Barbara Walters and the curse of celebrity journalism | Opinions
A confession: I never intended on becoming a journalist. I didn’t study the craft at university. When I did spend time in class, I took…
A confession: I never intended on becoming a journalist. I didn’t study the craft at university. When I did spend time in class, I took…
On January 3, Israel’s newly sworn-in National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest site. The outrage and condemnations from…
This article contains some spoilers. On December 1, 2022, Netflix released the film Farha, Darin Sallam’s first full-length feature and Jordan’s entry into the Oscars.…
A new fanatical Israeli government is putting the old flailing Palestinian leadership to the test — and this could be its final test. How it…
When popular Indian television journalist Ravish Kumar announced his resignation from New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) — the country’s oldest private broadcaster — at the end of…
In school districts around the United States, book bans are spreading at an alarming rate. PEN America recently documented more than 2,500 book bans issued across…
Like he did twice before, Donald Trump is yet again campaigning to be “elected” United States president despite having little interest in actually “serving” as…
On December 11, the remains of 23-year-old Zambian citizen Lemekhani Nyirenda finally made it back home to his family. A month earlier, the Zambian government…
Back in 2013, I went camping for three nights in a remote area of Oman at the invitation of some Arab friends living in Dubai.…
Like millions of people around the world, I have been closely following the debacle at Twitter since Elon Musk took the company over. Not only…
The death of football legend Pelé has saddened millions of football fans. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the Brazilian star has touched hearts and captivated…
One event above all others has haunted me this past year. An unforgivable and unforgettable scene that echoed throughout the world. It was tragic, heroic…
On December 8, the US Senate passed a bi-partisan resolution “celebrating the heritage of Romani Americans” and honouring Romani history, culture and contributions to human progress.…
This year has been the deadliest in the West Bank since the end of the second Intifada in 2005. On December 11, yet another Palestinian…
The recent edict to ban women from higher education in Afghanistan is not only a blow to those directly affected but to all of Afghan…
“Partners. Allies. Friends.” That is how British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced on Twitter that the British government was committing 80 million British pounds ($96m)…
It has been 20 years since the Brazilian crime epic, City of God, hit theatres for the first time and put Brazilian favelas and their…
This winter will be tougher than any most of us have known in our life time. Record high inflation, and skyrocketing fuel and food prices…
As 2022 is coming to a close, the war in Ukraine rages unabated. Russian President Vladimir Putin sees what he still calls a “special military…
It is that time when columnists, like me, are asked to put down their mallets, reflect on the past year and ponder the next. The…