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The Zero-Sum Game of #Gender Justice and National Liberation: Anti-Gender Mobilization, #Diasporic Harassment, and Academic Freedom after the 2026 Massacre of Iranians and the #US-Israeli #War on #Iran www.digest.ugent.be/article/id/1...

The Zero-Sum Game of Gender Justice and National Liberation: Anti-Gender Mobilization, Diasporic Harassment, and Academic Freedom after the 2026 Massacre of Iranians and the US-Israeli War on IranIn January 2026, large-scale and nationwide protests broke out in Iran. The protests, which were violently suppressed by the state, killing thousands of people, revealed, once again, many people’s des...www.digest.ugent.be

If you are looking for a summer read that explores #childhood #trauma, coming of age, and #exile, consider reading #Exilium. It is accessible worldwide. In the Netherlands and Belgium, it can be bought here: www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/exil...

Join our Book launch next Wednesday at the UvA library | From the Margins: Migrant Academics' Narratives of Precarity @aissr.bsky.social register here: aces.uva.nl/content/even...

Join our Book launch next Wednesday at the UvA library | From the Margins: Migrant Academics' Narratives of Precarity register here: aces.uva.nl/content/even...

From the Margins: #Migrant #Academics' Narratives of Precarity is online #openaccess: tinyurl.com/4x83var5 Thank you our fantastic contributors who trusted us with their critical, sharp, and beautiful #autobiographical and #autoethnographic essays. @openbookpublish.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

#Let’smakeithappen If there are at least one million valid signatures by EU citizens & if the threshold is met in at least 7 EU countries, a proposal for the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement must be submitted to a vote at the European Council eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...

European Citizens' InitiativeGive your support !eci.ec.europa.eu

"Although the country lives under a brutal dictatorship, the regime has failed quite dramatically in its attempts to impose its ideology on society. Given the scale of resources it has at its disposal, this defeat is extraordinary." www.sestry.eu/statti/ladan...

Sestry | Ладан Рахбарі: «Сила може змусити людей замовкнути, але не здатна вбити прагнення жити з гідністю»Докторка Ладан Рахбарі — соціологиня, яка досліджує іранські міграційні й соціально-політичні процеси і порушення прав людини. В інтерв’ю Sestry вона розповідає про жіночий опір, колективну травму піс...www.sestry.eu

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Wie willen de Iraniërs als nieuwe leider(s) als het regime valt? ‘We weten weinig over wat de bevolking nu denkt’Wie kunnen het overnemen als de Islamitische Republiek aan haar eind komt? Socioloog Ladan Rahbari, die Iran in 2015 verliet, kent genoeg kandidaten. Die zijn niet allemaal even serieus te nemen. ‘De ...www.volkskrant.nl

We (a group of academics and scholars) are calling for an immediate end to #Israel’s war against #Iran and #Palestine. If you support this call, please add your name to the petition here. Thank you! #solidarity #ceasefirenow #petition docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

[Petition] Stop the war on Iran!Stop the war on Iran! For peace, justice and democracy Tehran and many other Iranian cities are reeling under Israeli attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians, while destroying residential area...docs.google.com

The masks are coming off: human values and international law seem to count for nothing anymore. This was already evident when the world did nothing to stop the genocide in Gaza. As you read this, Israel is still killing civilians who are already displaced & starving. www.standaard.be/opinies/je-k...

Je kunt tegelijk tegen ayatollahs en tegen Netanyahu zijnZelfs wie het Iraanse regime haat en meedeed aan de Mahsa Amini-protesten, ziet de Israëlische bombardementen als een externe aanval die gestopt moet worden, schrijft Ladan Rahbari. Al zijn er altijd enkele royalisten die de aanval toejuichen.www.standaard.be

Like many other #Iranians living outside the country, I’ve been watching anxiously and worrying sick about my family, friends and loved ones in Iran. When they can get a stable enough internet connection, they tell me about the constant fear and uncertainly they’re living in.

We had the great honor of hosting Amin Ghaziani @aminghaziani.bsky.social at the Amsterdam Center for Gender & Sexuality this week. We learned about his amazing research on club nights & the book Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution @aissr.bsky.social

"We must act now in the interest of human life and dignity. Here is an urgent plea to #Dutch higher education institutions to cut ties with #genocide and refuse #police on campus!" #Academia #Netherlands #palestine #actnow #sign openletter.earth/nederlandse-...

We are looking for a #PhDstudent in the NWO-VIDI project “Iran’s Secular Shift” which investigates Iran’s evolving secular landscape using mixed-method; an opportunity to contribute to a pioneering study on non-religion, atheism & secularism in #Iran @pooyan1983.bsky.social www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

PhD in Iranian Secular Visual CultureIn this position you explore Iran's Secular Shift, examining how atheism, non-religion, and calls for mosque-state separation are expressed in visual culture.www.uu.nl

If you are interested in #nationalism & #diaspora, see my paper “Zionism as the Legacy of Cyrus”: (Online) Proxy Nationalism of Diasporic Iranians. I explore some diasporic Iranians' pro-Israeli sentiments online #proxynationalism onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @aissr.bsky.social

‘Zionism as the Legacy of Cyrus’: (Online) Proxy Nationalism of Diasporic IraniansThis paper focuses on examining the online activities of a group of diasporic Iranians who exhibit Israeli proxy nationalism online by openly expressing support for Israel and Zionism. By analysing p...onlinelibrary.wiley.com

My paper 'Dual #Nationality, Anti-Citizenship, and Xeno-Racism: Online Tropes on #Migrant (In)gratitude, and (In)adequate Britishness of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,' is now published in the #British Journal of #Sociology. #xenoracism #dualnationality #Iran onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Dual nationality, anti‐citizenship, and xeno‐racism: Online tropes on migrant (in)gratitude, and (in)adequate Britishness of Nazanin Zaghari‐RatcliffeNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British dual citizen, was detained by the Iranian state from April 2016 to March 2022 and charged with spying and propaganda activities against the Iranian state...onlinelibrary.wiley.com

If you are interested in the intersection of #queer #aging and #sexuality, check out the new paper published in the Journal of Women and Aging titled 'Unruly Temporalities: Older Queer Women and Non-Binary People Narrating Later-Life Sexuality. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Unruly temporalities: Older queer women and non-binary people narrating later-life sexualityIn this paper, we explore queer temporalities in relation to queer women and non-binary people’s sexuality later in life. Drawing on 30 interviews with 32 queer women and non-binary people aged 49-...www.tandfonline.com

On December 3rd, I had the immense privilege of witnessing my PhD student, Dr. Nika Looman, successfully defend their thesis: “Queer late/r life sex. Women and non-binary people’s unruly stories.” #PhDDefense #ProudSupervisor #Queer #Sex #Aging #AcademicAchievement @aissr.bsky.social

Are you working in a #Dutch #university? Could you please fill in this short #questionnaire to help me understand potential #concerns around attending the #nation-wide #demonstration in #TheHague on Nov 25th? #Academia #precarity #nationaity #visa #non-EU forms.gle/57ujMBusE93Y...

Anonymous form - concerns regarding nationality and participation in the nationwide demonstrations against budget cuts in the NetherlandsAre you a non-Dutch/EU national and hesitant to participate in the nationwide demonstrations against budget cuts (in The Hague on November 25th 2024) due to your nationality, passport, or visa status?...forms.gle

I had the pleasure of working with Dr Evelien Geerts @egeertsphd.bsky.social on a paper during the #covid19 #pandemic. The paper is now out: “#(Post-)pandemic #Somatechnics, #neoliberalism, and the Return to (Academic) Normalcy” #Somatechnicsjournal