Hassan HassanVerified account

@hxhassan

Editor in chief, | A director at | NYT Bestselling Author

Email: hhassan@newlinesmag.com
newlinesmag.com/writers/hassan…
Joined March 2009
5,075 Photos and videos Photos and videos

Tweets

You blocked @hxhassan

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @hxhassan

  1. Pinned Tweet
    Oct 5

    Please make sure to follow , a magazine for longform essays, reportage & memoirs from the Middle East & beyond. A thread to follow on the thinking behind it, but check out the inauguration essays posted by Newlines, for the the kind of content we aspire to produce.

    21 replies 79 retweets 194 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  2. 5 hours ago

    “Assad’s regime likes to pretend.. sanctions are the only reason the economy has tanked, which is false,” Lund concluded. “The United States and the European Union like to pretend that the mass impoverishment of Syrians has nothing to do with the sanctions, and that’s also false”

    the last paragraph of Mathew Petti's article best explains Western sanctions and the Syrian economy.
    3 retweets 19 likes
    Undo
  3. Retweeted
    11 hours ago

    But food, especially in a country so famous for its cuisine, is not just about nutrition; it is also about culture. So what do you do when you cannot afford the food? ⁦⁩ writes in ⁦a moving piece in ⁦⁩.

    11 retweets 30 likes
    Undo
  4. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    The Syrian uprising that started with the slogan “dignity before bread” has been defeated. But for the people living under the victorious regime, there is neither dignity nor bread. for on the struggle to put food on the table.

    10 retweets 18 likes
    Undo
  5. 13 hours ago

    In a society famous for hospitality, what do you do when you can’t afford food? You stop inviting people, apart from the ones you don’t feel embarrassed serving only coffee. A terrific essay about food that captures the cost of war, by :

    2 replies 14 retweets 43 likes
    Undo
  6. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    For decades Haiti has reeled from disasters, natural and manmade. But as it veers from its constitutional path and armed gangs compete for power, how much longer can its resilient civil society hold on? answers in

    1 reply 5 retweets 12 likes
    Undo
  7. Retweeted
    23 hours ago

    How a Hindutva conspiracy about Muslim men is really about controlling Hindu women, Shweta Desai writes in

    4 replies 4 retweets 16 likes
    Undo
  8. Dec 22

    Saudi minister confirms imams fired after failing to warn against Muslim Brotherhood

    2 replies 15 retweets 33 likes
    Undo
  9. Retweeted
    Dec 22

    If you are interested in serious, longform , I highly recommend , which, in addition to allowing me to go on at some length about & , has, in recent weeks, featured terrific articles about , the , , , & beyond.

    4 retweets 23 likes
    Undo
  10. Dec 22

    This report deservedly went far and wide:

    ICYMI: rightly slammed US companies for reliance on Xinjiang "Blood Cotton" after report found that most of the cotton exported from , which provides 20% of world's cotton, is picked or produced by ethnic minorities' forced labor.
    5 retweets 13 likes
    Undo
  11. Dec 22

    This is astonishing. Very interesting interview, with quite bold admissions from Iran's foreign minister.

    Zarif on Iran’s plans to divert its Afghan Shia militia called Fatemiyoun from Syria to Afghanistan 👇
    Show this thread
    2 replies 7 retweets 32 likes
    Undo
  12. Retweeted
    Dec 22

    I would like to deeply thank those who have contributed to making this historic achievement, which reinforces Sudan’s interests and transition to democracy.

    10 replies 27 retweets 225 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  13. Dec 22

    "Conversations within the community center on the divide between the elites and the impoverished Alawites who are commonly linked to the discourse of sacrifice." excellent analysis and insights by in

    1 reply 6 retweets 16 likes
    Undo
  14. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    Another great piece by as he skillfully unpacks the complicated situation that is Haiti in 2020. If you have an interest in Haiti, this is worth your time.

    2 replies 7 retweets 9 likes
    Undo
  15. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    WTF | Several BJP-ruled states are considering a “love jihad bill” to declare Hindu-Muslim marriages null and void, with a penalty of five years imprisonment for “violators:”

    2 retweets 4 likes
    Undo
  16. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    An excellent analysis and comprehensive overview of the Alawite’s growing discontent with the Assad regime. By my good friend .

    "Wildfires spread across western Syria in Sept. & Oct. These fires represent the latest in a cascade of “loyalist” grievances to which [Assad's] regime appears unable to coherently respond," writes in this CGP :
    1 reply 4 retweets 14 likes
    Undo
  17. Dec 21

    .. and of course makes a cameo at the end

    1 reply 2 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  18. Dec 21

    . does the best fleets.

    2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  19. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    I highly recommend this personal reflection by on what it was like to be a Muslim-American translator at Guantanamo Bay trying to mitigate damage done by the War on Terror (& the terrorism expertise industry) for anyone working in national security. :

    2 replies 10 retweets 39 likes
    Undo
  20. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    Check out my debut piece for , which examines the policy implications regarding the regime's increasingly strained relationship with its Alawi constituency. A special thanks to , , and for their incisive feedback and support.

    "Wildfires spread across western Syria in Sept. & Oct. These fires represent the latest in a cascade of “loyalist” grievances to which [Assad's] regime appears unable to coherently respond," writes in this CGP :
    13 retweets 19 likes
    Undo
  21. Dec 21

    What a thoughtful conversation! and

    "There is a generation of Muslim Americans that have grown up in the shadow of the post 9/11 world". and 's conversation has a nice way of veering from lighthearted to very serious. It's here:
    1 retweet 7 likes
    Undo

@hxhassan hasn't Tweeted yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·