Hafsa Halawa

@HafsaHalawa

Egyptian/Iraqi Brit. Lawyer turned political analyst & development specialist across MENA/Horn of Africa. Views here my own. RT is not an endorsement.

Cairo, London
Joined September 2010
Born July 07
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  1. 13 hours ago

    Which, if anyone needs reminding, is a larger % than the Brexit vote to leave actually was in 2016.

    Biggest poll conducted since Brexit referendum finds 54% would now chose to stay in EU
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    Nov 4

    "a mass of evidence has now accrued that the two main pro-Brexit campaigns were engaged in electoral vandalism, astonishing levels of disinformation and breaches of the law governing referendums."

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  3. Nov 2

    An incredibly detailed and informed read on ; an absolute must read: “Even if the war ends tomorrow, the damage done to those children who survive — stunted growth, more frequent disease, mental deficits — will persist for many decades.”

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  4. Oct 24

    I don’t see any women. Sigh.

    Nominees for Iraq’s new cabinet. This doesn’t look like a happy and inspired bunch.
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    Oct 21

    There's a frustrating refusal to listen to critical analysis from the region, or to step back and reassess zombie ideas. With exceptions, of course. But so much of the discussion in DC seems utterly disconnected from the reality over here.

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  6. Oct 20

    Citizens defending a regime, or accusing someone of terrorism can’t always be taken at face value. There are a strong number who have spent years fighting to shed light on the truth, but also working to understand why some choose to ignore it. Nothing is black and white.

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  7. Oct 20

    And what I’m saying here is - online bots and regime propaganda aside - real fear of the unknown and real fear of further or continuing destruction in this region is real. And palpable. It is about people’s lives, their families, their future. Don’t discount them.

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  8. Oct 20

    But no one can take the moral high ground when they comment from a plush villa in a compound, or the lush streets of a western/developed capital. I count myself in that. “We” are privileged. We need to recognize it. What scares us all after Jamal, is that none of us are safe.

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  9. Oct 20

    This region has seen such utter destruction, pain, death and debilitation in its most truest form that no one can understand the real trauma that plagues citizens, unless they have lived it. I am not defending any “unsavoury” positions coming from the region or KSA...

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  10. Oct 20

    It is neither correct nor fair to box any one person from any one country into a stereotype that fits your argument, whether positively or negatively. And above all, one must - always be aware and understanding of privilege, and in its equal and opposite nature, trauma.

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  11. Oct 20

    Whilst attention on high profile cases that can spark political crises is warranted and much needed, the global discussion that ensues about countries or regimes many know so little about can dangerously buy into stereotypes of citizens, CSO actors, journalists and the like.

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    Oct 20

    This is what democracy looks like! Thank you for marching & all the work you do - people did not vote for with jobs & peace in N Ireland under threat Now please sign up your friends to and write/email your MP & demand

    Thank you to everyone who joined the today. All 700,000 of you, please get home safe.
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    Oct 20

    Well over HALF A MILLION are marching on Parliament today, demanding a on the Brexit deal. Everybody needs to know this. Please RT this:

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  14. Oct 18

    "Arabs need to read in their own language so they can understand and discuss the various aspects and complications of democracy in the United States and the West." Khashoggi's final words, in Arabic:

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  15. Oct 18

    "Arabs living in these countries are either uninformed or misinformed. They are unable to adequately address, much less publicly discuss, matters that affect the region and their day-to-day lives." - J. Khashoggi. Never have truer words been spoken. RIP.

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  16. Oct 18

    “Even in more enlightened parts of the Middle East, younger generation rulers have been more authoritarian than their fathers. The sons of the United Arab Emirates’ widely respected late ruler, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, show none of the tolerance that he was known for.”

    How true from : "The recurring mistake of western pol establishments has been to confuse youth w/a commitment for change & assume young rulers who travel abroad, show interest in art & the digital world are likely to act responsibly".
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    Oct 15

    “The strong moral and legal responsibility which our father instilled in us obliges us to call for the establishment of an independent and impartial international commission to inquire into the circumstances of his death.” - 1st statement by us, ’s children

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  18. Oct 14

    March is pretty significant timing. Most importantly, because it will come 4-6 months (or so) before the “IMF deadline” to restructure EGPC (state Oil/Gas Co), which will itself have massive implications for Egypt’s energy sector, primarily vis-a-vis domestic fuel pricing.

    Rumor is that Egypt's parliament will soon discuss an amendment allowing Sisi to serve more than two terms, and put it to a public vote (😂) in March.
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  19. Oct 12

    And your argument alleging him as being MB justifies whatever has happened to him...how? What is wrong with people.

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  20. Oct 11

    Was a pleasure to be involved in this earlier this week, engaging with an esteemed group of experts discussing sensitive topics that are imperative to our understanding and preparation of the way forward.

    Always a delight being back in beautiful Beirut - this time for three days of intense but thought provoking & insightful discussions on the role & future of armed non-state actors in Iraq and Syria.
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