Leila

Leila

@leilashami.bsky.social

Co-author of 'Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War' Co-founder @fromtheperiphery.com & host of @syriapodcast.bsky.social Blogs at: https://leilashami.wordpress.com/

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Milk Tea Alliance Calendar
@mtacalendar.bsky.social

New Events! (Times local) 📆19th Oct 7pm, Montreal 📆22nd Oct 6:30pm, Ottawa 📆23rd Oct 6pm, Kingston, Ontario 📆24th Oct 8pm, Toronto 📆27th Oct 7pm, Hamilton @thepeopleswant.bsky.social Tour "Revolutions of our times: An internationalist Manifesto" w/ @ayoub.bsky.social @leilashami.bsky.social & more

The Peoples Want@thepeopleswant.bsky.social

For the 1st part of our North American tour, find us in Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto and Hamilton ✨ With @leilashami.bsky.social @ayoub.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @anotherstoryto.bsky.social See below in the thread for details 👇 More dates will be coming shortly 🔥 Stay tuned !

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(israa') إسراء (they/them)
@essssraaa.bsky.social

@leilashami.bsky.social and I are joined by two compas from @thepeopleswant.bsky.social to talk internationalism from below, exile as a position of attack, and mutual aid www.patreon.com/posts/157879...

patreon.comFTPP 17: Revolutions of Our Times | From The Periphery Media CollectiveFTPP 17: Revolutions of Our Times by From The Periphery Media Collective on Patreon. Join From The Periphery Media Collective's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Danny Postel
@dannypostel.bsky.social

MUST-read interview with Syrian-British writer @leilashami.bsky.social of @thepeopleswant.bsky.social & Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kyselov on *true* internationalism, the trouble with campism & the Eurocentrism of much of the “anti-imperialist” left in the West radiofreesyria.com/internationa...

radiofreesyria.comInternationalism Is Not a Luxury, but a Survival Mechanism - Radio Free SyriaA must-read interview with prominent Syrian writer Leila al-Shami and Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kyselov In Leila al-Shami's words: "We are undoubtedly heading towards a multipolar world order in w...

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chuckmertz.bsky.social
@chuckmertz.bsky.social

Our guests were Benjamin from the Syndicate of Limousine Mountain, and @leilashami.bsky.social contributors to, "Revolutions of Our Times: An Internationalist Manifesto” @haymarketbooks.org by @thepeopleswant.bsky.social. www.patreon.com/posts/new-he... Keep us free at patreon.com/thisishell

patreon.comNEW HELL! The People Want a Revolution | This Is Hell!NEW HELL! The People Want a Revolution by This Is Hell! on Patreon. Join This Is Hell!'s community for exclusive content and updates.
Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social

Also a virtual book launch happening next week - with a focused discussion on current events in Iran, Lebanon and Syria. Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

The Peoples Want@thepeopleswant.bsky.social

We kindly invite you to our virtual book launch with @haymarketbooks on Tuesday, April 14th at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET. How can we build a new internationalism, based on the experiences of recent uprisings and popular power, at a time of generalized warfare? With members from Lebanon, Iran and Syria.

Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social

I'll be speaking at this event in London next week together with @ayoub.bsky.social and others ...

The Peoples Want@thepeopleswant.bsky.social

London, here we go⚡️ We are so thrilled to invite you for the UK launch of our internationalist manifesto “Revolutions of our Times” on Thursday, April 16 2026 at 6 PM at Pelican House, London. Registration link in bio 👆 Don’t miss it if you are around🔥 @haymarketbooks.org

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The Peoples Want
@thepeopleswant.bsky.social

Our internationalist manifesto 'Revolutions of Our Times' will be published in English by @haymarketbooks.org Available soon in US and UK bookstores. Stay tuned for more details on discussions about the manifesto and current world events with members of The Peoples Want network ...

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Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution
@syriapodcast.bsky.social

New: transcript of a recent episode of Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution, an interview with Syrian-American author and scholar Noor Ghazal Aswad. She talked to Leila about her book, Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams & Radical Social Movements fromtheperiphery.com/2026/02/20/s...

fromtheperiphery.comSearching for Solidarity w/Noor Ghazal Aswad (E8)Leila is joined by US-based academic Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad to talk about her recent book ‘Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams and Radical Social Movements’.  This episode explores t…

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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
@timep.bsky.social

TIMEP's @justinsalhani.bsky.social and @syriapodcast.bsky.social's host @leilashami.bsky.social are joined by Razan Rashidi to discuss transitional justice in Syria and what's being done to hold perpetrators to account and achieve justice for victims. Tune in here: open.spotify.com/episode/3V3A...

open.spotify.comTransitional Justice w/Razan Rashidi (E7)
Justin Salhani@justinsalhani.bsky.social

cohosted a podcast with the great Leila Shami. We spoke to Razan Rashidi from The Syria Campaign about a lot but particularly about how acts of justice build trust in the state and how without it a culture of impunity takes over that can spiral off into retaliatory violence and acts of vengeance.

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Qusay Noor
@qusaynoor.net

#Latakia, hundreds are gathering in the city for a #Christmas celebration marking the start of #Advent.

Qusay Noor@qusaynoor.net

Lighting of the #Christmas tree at the #Church of the #Archangels #Michael and #Gabriel – #Latakia #MerryChristmas .

Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social

"Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comWhile the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine MalikWestern leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social

"The first thing that the interim government in Syria must do is to end enforced disappearance and unlawful detention, and stop the sectarian violence ... Start focusing on achieving the truth, justice and peace that we need to move our country forward." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

theguardian.comThe families of Syria’s disappeared are asking for the truth. Our country cannot rebuild until we have it | Wafa MustafaOver 160,000 people, including my father, were abducted by the Assad regime. The country’s new commission for the missing must be inclusive and independent to restore our trust
Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social

"A people that stops asking questions stops participating in its future. It becomes a spectator to its own story. We cannot allow that to happen. Not after everything we've sacrificed... A new Syria is still possible, but only if we refuse to stay silent." www.hurriya.net/post/syria-s...

hurriya.netSyria Still Needs an OppositionAt the heart of everything unfolding in Syria today lies a deeper, more existential crisis. The fall of the Assad regime has exposed a long-standing void: the absence of a shared, inclusive, and coher...

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Rami Jarrah
@ramijarrah.com

Prior to the Suwayda events, the majority of Druze-Syrians disliked Al-Hijri, were optimistic of the state, and fierce advocates for a united Syria. Following the massacres, and the disgusting attempt to whitewash them, that majority feels betrayed. And the truth is, they were.

Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social

Horrific video emerged of Syrian security forces killing a medic in Sweida hospital last month - confirming what we already knew from many testimonies. Those responsible must be held to account

Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social

Heartbreaking news that the brave Anas Al Sharif was killed. Israel has consistently targeted journalists so that the world will not see the genocidal violence it is inflicting on the people of Gaza.

The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social

Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza press tent alongside four other journalists. Despite threats, he vowed to report “till the end.” Press freedom groups warn his killing follows an Israeli smear campaign. #AnasAlSharif