Blame Joe Biden for President Trump come November | Israel War on Gaza
It is over. I wrote a column a few months ago expressing the sincere hope that Joe Biden would lose the upcoming presidential election. Now,…
German guiltwashing in times of genocide | Opinions
On December 14, we, a group of students at Freie Universität Berlin, occupied a lecture hall in an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people.…
Suicide vs genocide: Rest in power, Aaron Bushnell | Israel War on Gaza
On Sunday, February 25, 25-year-old active duty member of the United States Air Force Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in…
Watching the watchdogs: Biden, US media and Arab-American political power | Israel War on Gaza
Arab- and Muslim-Americans and some 60 percent of all Americans have wanted for months for US President Joe Biden to pressure Israel into accepting an…
Farmers’ protests in Europe and the deadend of neoliberalism | Opinions
On February 26, the World Trade Organization (WTO) will hold its 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi. While few would make the connection between the…
The war in Ukraine is here to stay | Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was supposed to be a quick affair. Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to believe that his “special military…
When words fail, we must turn to the law | Israel War on Gaza
A crisis. A horror. A tragedy. All words we’ve heard many times over to describe the situation in Gaza. All woefully insufficient. As a Palestinian,…
The United States must be held accountable for its ‘war on terror’ crimes | Prison
On January 16, the European Court of Human Rights issued an important ruling in the context of accountability for abuses perpetrated during the United States-led…
Corporate Japan deals an unwitting blow to US East Asia policy | Israel War on Gaza
Japanese trading giant Itochu’s surprise announcement on February 5 that it was terminating its agreement with the Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems has sent shockwaves throughout corporate…
Palestinian suffering and endurance in Gaza echo the Nakba | Israel War on Gaza
For more than four months now, the world has been watching in shock as Israel has massacred, maimed, starved, tortured and humiliated the Palestinians of…
Thomas Friedman: Dehumanisation par excellence amid a genocide | Opinions
There are few American journalists who so transparently embody the United States’ pompous and demeaning approach to Arab and Muslim lands and peoples as Thomas Friedman,…
Why Navalny was hated in the Kremlin and in some Western circles | Opinions
It doesn’t matter what caused the death of Russian politician Alexey Navalny; he was killed by Vladimir Putin’s regime. It was a slow execution that…
The ‘inclusive’ Afghan government Afghans do not want | Opinions
On February 18, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host a meeting of special envoys for Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar. The Taliban has confirmed it will…
Canada’s assisted dying regime should not be expanded to include children | Opinions
When I was growing up, every week, my Indian immigrant parents would drive my two siblings and me to a long-term care facility close to…
World leaders’ responses to conflict imperil the rules-based world order | Opinions
When the rights-based system applies only to some, double standards are reinforced, and impunity spreads. The world is heading towards a dangerous place where selective…
In Rafah, the final – and most deadly – stage of this genocide is upon us | Israel War on Gaza
For many years, every time I travelled to Gaza to visit my family, I passed through the Rafah crossing, the border between the besieged Gaza…
What Palestinians in Gaza are teaching Muslims worldwide | Opinions
The oppression and atrocities inflicted against Palestinians in Gaza have left us horrified. And indeed, we should be. Everything they have suffered has gone against…
Putin is ready for talks on Ukraine, but on his own terms | Russia-Ukraine war
On February 8, US TV anchor Tucker Carlson released a two-hour interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was the Russian leader’s first encounter with…
Western narcissism and support for genocidal Israel go hand in hand | Israel War on Gaza
For more than four months now, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Western countries have been staunchly supporting Israel’s war on Gaza. As…
The positive stories Afghanistan needs | Opinions
These days, Afghanistan makes international headlines more and more rarely and when it does, it is always about yet another tragedy. A humanitarian crisis, an…