We can power our future by breaking free from the tyranny of fossil fuels
We stand on the brink of a defining moment in human history. The decisions we make today will shape the world our children and their children will inherit. As we…
Polio and Israelâs attrition genocide in Gaza
In August, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced Gazaâs first proven case of polio infection in 25 years. The virus had infected a 10-month-old baby in Deir el-Balah, leaving him paralysed.…
Gaza has shown European universities are no longer places of free inquiry
Jamaican-British academic Stuart Hall once said âthe university is a critical institution or it is nothingâ. Indeed, universities have an important role to play in upholding the imperatives of academic…
The danger of âpro-EUâ Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans
Over the past few years, attitudes towards accession to the European Union in Western Balkan candidate states have been increasingly negative. In countries like Serbia, the desire to join the…
âSex workâ advocacy in California is harming children
In recent decades, so-called âsex workersâ rightsâ campaigners working to decriminalise pimping and buying of sex have attached themselves, just like trans rights activists, to the movement for the rights…
The Beijing Declaration is a key step to resolve the Palestinian question
The Palestinian question is at the core of the Middle East issue. Over the past years, China has put forward proposals and taken action to address the Palestinian question with…
The West Bank: Israelâs other genocidal war in Palestine
On Wednesday, Israel launched a major military assault on the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army deployed hundreds of soldiers, armoured vehicles, bulldozers, drones and fighter jets to try to…
How Germany burned its âbridge to the Islamic worldâ
In March 2003, the German Foreign Office established an online platform, named Qantara, which means âbridgeâ in classical Arabic, in response to the 9/11 attacks in the United States and…
The US is Israelâs accomplice, not a ceasefire mediator
On July 21, 2006, nine days into the 34-day Israeli war on Lebanon that killed 1,200 people, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opined that âan immediate ceasefire without political conditions does not make…
Kamala Harris and fortifying Black-Palestinian solidarity
Over the past month, as Kamala Harrisâs campaign for the US presidency has gained momentum, hopes she would take a strong stance on the genocide in Gaza have dwindled.Her candidacy has brought disillusionment among…
The next US president should not take on both Russia and China
As the presidential race in the United States is heating up, the two candidates â Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump â have clashed on a range…
The Muslim American vote matters and it can no longer be taken for granted
As the United States presidential election approaches, the race to attract voters has intensified. Among the different constituencies the Democrats and Republicans are battling over, there is one that stands…