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3 days ago | 
middleeasteye.net | Syma Mohammed |Maysa Mustafa
When news broke on Tuesday that former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who was thought to be a favourite in the New York City mayoral primary, had conceded the race, the announcement was met with disbelief. The idea that an underdog pro-Palestinian Democratic Socialist state lawmaker had secured the Democratic nomination seemed too good to be true for Zohran Mamdani's supporters, after being smeared as an antisemite and "communist" by some of the most powerful politicians in the US.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa |Oscar Rickett
As Joseph Biden’s US presidency comes to an end, many on social media this week are saying that his legacy boils down to one thing: his active role in Israel’s fifteen-month war on Gaza, which has been widely defined as a "genocide" by human rights organisations, international bodies and scholars.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa
Social media users have begun to flood online platforms in both celebration and mourning, following the official announcement on Wednesday of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani announced the deal during a press conference in Doha, saying the agreement will take effect on 19 January.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa
Academics, activists and alumni are criticising Columbia University this week after tenured professor Katherine Franke announced that the institution pressured her to retire over her vocal criticism of Israel and support for pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Franke founded the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law and served on the executive committee of Columbia's Center for Palestine Studies.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa
As Los Angeles continues to combat the ongoing wildfires ravaging the area, many online have highlighted the similarities between Angelenos’ experience of destruction and displacement and that of Palestinians suffering from Israel’s ongoing bombardment in Gaza. In three days, the fires have burned more than 117 square kilometres of land, killing at least five and displacing more than 180,000 people from their homes.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa
Supporters of Palestine have called to boycott the payment platform Stripe after its CEO and co-founder Patrick Collison - an Irish-American who has advocated for Palestinians in the past - posted on social media on Wednesday about his run on the beach in Tel Aviv and how it was "great" to be back. Great to be back in Tel Aviv. I missed this run.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa |Katherine Hearst
Social media users have criticised the makers of the new Gladiator II film for cutting out all scenes of Egyptian-Palestinian actress May Calamawy, who was expected to have a major role in the blockbuster film. Reactions to the news on Thursday have spurred widespread debate on social media about why Calamawy was cut out of the film. Many believe it was due to her Palestinian heritage and public support for Gaza, while others say it was to shorten the two-and-a-half-hour film.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa
As President-elect Donald Trump announces cabinet nominations for his upcoming term, social media is reacting to the potential consequences of what already seems to be a staunchly pro-Israel, Christian-Zionist administration.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Maysa Mustafa
Some of her supporters online have channelled their frustration onto Arab and Muslim voters People wait to hear Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris speak and concede the election, at Howard University in Washington, DC, on 6 November 2024 (Kevin Dietsch/AFP) By Maysa Mustafa Published date: 6 November 2024 Despite the Democrats losing the popular vote in the election to the Republicans for the first time since 2004 – and by more than five million votes – many...
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Maysa Mustafa
Despite the Democrats losing the popular vote in the election to the Republicans for the first time since 2004 - and by more than five million votes - many pro-Kamala Harris social media users aimed their frustrations at pro-Palestine voters, specifically Arabs and Muslims, on Wednesday. Although many Arab and Muslim Americans voted for the Green Party’s Jill Stein, she received only 0.4 percent of the national total, amounting to 628,525 votes.
