Despite war horrors, hope remains for Gazaâs universities
It has been a year now of Israelâs genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Israeli aircraft, tanks and warships have been indiscriminately bombarding the whole Strip. All aspects of life…
Canadaâs shame
Kamal Tabaja and his two younger brothers and three sisters meet online every day to comfort one another.Together, they are grieving the sudden, violent deaths on September 23 of their…
To honour Jimmy Carterâs legacy, amplify his call for freedom in Palestine
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who turned 100 this month, has built a legacy of courage and moral clarity over his many decades in public service,…
Why Palestinians wonât leave their land
Over the past year, Israelâs genocidal violence has officially killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza. Estimates put the real death toll at more than 180,000. Simultaneously, the Israeli occupation forces have repeatedly carried…
Israel after October 7: Between decolonisation and disintegration
A year has passed since October 7, 2023, and it is time to explore if we have a better understanding of this monumental event and everything that followed it.For historians…
Al-Shabab in Somalia: Bullets and bombs canât bury ideologies
In August, Somaliaâs prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, held a town-hall meeting in the Somali capital Mogadishu to mark the two-year anniversary of the formation of his cabinet.Naturally, one of…
Why Europeâs leadership wants war
Anxiety and anger about the future of the European Union has been on the rise for some time now. The union has been in the grips of a deepening crisis…
The Global Southâs poor should not be subsidising the IMF
Today, the world is confronting a âpolycrisisâ â many dire crises occurring simultaneously, reinforcing and feeding into each other, that are inseparable. Global South countries are experiencing climate, hunger, energy,…
US military action in the Middle East is not making Israel safer
On October 1, Iran launched a massive aerial attack on Israel in retaliation for the assassinations of senior Hezbollah and Hamas leaders and some Iranian officers in Beirut and Tehran.In…
âDahiyeh Doctrineâ returns to Dahiyeh
When Israel struck an underground Hezbollah command centre in Beirutâs southern suburb of Dahiyeh last Friday, killing its longtime Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, the damage to civilian life was huge.Reportedly, Israeli…
Israel destroyed my university, but not my desire for an education
I started my bachelorâs degree in architectural engineering at the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) in 2021. I was very proud of myself for making it into the field of…
The United States is already at war
Yesterday, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israelâs assassination in Beirut of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah last week and its assassination in Tehran of Hamasâs…