Journalist | Researcherhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3llmdmzumyc2mEid Mubarak 🌙✨30 Mar 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmdmzumyc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3ll54wmbdbc2xI don't know why, but for some reason, in my head, was the belief that Hossam was among the kids that would make it; who would live to tell the story of his people, who would get a chance to grieve and then explore what else life had to offer. I don't know why I held on to that belief.24 Mar 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll54wmbdbc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lkoml6w2is2ySo, so tired.18 Mar 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkoml6w2is2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3ljq643c3mk22Everybody. Everybody needs to hear this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljq643c3mk22https://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3ljb2pt4wek23I've been here! In Ramadan of 2018, with two friends who convinced me to make the trek while we were all fasting 😁 one of the best memories I have of Scotland [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljb2pt4wek23https://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3ljb2lcydtc23Ramadan Mubarak to everyone observing 🌙28 Feb 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljb2lcydtc23https://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lhxfguqaak2z"He reported being forcibly stripped, having his hands tightly shackled, and being made to sit on sharp gravel for approximately five hours by Israeli forces. He was also subjected to severe physical abuse, including beatings with batons and electric shock sticks..." https://mezan.org/public/en/post/4665112 Feb 2025 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxfguqaak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lhvroy34kc2gI just don't understand people who refuse to wear masks in situations like this?! Regardless of whether you are unwell or not, if the family of an ill/immunocompromised person requests that you mask up around them, you mask up! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvroy34kc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lhtkz3iye22cAccording to this news report, Sri Lanka plans to send 15,900 workers to Israel this year. It is past time that local media & parliamentarians paid more attention to this matter + questioned the government on this. https://www.newswire.lk/2025/02/10/new-job-opportunities-abroad-in-2025/10 Feb 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtkz3iye22chttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lht6sxtwq22o"Colonial violence only ends with the end of colonialism." [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lht6sxtwq22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lg3uilosf22qThis [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg3uilosf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lfcpo47ij22dI'm really really trying to stay hopeful at this point [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfcpo47ij22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3leelr3cxhk26This [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Dec 2024 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3leelr3cxhk26https://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3lbgbxab4ak25This [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgbxab4ak25https://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3kco3aygvxv2s#Gaza: the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says that as of today, 24 journalists have been killed — 20 Palestinian, 3 Israeli and 1 Lebanese: https://cpj.org/2023/10/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/26 Oct 2023 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kco3aygvxv2shttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3kcai2lwtym2r"In one of the most shocking incidents caught on film in the past week, an Israeli settler entered a Palestinian village called Al-Tuwani near Hebron and shot an unarmed Palestinian resident in the stomach at point blank range, while an Israeli soldier appeared to look on." [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2023 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcai2lwtym2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3kc3w3jput322#Sudan: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says they have had to stop supporting "life-saving surgery" at Bashair Hospital in Khartoum after military authorities blocked transport of surgical supplies from Wad Madani to south Khartoum for over a month. https://www.msf.org/sudan-msf-suspends-surgery-khartoum-hospital-supplies-remain-blocked19 Oct 2023 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc3w3jput322https://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3kbztkc6xb32t"The UK Minister for Africa, Andrew Mitchell, told the BBC this bore 'all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing'." [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2023 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbztkc6xb32thttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3kbmknmwurj2p"The UN has called on Israel to withdraw the order, arguing it's 'impossible' for Palestinians to fully comply and warning of 'devastating humanitarian consequences'" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67096916?at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBCBreaking&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=F8212BA8-6977-11EE-AC8D-FC4EAD7C7D1313 Oct 2023 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbmknmwurj2phttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3kayeyqitem2x"It is unlikely that Namal Rajapaksa has any idea about how electricity or for that matter any other public utility bill is paid as others have been picking up the bills for the Rajapaksa for too long." Oof. https://www.ft.lk/ft_view__editorial/Of-unpaid-electricity-bills-and-Rajapaksa-acolytes/58-75370105 Oct 2023 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kayeyqitem2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryamazwer.bsky.social/post/3kafhwcuwpu23"Sri Lanka’s government revenue is likely to face a 15 percent fall from the target agreed with the IMF, the global lender said, amid poor tax administration and lower collection." https://economynext.com/no-fixed-timeline-for-2nd-tranche-of-3-bln-loan-imf-official-says-after-sri-lankas-failure-132803/27 Sep 2023 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:cbeb4kl3cso2x5up4b2ii3yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kafhwcuwpu23