Israel reopened the Rafah crossing to Palestinians for the first time in months, a major step in a U.S.-backed plan to end the war, though strict Israeli security checks slowed the process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/gaza-border-israel-rafah/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #egypt #us
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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12,000 medical staff in Egypt prepared to treat Gaza’s wounded
Hundreds of Ambulances have queued up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border preparing to receive medical evacuees from Gaza.
Citing Egypt’s Health Ministry, AlQahera News reported 150 hospitals and 300 ambulances have been prepared to receive Palestinian patients. It said 12,000 doctors and 30 rapid deployment teams have been allocated to work with the sick and wounded.
“The Rafah crossing is a lifeline,” said Mohammed Nassir, a Palestinian who had his leg amputated after being wounding during an Israeli attack early in the war.
“I need to undergo surgery that is unavailable in Gaza but can be performed abroad.”
12,000 medical staff in Egypt prepared to treat Gaza’s wounded
Hundreds of Ambulances have queued up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border preparing to receive medical evacuees from Gaza.
Citing Egypt’s Health Ministry, AlQahera News reported 150 hospitals and 300 ambulances have been prepared to receive Palestinian patients. It said 12,000 doctors and 30 rapid deployment teams have been allocated to work with the sick and wounded.
“The Rafah crossing is a lifeline,” said Mohammed Nassir, a Palestinian who had his leg amputated after being wounding during an Israeli attack early in the war.
“I need to undergo surgery that is unavailable in Gaza but can be performed abroad.”
Jürgen Hubert
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For people looking to decolonize their bookshelves, I want to introduce you all to some of my favorite translated books that are about and by Egyptian women and feminists.
Books are:
The Golden Chariot by Salwa Bakr
The Harem Years: The Memories of an Egyptian Feminist by Huda Sha'arawi
Assiout: The Saga of an Egyptian Family by Hanna F. Wissa
@histodons @bookstodon #Egypt #feminism #late19thearly20thcentury
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For people looking to decolonize their bookshelves, I want to introduce you all to some of my favorite translated books that are about and by Egyptian women and feminists.
Books are:
The Golden Chariot by Salwa Bakr
The Harem Years: The Memories of an Egyptian Feminist by Huda Sha'arawi
Assiout: The Saga of an Egyptian Family by Hanna F. Wissa
@histodons @bookstodon #Egypt #feminism #late19thearly20thcentury
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Today marks the 15th anniversary of the beginning of the Egyptian revolution, in 2011.
Those were the years when Facebook was trying to fool people posing as the good platform empowering oppressed populations.
Look at where we are, now. Platforms showing their real despicable nature.
I truly hope another revolution comes soon, everywhere. This time, we will all be using mesh networks, decentralized protocols, encrypted communication.
Transparency for the powerful, encryption for the masses. (paraphrasing Julian Assange)
#ArabSpring #Egypt #EgyptRevolution #Facebook #Meta #encryption #protest #protests #revolution #meshNetworks #Assange
📣 New Podcast! "18 January 1977: Egypt bread intifada" on @Spreaker #egypt #history #peoples
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-january-1977-egypt-bread-intifada--69414707
Charlie Stross
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#Egypt's greatest ruling queen, #Pharaoh #Hatshepsut, died on #ThisDayInHistory in 1458 BCE. She started as regent but usurped the throne & held it for 21 years, during which she expanded foreign trade & kept the peace. Her #FuneraryTemple is one of the finest of the #NewKingdom.
#Egypt's greatest ruling queen, #Pharaoh #Hatshepsut, died on #ThisDayInHistory in 1458 BCE. She started as regent but usurped the throne & held it for 21 years, during which she expanded foreign trade & kept the peace. Her #FuneraryTemple is one of the finest of the #NewKingdom.
I've mentioned this before, but one thing I've been closely watching for is when crypto people begin to distance themselves from Trump.
November 2024 vs. January 2026
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![ Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has also clearly been trying to woo Trump, claiming very shortly after the election that he was “going to be spending quite a bit of time working with lawmakers in Washington DC and quite a bit of time with members of the administration to help foster and facilitate with other key leaders in industry the crypto policy”.6 While he has continued to boast vaguely about meetings with various influential figures, winkingly describing a “VIP dinner” where “diet coke will certainly be on [the menu]”, there’s been little outside confirmation that he’s had much access to the Trump administration. ](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/891/393/270/455/586/original/bdcf23e3cf1d2f5d.png)
@molly0xfff I can't help but notice the language of "Trump is doing so and so good" when it suits vs. "Trump **administration** is doing so and so bad". That's the language used in #egypt and other autocratic countries.
Nemoudeis
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Mohamed Salah scored as Egypt won 3-2 to dump defending champion Cote d'Ivoire out of the Africa Cup of Nations in a thrilling quarterfinal on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/11/soccer/salah-egypt-advance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #egypt #coted039ivoire #africacupofnations #mohamedsalah
Charlie Stross
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