Ali
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Ali
@zaydaazimuth
“What are you so afraid of losing? When nothing in this World belongs to you” - Marcus Aurelius



🔔Announcement🔔 Suzanne Ashman, former General Partner at LocalGlobe and Latitude, is joining Sovereign AI as Managing Partner. Suzanne, who has spent a decade backing founders who have come to define a generation of British technology, from Tessian to Open Cosmos, is one of the most respected venture investors in the UK.

Zack Polanski facing sleaze probe as questions mount over whether Green Party leader paid council tax on a houseboat - or broke electoral law by registering to vote there trib.al/3wGHijM

Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation



This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opi…

Today, we were able to take part in extending and connecting water lines inside the shelters so displaced families could access water more easily and with greater dignity. Seeing water finally reach people in the middle of all this destruction is a feeling beyond words, especially when you truly witness the suffering they endure every single day. What hurts me is that while I try, alongside others, to help people survive these conditions, my own family is suffering silently too. My elderly father is diabetic, my mother suffers from severe back pain, and my little sister Zein, who has cerebral palsy, is growing weaker day after day because of malnutrition and the lack of proper care in Gaza. Yet we continue moving forward — cleaning shelters, fighting the spread of disease, helping families, and trying to protect children from living among filth, rats, and sewage water. We are exhausted, but we refuse to give up. If anyone would like to stand with us and help my family endure this nightmare while we continue these humanitarian efforts, here is our donation link ♥️🙏 chuffed.org/project/177632 paypal.me/NizarAlmasre

Here is my BAFTA speech in full, with the important bit that hasn't been shown. Also, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us, and to our colleagues who rallied around us. And thank you to @BAFTA and the judges for a great evening and a great honour.


In Gaza, a boy comforts his younger brother after losing their mother.












