Ahmed Twaij

Lovely to have the film @louismyles and I co-directed feature on @kermodeonfilm this week

Who killed them?

@BruceDGilley Just because you write professor in your bio, doesn’t mean you have knowledge of a topic

The U.S. did NOT overthrow a democratically-elected government in Iran in 1953. Stop allowing this false narrative to go unchallenged. 🧵1/11

The Great Betrayal: FIFA’s Outlandish World Cup Ticket Prices With the cheapest ticket to the final more than $4,000, average soccer fans are being priced out – ensuring World Cup 2026 won’t be the global tournament it labels itself as, writes @twaiji: zeteo.com/p/fifa-world-c…

“FIFA has betrayed the fans who made it the global juggernaut it is now. The startling ticket prices for the upcoming World Cup have left soccer fans across the world priced out entirely from the beautiful game” My latest for @zeteo_news @mehdirhasan zeteo.com/p/fifa-world-c…

Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?

"Imagine you're in a tent, F-16s and drones in the sky that could kill you, and you're sitting with your crying child for twelve hours with no food. What do you do?" Drs Mohamed Nour & @twaiji & Palestinian @MosabAbuToha describe Israel's torture of Gaza usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/doctors-expo…

"'No Other Land' is a powerful film that Americans must see... We hold responsibility. Our [US] tax money is funding the destruction of [Palestinians], which has only accelerated in the past year." — writes @twaiji for #AJOpinion ⤵️ aje.io/jadmru

This raw, harrowing depiction of #Israel’s ongoing crimes is something distributors are clearly afraid of showing. @twaiji @AJEnglish #Gaza #NoOtherLand aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/…

📣 [NEW BOOK] It’s publication day! The new anthology, “Sumūd: A Palestinian Reader” co-edited by @HalasaMalu and @JordanElgrably, is now available from @7storiespress. 🔗 Get your copy now: bit.ly/tmr-books Featuring contributions by: Ahed Tamimi (@AhedTamimi5), Ilan Papé (@pappe54), Tahrir Hamdi (@HamdiTahrir), Hossam Madhoun, Sara Roy, Ivar Ekeland, Khalil Rabah, Mosab Abu Toha (@MosabAbuToha), Taysir Batnaji (@taysir_batniji), Saleem Haddad (@sysh), Karim Kattan, Olivia Snaije (@oliviasnaije), Ahmed Twaij (@twaiji), Ahmed Masoud (@masoud_ahmed), Noor Hindi (@MyNrhindi), Samir Harb, Layla Alammar (@Layla_AlAmmar), Eman Quotah (@EQuotah), Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, Dena Takruri (@Dena), Mohammed Sabaaneh (@Sabaaneh), Zeina Azzam (@zeina3azzam), Diane Shammas (@lebanesedynamo), Saeed Taji Farouky (@saeedtaji), Adam Broomberg (@AdamBroomberg), Rafael Gonzalez, Raja Shehadeh, Jo Glanville (@joglanville1), Haneen Nazzal, Mohammed El-Kurd (@m7mdkurd), Rana Salman, Fadi Quran (@fadiquran), Chloé Benoist (@chloebenoist), Rula Halawani, Brett Kline, Fadi Kattan (@fadikattan), Nora Ounnas Leroy, Ahmad Almallah (@Abuhmeddi), Raeda Saadeh, Maurice Ebileeni (@Mebileeni), Nawal Qasim Baidoun, Tayseer Barakat, Jenine Abboushi, Heba Tannous, Yousef M. Aljamal (@YousefAljamal), Hadani Ditmars (@HadaniDitmars), Tony Litwinko, Nadine Aranki (@aranki_n), Hala Alyan, Steve Sabella, Hazem Harb, Rehaf Al-Batniji, Sliman Mansour (@suleimanmanso13), Vera Tamari, Khaled El-Haber, Victoria García, Visualizing Palestine, Protest Stencil, Lina Mounzer (@warghetti) and Dyala Moshtaha. #themarkazreview #tmrbooks #sumud #palestinianvoices #anthology #books #palestinianbooks #newbook #resistance #poetry #art #palestine

📚 [NEW BOOK] 📖 Coming soon: a new anthology co-edited by TMR editors @HalasaMalu and @JordanElgrably “Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader” launches Jan 21st! Published by @7storiespress. The Arabic word sumūd is often loosely translated as “steadfastness” or “standing fast.” It is, above all, a Palestinian cultural value of everyday perseverance in the face of Israeli occupation. Sumūd is both a personal and collective commitment; people determine their own lives, despite the environment of constant oppressions imposed upon them. “Sumūd” is an anthology that celebrates the power of culture in Palestinian resistance, with selections of memoir, short stories, essays, book reviews, personal narrative, poetry, and art from The Markaz Review. The essays, stories, poetry, art and personal narrative collected in "Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader" is a rich riposte to those who would denigrate Palestinians’ aspirations for a homeland. It also serves as a timely reminder of culture’s power and importance during occupation and war. 🔗 Learn more and pre-order now: bit.ly/tmr-books Featuring contributions by: Ahed Tamimi (@AhedTamimi5), Ilan Papé (@pappe54), Tahrir Hamdi (@HamdiTahrir), Hossam Madhoun, Sara Roy, Ivar Ekeland, Khalil Rabah, Mosab Abu Toha (@MosabAbuToha), Taysir Batnaji (@taysir_batniji), Saleem Haddad (@sysh), Karim Kattan, Olivia Snaije (@oliviasnaije), Ahmed Twaij (@twaiji), Ahmed Masoud (@masoud_ahmed), Noor Hindi (@MyNrhindi), Samir Harb, Layla Alammar (@Layla_AlAmmar), Eman Quotah (@EQuotah), Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, Dena Takruri (@Dena), Mohammed Sabaaneh (@Sabaaneh), Zeina Azzam (@zeina3azzam), Diane Shammas (@lebanesedynamo), Saeed Taji Farouky (@saeedtaji), Adam Broomberg (@AdamBroomberg), Rafael Gonzalez, Raja Shehadeh, Jo Glanville (@joglanville1), Haneen Nazzal, Mohammed El-Kurd (@m7mdkurd), Rana Salman, Fadi Quran (@fadiquran), Chloé Benoist (@chloebenoist), Rula Halawani, Brett Kline, Fadi Kattan (@fadikattan), Nora Ounnas Leroy, Ahmad Almallah (@Abuhmeddi), Raeda Saadeh, Maurice Ebileeni (@Mebileeni), Nawal Qasim Baidoun, Tayseer Barakat, Jenine Abboushi, Heba Tannous, Yousef M. Aljamal (@YousefAljamal), Hadani Ditmars (@HadaniDitmars), Tony Litwinko, Nadine Aranki (@aranki_n), Hala Alyan, Steve Sabella, Hazem Harb, Rehaf Al-Batniji, Sliman Mansour (@suleimanmanso13), Vera Tamari, Khaled El-Haber, Victoria García, Visualizing Palestine, Protest Stencil, Lina Mounzer (@warghetti) and Dyala Moshtaha. #themarkazreview #tmrbooks #sumud #palestinianvoices #comingsoon #anthology #books #palestinianbooks #newbook #resistance #poetry #art #palestine

Thank you to Clare Balding for introducing Mighty Penguins and to everyone who joined us for the screening Special shoutout to co-directors Louis Myles and Ahmed Twaij for bringing along the Grierson Award — what a moment to share! 🏆 @louismyles @twaiji @clarebalding

Have they read their own headline?? The Israelis were singing anti-Arab chants, yet somehow it’s the Israelis that are the targets?

@SkyNews Have you read your own headline?? The Israelis were singing anti-Arab chants, yet somehow it’s the Israelis that are the targets?

Video has emerged of a crowd swearing and chanting anti-Arab slogans in Amsterdam amid a 'violent incident' in which Israeli football fans were targeted. trib.al/Bk5vYWy

🚨1/ This New York Times piece is wild. Let's go through it. Firstly, the lede is an emphasis that attacks in Amsterdam were based on antisemitism, yet it cites no evidence of this, but DOES cite evidence of anti-Arab chants.

@thearabfilmclub Thank you so much!!

@twaiji Congratulations Ahmed!!

So proud to have won the Grierson award!

@MaxAbrahms I thought you’re a professor? The security vacuum in Iraq took months (a decade in the case of isis) before it was filled by terrorists.

Israeli counterterrorism successes against Hamas and Hezbollah have hopefully taught some pundits and commentators that not every counterterrorism mission is the Iraq war. It’s amazing how few cases of counterterrorism they seemed to know anything about, leading them to conclude that Israel would only strengthen Hamas and Hezbollah and the goals must therefore be genocide and territorial expansion and extending Netanyahu’s political career—surely not massively degrading terrorist groups intent on destroying Israel!

By this same perverted logic, Britain could have defeated 'terrorism' in Northern Ireland by turning much of it into a smoking wasteland, by bombing civilians, shooting children in the head, killing journos & aid workers. Lord Snooty is utterly deluded. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/1…

What are your qualifications bruv?

“October 7th wasn't a holocaust. However, I would say that what's happening in Gaza. resembles the Holocaust that I lived.” - Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram youtu.be/aBnfRKbq3ZU?si…