Libanonilaiset kärsivät jälleen, kun Israel ja Hizbollah ottavat yhteen Iranin pommitusten varjossa | Alusta! | Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisö Libanonin tilanne kytkeytyy laajempaan alueelliseen konfliktiin, jossa Iran tukee Hizbollahia. Jännitteet liittyvät myös Gazan sotaan. Libanon on valmiiksi kriisissä: taloudella menee huonosti ja poliittinen järjestelmä on halvaantunut. Yhteenotot pahentavat Libanonin siviilien tilannetta entisestään, kun ihmiset joutuvat pakenemaan kodeistaan ja peruspalvelut ovat jo valmiiksi äärirajoilla.

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Hiljaisuuden politiikka: Miten sodasta saatavaa tietoa hallitaan Persianlahdella Persianlahden maita on pitkään markkinoitu vakauden saarekkeena alueella, jota muu maailma on oppinut katsomaan kriisien ja sotien kautta. Nyt sota on saavuttanut myös ne. Mutta samaan aikaan, kun sir...

Sara Kezia Heinosen uusi Lähi-itä NYT -blogikirjoitus käsittelee sitä, kuinka sodasta saatavaa tietoa hallitaan Persianlahdella.
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Call for Applications — Resident Scholar Program for Lebanon-based and Lebanese Scholars – Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti The Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME) in Beirut is pleased to announce a call for applications for its […]

We are pleased to announce a call for applications for the Resident Scholar Program for the period 1 September 2026 – 28 February 2027. The application period is now open and will close on 26 April 2026. www.fime.fi/call-for-app...

Yesterday morning I stepped outside on my balcony for coffee with my wife and our neighbor. The drone was as low as it has ever been. We saw it over our heads. Below, our alleyway had turned into a parking lot for displaced people’s cars. A school next door is hosting around 1500 people.

📢 Earlier today, @timep.bsky.social hosted an event on the war in Lebanon that centered human stories and human impact. You can watch the recording, ft. Jad El Dilati, Jasmin L Diab, Jean Kassir, Justin Salhani, Nadine Kheshen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3e...

Catch highlights in the 🧵below.

Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans' Middle East Sympathies Israelis no longer lead the Palestinians in Americans' sympathies, with independents' shift toward the Palestinians driving most of the change.

"Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis...contrasts with a clear lead for the Israelis only a year ago and larger leads over the prior 24 years"

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FIME hakee tutkijaa määräaikaiseen työsuhteeseen – Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti (FIME) hakee tutkijaa määräaikaisen työsuhteeseen ajalle 1.5.2026–30.4.2028 (2 v.) instituutin toimipisteeseen Beirutiin, Libanoniin. Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti on […]

Tutkijaksi instituuttiin? FIME hakee tutkijaa työsuhteeseen ajalle 1.5.2026–30.4.2028 instituutin toimipisteeseen Beirutiin. Tehtävän palkkaus on määritelty post-doc tai väitöskirjatyön viimeistelyvaiheen tason mukaisesti, mutta paikkaa voivat hakea myös urallaan pidemmälle edenneet tutkijat.

Israel bulldozes UNRWA buildings in occupied East Jerusalem

Israel bulldozes UNRWA buildings in occupied East Jerusalem https://aje.news/7bprmx

Hae FIMEn tutkijavierailuohjelmaan 15.2.2026 mennessä – Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin tutkijavierailuohjelma on tarkoitettu tutkimusvierailuihin Lähi-idän yliopistoissa ja tutkimusinstituuteissa. Vierailuohjelmassa tutkija voi käyttää apurahaa matkakuluihin...

Hae FIMEn tutkijavierailuohjelmaan 15.2. mennessä! Ohjelma on tarkoitettu tutkimusvierailuihin Lähi-idän yliopistoissa ja tutkimusinstituuteissa. Vierailevan tutkijan kohdeyliopisto tai -instituutti voi olla missä tahansa FIMEn toiminta-alueen maassa. Tutkijavierailuaika on enimmillään 6 kuukautta.

FIMEn säätiön apurahahaku 2026 auki – Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin säätiön apurahahaku on avoinna 14.1.–15.2.2026. Haettavana ovat matka-apurahat jatko-opintoihin, tutkimukseen ja kenttätyömatkoihin sekä apurahat arabian kielen opiskeluun...

FIMEn säätiön apurahahaku on avoinna 14.1.–15.2.2026. Haettavana ovat matka-apurahat jatko-opintoihin, tutkimukseen ja kenttätyömatkoihin sekä apurahat arabian kielen opiskeluun. Lisäksi haettavana on Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin ystävät ry:n gradustipendi sekä Aimo T. Nikolainen -apuraha.

Global funding cuts could force 6 million more children out of school in the coming year – UNICEF Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk

“As global #education funding faces steep cuts, an estimated 6 million additional children could be out of school by the end of 2026, around one-third of them in humanitarian settings… #ODA for education is projected to fall by US$3.2 billion”
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Four-day public school week divides parents and teachers

Kids in Lebanese public schools will have for the third consecutive year a four-day school week as the government can’t afford a five-day week. #RightToEducation
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Israel to okay plan splitting West Bank in two to 'bury the idea of a Palestinian state' ***

"Those in the world trying to recognize a Palestinian state will get an answer from us on the ground”

#Israel to okay plan splitting West Bank in two to 'bury the idea of a Palestinian state' www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Hae opiskelijakurssille Arabiemiraatteihin – Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti FIMEn syksyn opiskelijakurssin ”Matkalla globaaliksi toimijaksi – kurkistus Arabiemiraatteihin” haku on nyt avattu.   Dubaissa ja Sharjah’ssa 25.–31. lokakuuta 2025 […]

Haku opiskelijakurssille "Matkalla globaaliksi toimijaksi: kurkistus Arabiemiraatteihin" on avattu!

Dubaissa ja Sharjah’ssa 25.10.–31.10.2025 järjestettävällä opiskelijakurssilla tutustutaan laajasti Arabiemiraattien yhteiskuntaan. Lue lisää ja ilmoittaudu kurssille FIMEn nettisivuilta!

Ziad Rahbani: The Making of a Lebanese Jazz Legend A look at Ziad Rahbani's life and legacy, and the man who first introduced him to the jazz sound that transformed Lebanon's musical landscape.

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Survivors of the pager attack are easily identifiable, with missing eyes, faces laced with scars, hands with missing fingers. The AP interviewed six of them — offering a rare glimpse into the human cost of the attack

Powerful work by @bmroue.bsky.social @seldeeb.bsky.social @hassanammar.bsky.social

An illustration by artist Sirene Moukheiber depicting the Beirut port explosion of August 4, 2020. In the foreground is a destroyed balcony with outdoor furniture, plants, and a clock strewn around and broken. The clock appears frozen on 6:08 pm.

The deadly port explosion of August 4, 2020, destroyed lives across Beirut.

Five years later and the state has yet to hold anyone accountable.

US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, according to an agency statement.

”U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced”

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I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible

”Columbia’s capitulation has turned a university that was once a site of free inquiry and learning into a shadow of its former self, an anti-university, a gated security zone with electronic entry controls, a place of fear and loathing”

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HS-gallup | Hieman alle puolet suomalaisista tunnustaisi Palestiinan Noin neljännes suomalaisista vastustaa Palestiinan tunnustamista. Suomen aseostot Israelista jakavat kansaa.

According to recent polling, a clear plurality of Finns are in favour of Finland recognising Palestine: www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...

Pääministeri | Petteri Orpo: Hallitus ei valmistele juuri nyt esitystä Palestiinan tunnustamisesta Orpo piti tiedotustilaisuuden perjantaina. Pääministerin mukaan ”symbolinen tunnustaminen ei asiaa ratkaise”.

President of #Finland came out in support of Finland recognising the state of #Palestine but the PM’s not having it. Prefers to wait for the ever elusive moment when it would have an ”real impact”.

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I lead a top Israeli human rights group. Our country is committing genocide | Yuli Novak My generation was raised wondering how ordinary people could countenance an atrocity. In a grotesque twist, the question has circled back to us

I lead a top Israeli human rights group. Our country is committing genocide | Yuli Novak

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British doctor comes back from Gaza and confirms two things we knew: 1- the Israelis *specifically* confiscate formula feed to starve children 2- there is a clear pattern in gun shot wounds pointing to the fact that IDF soldiers are playing games hunting humans.

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French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub

’Tony Blair Institute participated in a project to develop a postwar Gaza plan that envisaged kick-starting the enclave’s economy with a “Trump Riviera” and an “Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone”’

on.ft.com/44De8pm Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG

US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Asso...

”U.S. contractors…said they were coming forward because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices…security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished’

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IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid ***

”IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present”

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At Least 8 Killed as Protesters Battle Police in Kenya

”At least eight people were killed and hundreds were injured in #Kenya on Wednesday, rights groups said, as thousands faced off with the police amid nationwide protests that laid bare the anger at President William Ruto’s government.”
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Clashes at large Kenya rally to mark anniversary of antigovernment protests Rights groups say at least 60 people were killed last year by security forces in protests against planned tax rises.

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Hamas leaders sent letter on October 7 to Hassan Nasrallah | The Jerusalem Post This document by top Hamas leaders offers insight into the mood before the attack, the relationship between Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran, and Hamas's strategy for destroying Israel.

”In the document, the Hamas leaders apologized profusely to Nasrallah for not informing him in advance and begged him to join the war effort.”

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