Outbakat, @maialnakib, Reem Al-Ghazzi, @gabriel_polley, @asmaaeg and Nashwa Nasreldin.
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
In an article for @SecDialogue, #dusp alumna @asmaaeg (PhD ‘23) analyzes spatial planning & land management practices in Egypt & Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools to understand the intersection of security & governance.
More: bit.ly/elgamalSd
ALT Midan Talaat Harb at night
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Happy to share that my article for @SecDialogue is now available online first. In this piece, I analyze spatial planning practices in Egypt and Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools for thinking about security. bit.ly/3IotWS4
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Special thanks to @StavrianakisA, @Cruxen, Delia Wendel, Mark Brennan, and the editors and reviewers at @SecDialogue for their thoughtful comments on earlier drafts of this paper
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Thanks also to colleagues at @acss_org and the Beirut School of Critical Security Studies, whose work and support inspired many aspects of the paper
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
A series of partners are convening weekly teach-ins introducing our common communities, educators, researchers, & students to the history & present of Gaza, in context.
"Gaza in Context: A Collaborative Teach-In Series" (Friday, 20 Oct., 1 PM EST)
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
🔴🔴🔴 People outside of #Morocco who'd like to help with the #earthquake. Here's a list of orgs where you can donate. Banque Alimentaire Maroc has a strong record of delivering assistance during natural disasters and @SahraOuld's crowdfund goes directly to the community.
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
Did you know that in Arabic, there are 12 levels of friendship?
For every level of friendship, there is an Arabic word to describe it. From Sadeeq to Khaleel, it is rare to find all 12 levels of friendship in one person.
A thread on the 12 levels of friendship in Arabic…
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
Meet the 2023–2024 Scholars! This year we welcome a record 27 visiting scholars, postdocs, and practitioners to @ScholarsWCFIA. Read more about this year's cohort at: scholarsprogram.wcfia.harvar…
ALT Collage of the 2023-2024 affiliates of the Weatherhead Scholars Program.
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Excited to be joining the next cohort of Weatherhead scholars as a postdoctoral fellow @HarvardWCFIA this coming fall!
The Weatherhead Scholars Program is pleased to announce the twenty-seven scholars and fellows of our 2023–2024 cohort! @HarvardWCFIA
scholarsprogram.wcfia.harvar…
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
The Invasion of Iraq Wasn’t a “Mistake.” It Was a Crime. — In a recent @jacobin article, @CostsOfWar research estimates that since the Iraq invasion, between 550,000 and 580,000 people have died in Iraq and Syria.
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
Happy to share my new blog post about Salafi women’s access to higher education on the @LSE_RGS blog!
New on the blog 🟥 Dr Iman Dawood analyses the intersecting factors impacting Salafi women's access to university, including issues with gender-segregation, interest on student loans, and class-based barriers
blogs.lse.ac.uk/religionglob…
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Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال retweeted
How should we engage with physical/spatial manifestations of racist, colonialist, & violent pasts? #dusp's @asmaaeg explores in the context of her lived dissertation research experience for @newlinesmag.
More- bit.ly/elgamalNewLines
ALT The Abolition of Slavery Memorial Museum in Nantes, a long walkway is defined by columns on the left and angled glass with text on the right. The space is underground and lit by indirect lighting.
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Lovely piece by @Amy_Fallas for @contingent_mag
on the complex history of the Baron Empain Palace in Cairo. If you’re wondering what the goddess Shiva, the Belgian Congo, and young Egyptian brides might have in common, here’s your chance to find out.
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