In Kenya, not even the cartoonists are safe | Opinions
Political cartooning in Kenya has never been without its risks. Cartoonists have faced state-engineered dismissal and censorship, lawsuits from irate politicians unhappy with their portrayal,…
PA’s brutal siege on Jenin only deepens its crisis of legitimacy | Opinions
On December 28, young journalism student Shatha Sabbagh stepped out of her house in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, with her mother and…
Donald Trump and the great Panama Canal tantrum | Opinions
As he gears up to retake the presidency of the United States this month, Donald Trump has spontaneously begun threatening to retake the Panama Canal,…
Al-Shifa was a dream and a nightmare | Israel-Palestine conflict
When I started studying nursing at Al Azhar University, I knew I wanted to work at al-Shifa Hospital. It was my dream. It was the…
Biden’s ‘Netanyahu first, US second’ strategy was a total disaster | Opinions
“Were there not an Israel, the United States of America would have to invent an Israel to protect her interest in the region.” These were…
Surviving 2024 in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
When I was a child, I dreamed of travelling the world, exploring new cultures and learning new things. I yearned for a journey of discovery.…
The pope is right about Israel and Gaza. This is cruelty, not war | Opinions
Pope Francis is a paradoxical figure. Despite leading a church with a long, egregious history of being synonymous with strife, injustice and abuse, the old,…
2024 was a year of anti-Palestinian censorship and active art rebellion | Opinions
For artists, it is difficult to reflect on the past year without thinking about Israel’s genocide in Gaza that has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians…
Jimmy Carter: The father of Arab-Israeli normalisation | Opinions
On December 29, former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. As the 39th president of the United States and as a…
The world should not forget Afghanistan | Opinions
In a world where crises compete for attention, Afghanistan, once at the forefront of international aid and media coverage, now sits in the shadows. This…
When burning hospitals are no longer news | Israel-Palestine conflict
This morning, I opened social media to search for Gaza news. I had to scroll for a while through my newsfeed before seeing the first mention…
Leaving X: The right move or a leap into the unknown? | Social Media
Recent decisions by major news outlets like The Guardian and La Vanguardia and more niche publications such as Sex Tech Guide to leave X put under…
African victims of clergy abuse deserve justice and accountability, too | Opinions
The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa. Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November after…
Musk’s rise is symptomatic of our neo-feudal capitalist times | Opinions
Until recently, it was authoritarian capitalist regimes such as those in Russia and China that were characterised as plutocratic: Putin’s government, well known to be…
Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity | African Union
In Sudan, 20 months of armed conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army (SAF) have killed at least 20,000 people…
Colombia is defending its sovereignty from the power of global corporations | Climate Crisis
Trade deals can allow international corporations to trample over the rights of governments in the Global South. That is the message from the Colombian government,…
Christmas for pessimists | Opinions
As a child growing up in the 1980s in Washington, DC, Christmas was a time when the usual monotony of my Catholic school existence gave…
In Afghanistan, Trump will have to play a balancing game | Donald Trump
Since Donald Trump’s re-election as United States president, there has been growing discussion about what his incoming administration’s policies towards Afghanistan might look like. Many…
Rebuilding Syria requires much more than bricks and mortar | Opinions
Rebuilding Syria after more than a decade of devastating conflict is no simple task. The country’s destruction spans physical infrastructure, governance systems, and the very…
I am living my own Nakba | Opinions
My grandfather, Hamdi, was just eight when his family fled Bir al-Sabaa, a town in southern Palestine once known for its fertile land and agricultural…