No food, no sleep, no hope in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
I have spent a total of four years in Gaza, six months of them during the ongoing war. I have never felt so helpless in…
Difficult to trust the resource nationalism of Niger’s military government | Opinions
Last month, France’s majority state-owned nuclear conglomerate Orano revealed that the military government of Niger has assumed “operational control” of its Nigerien uranium mining subsidiary,…
At the EU’s external border in Bulgaria, the refugee horror story continues | Refugees
“She was about to die. It took six hours last time we dug a grave for one of the Syrian refugees we found in the…
Where I find hope amid the hurt and heartache | Israel-Palestine conflict
This is the season of renewal. One year ends. Another begins. At the turn of the calendar, it is customary for columnists like me to…
Silence on Israel’s massacres of journalists is dangerous to all | Israel-Palestine conflict
A December 26 press statement by the Israeli army attempted to justify a war crime. It unabashedly admitted that the military incinerated five Palestinian journalists…
Carter was a successful peacemaker – but he did not succeed in Bosnia | Opinions
When he lost to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 elections, Jimmy Carter was only 56. Too young for traditional political retirement and with a purpose…
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…