samar al-bulushi
@samar42
Political Anthropologist @UCIrvine, new book War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror. On Bluesky @samar42.bsky.social
I wrote about the Kenya protests, noting that US/NATO's growing reliance on Kenya to protect Western interests in Haiti, Somalia, AND the Red Sea (amidst the blockade led by Yemen's Houthi government) means that the US is likely to shield Ruto at all costs.jacobin.com/2024/07/kenya-…
Boston Consulting Group spent more than 7 months developing the aid death traps that are killing ~100 Palestinians a day in Gaza. These too are genocidaires
Imagine watching your kids cry inconsolably bc their stomachs are cramping w emptiness & there’s nothing you can do. That's reality for parents in Gaza due to Israeli-engineered mass starvation. Govs must urgently act—history will judge them. New from @hrw hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
'As global powers debate alternatives to the dollar, Nigerian traders, Chinese exporters, and everyday crypto users are already reshaping the rules of currency exchange, as the hosts of the Nigerian Scam find out in the latest episode of the AIAC podcast.' africasacountry.com/2025/06/de-dol…
Our next workshop for Sudan is coming up in less than a week with the talented Sudanese photographer Ala Kheir. Sudanese students can attend for free wherever you are. Sign up here: chuffed.org/project/worksh…
“Africa’s Last Neoliberals” by Sa’eed Husaini. Critical reading. Our movement needs an anti-neoliberalism agenda. And that includes shifting our critique away from “incompetence” and “corruption” towards a critique of privatisation, austerity etc. africasacountry.com/2025/07/africa…
Time to revisit the critical work of @jkpuar
Kenya's President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot protesters targeting businesses in the legs, to incapacitate but not to kill them. The UN and rights groups have accused the police of using excessive force in anti-government protests. bbc.in/4m4rvWP
Cannot stress enough how much Kenyans need to listen to this episode. Pls listen!!!!! Colonialism >>> the transfer of the “ideology of order” to post-colonial govt >>>> global war on terror + political elites wanting to profit from war >>> criminalisation of Muslim communities
🚨🚨RETURN TO BANDUNG EP. 20 OUT NOW🚨🚨 In this episode, I'm joined by political anthropologist @samar42, author of War-Making as World-Making (@stanfordpress, 2024), to discuss how the U.S. outsources imperial violence to the Global South. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/4GvNEH…
Something you should know about the Congo-Rwanda peace deal: The agreement is framed as if Rwanda & the DRC were two nations at war on each other’s territory. In fact, the conflict is a 30 year war of aggression, plunder & occupation spearheaded by Rwanda and Uganda and backed…
Beautiful reflections from @kabubumutua on Kenya protests: “The troubles of Kenya were the howl of ghosts (distant and recent), forgotten voices that had coalesced to a thundering. All those who’d died in Kenya’s liberation struggles gathered and asked the living for the truth.”
KABUBU MUTUA - What Endures: The Persistence of Kenyan Ghosts Across Time theelephant.info/reflections/20…
BREAKING: 31 people were killed in Saba Saba protests in Kenya on Monday, @HakiKNCHR says. That’s nearly 3 times more than police reported in their statement that praised officers for “restraint” despite widespread reports of brutality
Nairobi friends, I will be @chechebooks on Friday in dialogue with Maxamed Abumaye. Come through!
It was a pleasure to speak with @p_somayajula, host of @ReturnToBandung podcast about Kenya's entanglement with US empire, and more. Take a listen!
🚨🚨RETURN TO BANDUNG EP. 20 OUT NOW🚨🚨 In this episode, I'm joined by political anthropologist @samar42, author of War-Making as World-Making (@stanfordpress, 2024), to discuss how the U.S. outsources imperial violence to the Global South. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/4GvNEH…
Having abandoned once-strict spending limits, the German government is borrowing huge sums to invest in its military. It’s a calculated move to boost the country’s economic fortunes — but also a disturbing ideological shift toward normalizing warfare: jacobin.com/2025/07/europe…
My family in Gaza City have sent me desperate pleas for help just now -they fear it is not longer a matter of whether, but when they die, under heavy Israeli bombardment tonight -“pls pray for us-prayers are all we have left.”
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
BREAKING: Kenyan authorities have ordered TV and radio stations to stop broadcasting ongoing protests live. They have started shutting them down, violating Kenyan law and the constitution
These are people. These are Kenyans! #SiriNiNumbers #June25th
Thousands of protestors, stalled at AAR Hospital on Kiambu Road, Breached the choke point en route to Thika Road toward State House. #SiriNiNumbers
25 June 2025 marks one year since Kenya’s Generation Z shook the nation and the continent by launching a bold and decentralized movement against IMF-backed austerity. What began as digital discontent swiftly turned into one of the most impactful youth-led uprisings in recent…
Thousands in Kenya mark one year since the parliament storming during anti-government protests, despite fears of police violence and gangs. 60 were killed last year, 20 still missing.
My latest piece for @AJEnglish dwelling into why their are so many #US drone strikes happening in #Somalia under the #Trump administration and why it’ll untimely backfire and empower armed groups like #AlShabaab aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/24…