On idle talk and genocide in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Today, writing feels like planting the proverbial tree in the face of the apocalypse. Decades ago, I started writing to make words mean again. When…
Elon Musk is a global problem | Opinions
From his apparent “Nazi salute” at United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration to his labelling of the US Agency for International Development as a…
Towards a Trump Tower in Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict
When Donald Trump reassumed the presidency of the United States of America in January, eternal New York Times foreign affairs columnist and Orientalist extraordinaire Thomas…
It is time to move the UN and international law out of the West | United Nations
The exceptional immunity that Israel has enjoyed for decades has placed international law and its institutions at a knife’s edge. Israel has killed UN workers, banned UNRWA, barred UN…
Canada’s brewing disquiet | Opinions
Canada is in a MAGA world of trouble. The nation’s “dearest” and “closest” friend has declared a debilitating trade war by imposing stiff tariffs on…
The PA and Israel are allies in silencing the truth | Israel-Palestine conflict
On December 28, 21-year-old journalism student Shatha Al-Sabbagh was assassinated near her home in Jenin. Her family accused snipers from the Palestinian Authority (PA) deployed…
How MAGA fell out with ‘Indian Tech-Bros’ | Opinions
The recent uproar in the United States over H-1B high-skilled work visas has exposed deep fissures within Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement at…
Guantanamo deportations: What’s Trump’s plan? Why is it controversial? | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that seeks to repurpose Guantanamo Bay, a US prison in Cuba, into a detention…
Guantanamo to hold ‘illegal aliens’: The Constitution v The President, 2.0 | Opinions
These days there is a sense that Washington, DC, along with most of the Western world, has transported back to the 1930s, when fascism was…
A US-Hamas dialogue could shift us from war to peace | Israel-Palestine conflict
Last week, senior Hamas and United States officials expressed to the media their mutual willingness to engage in “a dialogue”. The statements by senior Hamas…
The day millennials’ hip-hop went to the Klan’s ball | Opinions
A few years ago, when reports came out that The Office star Ellie Kemper was crowned at the Veiled Prophet debutante ball, what critics called…
Now, it is time to grieve in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
It’s been a week since a ceasefire was declared in Gaza. For the first time in 15 months, the relentless sound of explosions has been…
Why Syria is so coveted | Syria’s War
Syria today is the most dynamic diplomatic venue in the Middle East because it is the most strategically contested one – as it has been…
When the symbols of Ukrainian resistance fade | Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine, a country whose sociocultural evolution reflects a blend of modern and traditional values, has always had a weakness for symbols. We have mastered the…
UK’s ‘100-year partnership’ with Ukraine is a meaningless political stunt | Opinions
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a 100-year partnership between their countries during a meeting in Kyiv on January 16.…
Development done right: Why Africa needs more than good intentions | Poverty and Development
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brings together the world’s most influential leaders with the stated aim of improving global economic conditions. This year,…
Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight? | Russia-Ukraine war
Over the past few months, Ukraine has increasingly been under pressure from its Western allies to start mobilising young men under the age of 25.…
For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’ | Racism
The latest flashpoint in the conservative and far-right war against so-called “woke culture” is diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes. Numerous GOP officials and conservative…
The ceasefire will not bring our lives back | Israel-Palestine conflict
A lot of noise – missiles and explosions, the sound of drones, shouting and wailing, screams of “martyr, martyr”. The breaking of glass, slamming doors,…
One more broken promise to close Guantanamo | Prison
I was held in Guantanamo detention centre for 14 years without ever being charged with a crime. I was sent there when I was 19.…