The key election for Russia is in November | Opinions
The Russian presidential election was not expected to be a cliffhanger. The victory of incumbent President Vladimir Putin was very much ensured by the absence…
Taking a page from the French anti-Islam playbook, UK redefines ‘extremism’ | Islamophobia
As the genocide in Gaza continues to be streamed live to our screens, many Western governments are not only refusing to end their complicity in…
The case for no candidate like Biden ever again | Opinions
The past three years of United States President Joe Biden’s administration have been perceived as an amazing success and dismal failure, depending on who you…
The criminal hypocrisy of Hernandez’s drug conviction in a US court | Opinions
On Friday, March 8, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted on three counts of drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy in a Manhattan federal…
Schrödinger’s genocide | Genocide | Al Jazeera
Bosnians have experience with genocide. Not just the signs of it coming. Not just the fact of it happening. But also this strange phenomenon we…
Play in Israel, just don’t pretend you didn’t know | Opinions
Since October 7, scores of writers have authored scores of columns pleading – to no avail – with prominent politicians who wield transformative power to…
India’s Citizenship Amendment Act is a devious anti-Muslim dog whistle | India Election 2024
India moved a step closer to formalising itself as a majoritarian country with the announcement of the rules to operationalise the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA),…
The never-ending war on truth | Media
On March 9, 2015, five men driving a white truck with a concealed number plate abducted Itai Dzamara, a Zimbabwean journalist and activist, from a…
Criticism of Israel’s war and occupation is not anti-Semitism | Opinions
Anti-Semitism is a plague. And one that is, as I have realised in the aftermath of Hamas’s horrific terror attack in Israel on October 7,…
Russia after Navalny | Opinions
In the first days of March, thousands of Russians flocked to Borisovskoye Cemetery in a far-flung corner of Moscow to pay their respects to the…
Remembering the beauty of Ramadan in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza
The holy month of Ramadan has started. Muslims across the world are fasting, spending time with their families and dedicating themselves to prayer and worship.…
Can Michigan save Palestine? | Opinions
These are dark times for anyone with even a modicum of sympathy for the Palestinian people, who are facing another national catastrophe, comparable to the…
This Ramadan, give to Gaza | Israel War on Gaza
As we approach the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the brutal war on Gaza has entered its sixth month. The assault on…
China does not have the leverage to end the Red Sea crisis; the US does | Israel War on Gaza
In the beginning of Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, China appeared to be on the same page with its regional partners, Saudi Arabia and Iran,…
Israel is pillaging not just Gaza’s cities but also its waters | Opinions
Over the past few months, appalling videos have emerged from the conflict zone in Gaza of Israeli troops looting the properties of Palestinians who have fled their…
What went wrong with the British media coverage of the Gaza war? | Israel War on Gaza
Over the past five months, a lot has been said and written on the British media’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza. Experts, journalists and…
Joe Biden, the Espionage Act, and me | Opinions
Just like me, Biden kept classified information outside a secure facility and shared that information with the press to express concern over US policy. But…
What lies behind the Biden administration’s changing ‘ceasefire’ language | Israel War on Gaza
A week ago, US President Joe Biden claimed that a “ceasefire” deal in Gaza was imminent and could take effect as soon as March 4.…
Protecting climate refugees requires a legal definition | Climate Crisis
During the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai last year, the terms “climate migrants” and “climate refugees” echoed loudly across meeting rooms and panels. These…
The war on Gaza is a health justice issue, too | Israel War on Gaza
This week, more than 40 organisations working on health justice around the globe put out an urgent call to the global health and human rights…