Assistant Professor @YorkU_SOSC | PhD @cuLegalStudies (TWAIL, Refugee Law, Human Rights, South Asian refugee studies) | Alumnus @BCU_Law| @WellingtonUni
Toronto, Ontario
Joined October 2012
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"Please make sure everyone calls you Dr. Ramasubramanyam" - final comment from the jury and examiners! I'm still overwhelmed but wow what a feeling! Thank you to everyone who shared this awesome moment with me! I'm gonna ride this high for a while #PhDone #elprofesor
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“There is no God but God, Muhammad is his messenger,” the paramedic is heard saying. He asks God for forgiveness and says he knows he is going to die.
“Forgive me, mother. This is the path I chose — to help people,” he said. “Allahu akbar,” God is great, he says.
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Update: I have been terminated by Yale Law School and the LPE Project.
What we are witnessing unfold in the United States is not the failure of democracy—this *is* Western liberal democracy itself. 1/2
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Hilarious & absurd evidence provided by the Deputy Secretary DHS against Mohammad Khalil.
United States is no more a DEMOCRACY!
The is yet another stark reminder that institutions will quickly discard courageous scholars who bravely stand against oppressive structures and practices! In solidarity with @Helyeh_Doutaghi
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Suspended for Pro-Palestine Speech: My Statement on Yale Law School’s Embrace of AI-Generated Smears 1/3
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You are shocked by how Trump treated Zelenskyy. But this is not new behavior to us. This is merely new to you because you are shocked to see a European treated in this way.
Africans, Asians, and Latin Americans are routinely treated like this. But - out of humility - they do not complain.
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Hot off the press!
My new article on refugee rights claiming through protest at UNHCR Beirut.
Free e-prints available here: tandfonline.com/eprint/IVH6P…
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Syed Hassan Nasrallah (1960-2024). He led the Resistance, which will not bend but grow as his memory and example seed a new generation. He fought for his people despite the immense personal cost and was hated by his enemies because he defeated them.
I saw him speak in Beirut in 2013, a most impressive man and a brilliant strategic thinker. His loss is a blow to Lebanon, but he has taught two generations how to succeed him.
He is drinking now from the fountain of Kawthar.
Glad to have co-authored a chapter with @UlrikeKrause for this wonderful handbook. We explore the Eurocentric, hegemonic, and colonial-ignorant origins of international refugee law and its ongoing gaps. @YUResearch @YorkU_SOSC @YorkU_LASO #CriticalRefugeeStudies #Decolonization
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Long in the making & pleased to share: My article, 'Invisibilization of the Unwanted Others? Feminist, Queer, and Postcolonial Perspectives on the 1951 Refugee Convention's Drafting,' has been published open access in Women's Studies International Forum.
doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2024.…
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As we mark 75 years of the Geneva Conventions we also mark 310 days of Israel’s genocide; 57 years of Israel’s illegal occupation; and 76 years of Israel’s ongoing Nakba and Israel’s systematic violations of every tenant of the Geneva Conventions with full impunity. Everyday and every second of Israel’s illegal presence in Palestine is a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Teaching is inherently political. Students aren’t passive objects but active change-makers. As profs, we should empower them to push for change. Pedagogy should reflect our times. Resistance to this is often aimed at certain subjects, that deepen marginalization. #AcademicChatter
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I don't know how many times I watched it and cried, because she is so incredibly strong and deserved it to win. She kept going, didn't give in to the dehumanization and hatred and got the gold medal she deserved.
#ImaneKhelif
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A year of protest against the federation chief.
Slept on pavements for 40 days.
Was beaten, dragged by the police.
Nearly immersed all her medals in the Ganga.
Underwent knee surgery.
Sealed her Olympic spot after an unforgiving qualification process.
Became the 1st Indian woman wrestler to qualify for three successive Olympics.
And now, she's beaten the unbeatable defending champ, won two more bouts to become the first Indian woman to reach a wrestling Olympic final.
Words fail to appreciate what Vinesh Phogat has just done.
es.pn/3SFNkQ1 | #Paris2024
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My message to @NDP @BlocQuebecois @CanadianGreens - Here’s how progressive, collaborative electoral alternatives can beat the far right theconversation.com/heres-ho… via @ConversationCA
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I can't overstate the significance of today's ICJ advisory opinion. Major takeaways:
— Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory* is illegal & must end as rapidly as possible
*this includes Gaza
— Israel's conduct amounts to racial segregation & apartheid
The @CIJ_ICJ will be delivering its advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territory in just a few minutes. This is a Very Big Deal. My thoughts and reactions 🧵
You can watch live here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1…
ALT screenshot of questions asked by the UNGA in December 2022