Why Europe’s leadership wants war
Anxiety and anger about the future of the European Union has been on the rise for some time now. The ...
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The Global South’s poor should not be subsidising the IMF
Today, the world is confronting a “polycrisis” – many dire crises occurring simultaneously, reinforcing and feeding into each other, that ...
US military action in the Middle East is not making Israel safer
On October 1, Iran launched a massive aerial attack on Israel in retaliation for the assassinations of senior Hezbollah and ...
Israel destroyed my university, but not my desire for an education
I started my bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering at the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) in 2021. I was very ...
Why South Africa should adopt Namibia’s reciprocal visa regime
In an abrupt move, earlier this year Namibia decided to introduce visa requirements for 31 countries, citing the lack of ...
Israel’s assassinations can’t kill resistance
After assassinating Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah in a devastating air strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighbourhood, the Israeli army took to ...
The peace appeals of Israel’s Western enablers are a cynical charade
You cannot negotiate a ceasefire, let alone peace, with a man who prefers to wage war. That is the conundrum ...
Why medical support for safe abortion is growing in a post-Roe world
In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned its own decision from 1973 in the landmark Roe v Wade ...
Alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, hip-hop culture will also be on trial
Earlier this month, the world was shocked by the arrest of one of the most successful music moguls in the ...
If we want to build a better future, we all need to eat more fish
As the international community continues to grapple with the future of humanity, most recently at this month’s UN Summit of ...
Nations unite at the UN to combat antimicrobial resistance threat
At the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York, all countries approved a major new political declaration to radically ...
Will world leaders gathering in New York act on mass atrocities?
As world leaders convene for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, we are witnessing a cascade of ...
Celebrating a martyr’s birthday in Gaza
On the morning of September 4, my eight-year-old niece Joody woke up bright-eyed and excited and suggested we celebrate her ...
Philanthropic colonialism: US non-profits supporting Israel’s settlements
American non-profits are lobbying for Israel and arranging trips to its illegal settlements while enjoying tax-exempt status.The ongoing atrocities being ...
The UN Charter needs rewriting
On Sunday, the world’s governments made a series of commitments to transform global governance at the United Nations Summit of ...
USC: The university of lockdown
Last spring, after 93 protesters of conscience were arrested on the University of Southern California’s campus, and students and faculty ...
No, the UNGA resolution on Palestine was not a win
On September 18, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution calling for Israel to terminate its illegal occupation ...
International law is key to the peaceful resolution of the Sudan crisis
I drew attention in a previous article to the inadequacy of the international community’s response so far to the war ...
The Lebanon pager attack: Israel’s terror playbook strikes again
On Tuesday, hundreds of handheld pagers used by members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah simultaneously exploded across Lebanon, killing at ...
Why I am rooting for Bisan Owda to win a news Emmy
Bisan Owda, a young Palestinian journalist, activist and filmmaker from Gaza, deserves the highest accolades for the excellent work she ...
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