Middle East Editor, Newsletters Editor @newlinesmag. Former Guardian Mideast correspondent. Gamer dad.
Kareem Shaheen
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Controversy surrounding Riyadh’s comedy festival says more about its critics than it does the Saudis, writes @kshaheen.bsky.social, revealing “a superiority complex steeped in stereotypes about Arab societies and their political structures.”
Up to 300,000 Syrians remain missing a year after Assad’s fall. White Helmets and a new national commission are exhuming bodies, mapping grave sites and building records in a search that will take years. Our latest essay in @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
My 6 yo is currently performing an 18-part dance number involving the use of 2 living room throws and it’s so silly and honestly the best way to start 2026 for me
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Was the U.S. operation that removed Nicolás Maduro really about Venezuela’s vast oil reserves? Our Politics Editor @dannypostel.bsky.social examines the ideological forces that may be driving the Trump admin’s policy.
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The uprising in Iran has left neighborhoods destroyed and thousands dead, while the government refuses to explain what happened. Diaspora politics and state repression will shape what comes next. Kourosh Ziabari reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ir...
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Dear @support.blizzard.com , your new Brewfest mount in the game is called the Barrel Bomber, which is a weapon used extensively in the Syrian war, and its use has been deemed a war crime. Would you consider changing it?
Man all these people upset about the Riyadh comedy fest should campaign for their comedians to boycott American venues because of everything their government is up to including abetting Israel’s genocide.
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