1. Some thoughts on who to listen to in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, which was the worst peacetime massacre in New Zealand since 1943. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_New_Zealand …
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2. Back in January when I covered Rahaf Mohammed’s dramatic few days barricaded in a hotel room in Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to get asylum in Australia or another Western country, … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahaf_Mohammed …https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1082116305816309760 …
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Keiko @keikoinbostonRahaf Mohammed al-Qunun's friend(s)? have taken over her Twitter account. They report she's presently being dragged by officials to her flight to Kuwait, where her family, who she believes will kill her, are waiting for her.
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3. … one of the things I did in the course of my research was watch a number of the media appearances that
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4. Yasmine was part of a network of ex-Muslims in Canada and globally who were assisting Rahaf with emotional & logistical support.
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5. She was one of three Canadians who eventually set up Rahaf’s official GoFundMe campaign once it was known she was going to Canada, that easily exceeded the 10K goal in less than 24 hours.https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1084651212799131648 …
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Keiko @keikoinboston64. Wow, Rahaf’s official GoFundMe campaign surpassed their $10K goal in under 24 hours. The raised $11,382 from 171 people in 21 hours!
The campaign is now closed. #WelcomeHomeRahaf https://www.gofundme.com/SAVERAHAFofficial … http://archive.is/wolg7 pic.twitter.com/9L5jxzNKzOShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
6. I was also tracking media interviews and social media posts made by a white Australian feminist (who I’m not going to name in this thread), who said she wanted to help Rahaf.
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7. Her company had set up a GoFundMe 3 days after the news broke & ignored people pointing out that Rahaf's friend (via her account) had asked people not to donate to crowdfunding campaigns because she didn’t have one at the time.https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1082129425649598464 …
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8. The Australian woman also staged a topless protest at the Saudi embassy in Sydney with her friends. I thought about writing about my observations at the time but decided against it because I was uncertain what was going on with the Australian woman.
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9. One of the sharp differences between Yasmine & the other woman’s media appearances is that Yasmine used every interview to talk in specific terms about the plight of other Saudi & Middle Eastern girls/women like Rahaf and the grave danger they face.https://twitter.com/ConfessionsExMu/status/1084294874969427969 …
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10. When asked to talk about her own very dramatic story as a Canadian woman who was forced into a marriage with a man who turned out to be an Al-Qaeda operative Yasmine would quickly bring the interview back to Rahaf, et al & was persistent in centering their stories.
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Thank you, Keiko
My story is not important today except to give background/relevance. I’m free and happy and married to the most wonderful man who spoils me everyday. The more happy I feel, the more compelled I am to fight for other women to be free to find their own happiness
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