Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

Oxford University (Pembroke College). Biggest fear is being stuck in an ivory tower.

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    29 Aug 2017

    Not that anyone was wondering..."Why I became a critic"

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  2. 55 minutes ago

    This piece by me & in argues that the best way to tackle 's problems long term is grass roots . We should help locals build on their existing initiatives.

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  3. 5 hours ago

    Facebook claims it found 99.5% of terrorist propaganda & 38% of hate speech before users reported it. I'm slightly sceptical, given that Facebook couldn't even find the newspaper page AFTER I reported it. Full article here:

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  4. 5 hours ago

    2/ Most of new film is locally driven but slips in a call for foreign fighters to join rather than suffer abuse. "Come forth to your peak, your glory, to what will make you live again & save you.." followed by footage of UK police & refugees in Europe

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  5. 6 hours ago

    1/ in releases 1st film since US bombed its 2 training camps in al-Bayda' Oct 2017. Ironically called "Good Things", half its 22 mins show extreme violence, incl crucifixion & power plays like prisoner (in orange jump suit) executed by jihadist in wheelchair

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  6. 20 hours ago

    Thanks to Austria's Kreisky Forum for hosting me fabulously in Vienna last night - to speak on the political, military, international & urgent humanitarian aspects of the war. You can see from 's expression that my prognosis is pretty grim

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  7. 20 hours ago

    Read 's piece: War on terror must go beyond & . Militant Salafi jihadism "unifies efforts across regions without need for coordination”. We must remove its appeal by improving conditions on the ground, not just counter & kill

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  8. May 15

    Global leader’s 5min message (released Sunday) for US embassy move to Jerusalem: -Issue is not just , "Tel Aviv is Muslims' land too" -Any Arab member of UN is guilty, not just USA -Battle for minds more important than armed battle -Muslims must unite in

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  9. May 15

    Very much looking forward to speaking at the Kreisky Forum in Vienna tonight on the war. To attend, you can register via the link below.

    Jemen-Topexpertin morgen (15..5., 19 Uhr) zu Gast in meiner Serie im Bruno Kreisky Forum in Wien. Sie kennt sich nicht nur beim im Vordergrund stehenden Houthi-Konflikt aus, sondern auch in allem, was den Süden betrifft. …
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  10. May 14

    in issues a 20 image photoset from Qayfa front battling Houthis in al-Bayda'. Mostly a 2-man band, max 5 in any frame. Includes using weapons, everyday life scenes & reading Qur'an right alongside 's weekly paper (recognizable as no.129 from 2 weeks ago)

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  11. May 14

    Prime Minister claims crisis is over in a string of tweets today. "It nearly divided us" but "the national flag flies again over the port and airport". Later he wrote "There is 1 enemy: the Houthis. And 1 imminent danger: ". Remains to be seen how locals feel

    سقطرى أزمة وانتهت، لقد ساد العقل، وتذكرنا جميعنا…
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  12. May 14

    in : Reports emerging that Salafi Sheikh Muhammad al-Dhabhani, Imam of al-Sa'id mosque in Ta'iz, was assassinated by unknown gunmen on his way to dawn prayer today. That makes close to 30 imam/preacher assassinations in the South

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  13. May 14

    What's going on in the east of , far from the battlefronts with the Houthis? Why should it be getting our attention? Here's a very short extract from my speech last week.

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  14. May 14

    issues 1st formal claim in 2weeks: Ansar al-Shari'a (Hamza al-Zinjibari battalion) killed dozens of -backed Security Belt forces & destroyed several mil vehicles in al-Maraqisha mountains, Abyan. 3-day battle began dawn Thurs & involved coalition & US air power

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  15. May 13

    Get this: Some in & in the Yemeni government are angry at foreign troops (from ) on the island. So 's government fixes it by bringing more foreign troops (from ). It seems that Socotra is exposing fault-lines in the coalition.

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  16. May 13

    press says troops have arrived on , citing Saudi's al-Hadath channel. Socotra is under controversy currently as some suspect of imperialist intentions (others praise UAE presence/support). Haven't seen this reported by official Saudi Press Agency (yet)

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  17. May 12

    Ladies, some good news to cheer up your weekend! has confirmed that “There’s Romance After 40” (latest issue of its ’s guidance magazine, Baytu-ki 6 p.11). Article subtitle is a bit less encouraging: “How do I find it after everything in me has withered?”

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  18. May 12

    East tensions yesterday: -backed Southern Transition Council leaders met with Governor to discuss holding a rally next week. Same day, Mahris held peaceful vs UAE military presence in . Banners ask UAE to stick to aid & dev, not "occupation"

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  19. May 11

    East : Would-be sultan of & 's Majlis tries to clarify its position: -Rejects assimilation into Hadramawt but doesn't mention independence -Supports coalition help, not occupation -Rejects sit-ins, armed gatherings, negative press -Stresses its own importance

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  20. May 11

    -backed forces claim victory over 's main operations base after heavy clashes yday in the Maraqisha territory of . By contrast pro- wires claim to have killed/injured 15 soldiers (names below) & destroyed 12 vehicles (8 pick-ups, 2 Hilux, 2 carriers)

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  21. May 11

    That moment when you report the page hosting 's newspaper & tells you (a whole 2 days later) that "it doesn't go against any of our specific community standards". REALLY?? Look again please. Social media companies are still woefully off the pace.

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