Algerian American journalist and documentary filmmaker, directed @BeingWatchedDOC | MIT @OpenDocLab fellowship | co-creating in community
Chicago, IL
Joined February 2009
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on the challenges of creating culture as a Muslim filmmaker: “At worst, we are condemned as monsters; at best, we are objects of pity in stories that attempt to “humanize” us. We so rarely get to tell our stories from our own lens.” latimes.com/opinion/story/20… #MyMuslimFilm #Sundance
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Israeli defense minister explicitly outlining a policy of depopulation for the Lebanese, saying that "Israel's policy in Lebanon is clear", in that as long as Hezbollah exists, "there are no homes and no residents" in south Lebanon.
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Judge rules that 17-year-old Walid Ahmad likely starved to death in Israeli military detention, but closes the case anyway. Israel never charged him with a crime and still holds his body. Here’s how he died, as reported by his cellmate, 16-year-old American Mohammed Ibrahim:
Judge: Palestinian minor who died in Israeli prison was 'likely starved,' but case closed
haaretz.com/israel-news/isra…
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3 lies already: 1) claiming he's doing this to "defend the American people," 2) claiming Iran involved in Al-Qaeda attacks, 3) claiming Iran wouldn't agree to renounce nuclear weapons in the talk. This is shameless Iraq war-level propaganda.
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.@hollyotterbein scoops:
Top Dem officials who worked on the party's still-secret autopsy of the 2024 election concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden administration's approach to the war in Gaza.
axios.com/2026/02/22/dnc-202…
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Seriously! who is running this newspaper?
“Gives itself more control”? Is that really the best phrasing they could come up with? Has the English language deteriorated that badly, or was this just a literal translation from another language? Ah?
It’s just like saying that someone“gave himself more money” after robbing a bank.
But I suppose it’s fine. It’s not an American bank, and the thief happens to be a good friend.
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Al Jazeera investigation reveals how US-supplied thermal and thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians
aljazeera.com/features/2026/…
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Rafah |
Israeli troops blew up the Morag Water Station today, which according to Gaza’s water utility supplied water to roughly one-third of Rafah’s residents prior to the war.
Soldiers captioned it :
“We specialize in paint jobs, and small renovations. Details on DM"
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. thenation.com/article/world/…
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In 2022, we reported on secretive units within the Border Patrol accused of covering up killings.
Fault Lines investigates secretive units within the #US #BorderPatrol accused of covering up agent misconduct. At least 145 people have died in deadly pursuits or use-of-force incidents with USBP. No agent has been convicted in those deaths.
Watch now:🔗 aje.io/impunityattheborder
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FBI headquarters is named after J. Edgar Hoover, who used State power to destroy MLK’s reputation, undermine his movement, and encourage him to kill himself. If you value “fairness and justice,” denounce Hoover’s legacy, rename the building, and exonerate everyone you railroaded.
Today, the FBI honors the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reaffirms our commitment to fairness and equal justice for all. #MLKDay
ALT Martin Luther King Jr. Day // An image of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in front of a yellow and orange background with the FBI seal in the lower corner.
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Read this by Narges Bajgoli on why 1979 is not the right comparison for today's protests time.com/7345623/iran-protes…
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Contacts in Gaza are all reporting the same thing tonight: Israeli air strikes have resumed at what feels like full force across the strip. The only reason anyone is still calling this a ceasefire is because not a single shot is being fired at Israel.
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Some 600 immigrant kids were sent to federal custody by ICE in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
propublica.org/article/ice-d…
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NEW: We obtained 100 gigabytes of data from unlisted websites associated with Canary Mission, revealing their internal workings, employees, and an internal website called BlackNest where the group celebrated its “impacts”— arrests and deportations.
BlackNest is just one of the names of several unlisted websites and content management systems used by Canary Mission, whose doxxing operation is run out of Israel and used by the highest levels of the Trump administration. The information on these unlisted websites—including dozens of names of workers and contracted vendors, internal communications about meetings and quarterly plans, and even strategic planning documents—demonstrates how the operation evolved over time.
Me for @DropSiteNews
Link below ->
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Unbearable grief. Two and a half years of just unbearable, immeasurable all-consuming grief.
We bid farewell to a heavy, painful year—one that broke our hearts beyond endurance and took from us the best among us.
We lost our brave journalists, who carried the truth on their shoulders and paid for it with their lives.
Each had a story unfinished, a simple dream of life: a safe home, a morning without bombs.
They wrote with their bodies what the world refused to read, giving their lives for an honest word.
They are gone, but their voices endure, their names shining in a time that tried—and failed—to silence the truth.
We step into a new year, burdened by loss, yet more faithful to their message: never to be silent, never to forget.