Allowing racist tropes about Romani people to persist is dangerous | Racism
The black tea I sipped in the cafe seemed to curdle as I processed the words. An engaging conversation with an academic colleague had just…
African Union is in desperate need of a new beginning | African Union
On February 15, during the 38th summit of the African Union (AU) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders elected Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the foreign…
Why the billionaire class is kissing Trump’s proverbial ring | Donald Trump
Despite all beliefs to the contrary, the billionaires who have been seen in President Donald Trump’s orbit since he won the presidency for a second…
Trump’s extremist border policies are part of a global authoritarian moment | Migration
On January 29, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum instructing his government to expand detention capacity at Guantánamo Bay’s Migrant Operations Center.…
Gaza urgently needs a more effective humanitarian approach | Israel-Palestine conflict
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza has now held for a month. There have been critical moments and violations, but the mediators have so far managed…
Tren de Aragua: America’s new bogeyman | Opinions
On his very first day back in office as president of the United States of America, Donald Trump signed an executive order naming the Venezuelan…
Unchilding Palestine’s children | Israel-Palestine conflict
On February 7, 10-year-old Saddam Rajab died in a hospital in the occupied West Bank after being shot by an Israeli soldier days earlier. Saddam was standing…
To avoid another conflict in the Horn of Africa, now is the time to act | Opinions
The Horn of Africa is a turbulent region whose history and contemporary realities are intertwined with those of the Middle East. Just like the Middle…
NBA players have mixed opinions about NBA All-Star game format
SAN FRANCISCO — This year’s NBA All-Star Game was an end, the final All-Star Game aired on TNT before the league switches television partners. The NBA All-Star…
Europe’s Trump dilemma | Russia-Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump has announced that he intends to talk “peace in Ukraine” with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at a possible meeting in Riyadh,…
I stayed until the end, Dr Abu Nujaila. We will remember and rebuild | Israel-Palestine conflict
“Whoever stays until the end will tell the story. We did what we could – remember us.” These were the words Dr Mahmoud Abu Nujaila…
The West has been in denial about censorship for far too long | Opinions
On February 14, US Vice President JD Vance caused a stir at the Munich Security Conference when he decided to accuse America’s European allies of…
The damage done when the journalists get the story wrong | Opinions
Patience is a virtue ill-used by most columnists. Too often, writers are consumed by the urgent here and now. As a result, they fail to…
What America’s Muslims can teach you about resisting political oppression | Islamophobia
President Donald Trump’s outcries against government overreach and abusive tactics are numerous. But will he instruct his administration not to repeat these power abuses? Trump’s…
East Timor has a historic opportunity to break ASEAN deadlock on Myanmar | Opinions
East Timor finally looks set to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. The country’s accession to the bloc has been a…
How Trump took an Israeli idea and presented it as his own | Opinions
US President Donald Trump’s latest statements that called for cancelling the ceasefire in Gaza have caused outrage across the Middle East and beyond. Although some…
The Gazafication of Jenin will not succeed | Opinions
Last month, as the Israeli army started pulling out of Gaza under the ceasefire agreement, it announced an “operation” in the occupied West Bank city…
Our ‘return’ to northern Gaza is not the end of exile | Israel-Palestine conflict
For 15 months, I was displaced from my home in northern Gaza. For 15 long months that felt like 15 years, I felt like a…
How Sudan and Palestine made it to the Super Bowl | Opinions
On Sunday night amid the spectacle of the Super Bowl halftime show, a performer raised the flags of Sudan and Palestine. In an event as…
Big Tech is powering Trump’s immigration crackdown | Social Media
“Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of s***.” This is the kind of statement that Meta will no longer be flagging as hate speech on their…