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…
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…