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…
Trump and the return of the National ‘Emergy’ | US-Mexico Border
In October 2018, a “migrant caravan” bound for the United States set out on foot from Honduras. The group was comprised of refuge seekers of…
Don’t switch off – the world’s children have never needed you more | Opinions
The cascading crises that the world has witnessed this year give child rights advocates such as myself pause for thought: what are the ways forward…
Southern Africa’s liberation movements have lost their political mojo | Opinions
On December 3, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced that Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) party, has emerged victorious…
This winter, there are no blessings and no goodness in Gaza | Opinions
Winter used to be a beloved season in Gaza. It was thought to bring “khayr” and “baraka” – goodness and blessings. Children and adults alike…
This festive season, Gaza is starving | Israel-Palestine conflict
Winter has now come to the Northern Hemisphere and has ushered in a festive mood in many places. In Gaza, it has brought more misery.…
My mother’s shattered dream of family reunion in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
“Oh, high moon, relay my greetings to dear brother Salah!” my beloved mother, Shukria, used to say. For a great many years, she longed passionately…