Awni Etaywe

Dr Etaywe is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and an award-winning forensic linguistics and communication researcher.

Awni's articles (3 total)

Jewish voices challenge the war on Iran
Awni Etaywe

Jewish voices challenge the war on Iran

Dissenting Jewish organisations are challenging support for war on Iran, reframing Jewish identity around justice, international law and the equal value of all lives.

A growing Jewish challenge to Israel’s war narrative
Awni Etaywe

A growing Jewish challenge to Israel’s war narrative

Jewish organisations using social media are challenging dominant narratives about Israel’s actions in Gaza, framing the conflict through human rights, international law and Jewish ethical traditions.

Language abuse in Trump’s second term: Why peace, compassion, and empathy matter more than ever
Awni Etaywe,  Elizabeth A. Thomson,  Ingrid Wijeyewardene,  Penny Wheeler

Language abuse in Trump’s second term: Why peace, compassion, and empathy matter more than ever

To cement their control, authoritarian leaders have to claim and empty the meaning out of terms such as “peace”, “compassion”, and “empathy”, just as they do when they label other people “fascists”, “radical Marxists”, “tyrants”, “terrorists” or “antisemites” – a trend spotted, for example, by Professor Timothy Snyder and Professor Noam Chomsky.