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Across the Arab-speaking internet, creators have turned language itself into a tool of survival. Removing dots from letters, substituting numbers for sounds, switching dialects. These are not stylistic choices, they are adaptations developed in response to AI moderation systems that flag Arabic political content inconsistently, sometimes removing posts that do not violate any guidelines.
"Arabic is flexible and changeable because of the variety of dialects," says Khaled Snobar, linguist and senior Arabic teacher at Amman's Qasid Institute. That flexibility, shaped by centuries of poetry and indirect expression, is now being applied to navigate the algorithm.
🔗 Link in bio to read the full story in The Connection Issue.
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“These flagrant violations of countries' sovereignty (& int. law), as well as tactics used for the sole purpose of antagonizing further violence, highlight Israeli & U.S. impunity at the expense of hundreds of thousands of lives,” writes @ntnncy.
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Gaza has entered 2024 under the reign of bombs not fireworks. Large gatherings aren’t for celebration — it’s displacement or mass graves.
In this non-exhaustive list researched and compiled by @ntnncy with contributions, are Israeli war crimes that must be brought to justice. ⬇️
ALT No Justice, No Peace: A List of 10 Israeli War Crimes Since Oct. 7
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The Knesset has laws to ensure physical & psychological domination over Palestinians is maintained with the practice of stealing & withholding corpses. @ntnncy explores how Israeli intrusion into Palestinian bodily autonomy extends beyond the grave: ow.ly/vGTo30sygK5
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Modern-day 'body snatchers': Is Israel stealing Palestinian corpses for their organs?
@ntnncy reports: ow.ly/magu30sygKg
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MUST READ: "Israel's apartheid system, illegal violence and sophisticated weaponry have pushed Palestinians into a corner."
Article by Nadine Sayegh in @The_NewArab
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Nadine Sayegh on the double-consciousness of a privileged Palestinian newarab.com/features/double-…
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‘In addition to bearing the brunt of conflict, women also have to battle a weapon used almost exclusively against them.’
Opinion | Nadine Sayegh
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Palestine is not an anti-Semitic word. To hear this false claim spoken and repeated in countless ways becomes another burden on the shoulders of the Palestinians and those who support them
Opinion | Nadine Sayegh
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“Israel persists in its violation of international law and continues to disregard basic human dignity – and, increasingly, international public opinion as well”
Opinion | Nadine Sayegh
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