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 – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump – 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…
Black freedom has never been on the ballot
I almost wish someone would ask us: how does it feel to be a pit stop? To be a refuelling station where sputtering-out political campaigns pull up to receive a…
Under the radar, Ireland is helping illegal Israeli settlements do business
Ireland has been called the most pro-Palestinian country in Europe. So this might surprise you: at the same time – largely under the radar – it has been playing a pivotal…
US ruling party focuses on threat from opposition at grand convention
This week the ruling Democratic Party in the oil-rich North American republic of the United States, one of the world’s top banana exporters, held a convention in the country’s third…
We need urgent climate action in conflict zones
Over the past few weeks, an unusually wet rainy season has caused destructive floods across Sudan. Tens of thousands of people displaced by the Sudanese civil war have been affected…
Palestinians are being dehumanised to justify occupation and genocide
It has been more than a month since a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, used my identity as an insult in a televised debate. He called his…
Ukraine is losing the plot in Africa
On August 5, the government of Mali announced its decision to cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing a Ukrainian official’s boastful admission that Kyiv provided Malian rebels with crucial intel…
Ukraine is losing the plot in Africa
On August 5, the government of Mali announced its decision to cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing a Ukrainian official’s boastful admission that Kyiv provided Malian rebels with crucial intel…
Why I am not voting for Kamala Harris
I registered to vote in 1998, and I have voted Democrat ever since. I have not always felt good about the candidates on the Democratic ticket. In fact, I have…
Attacks on health facilities and staff must not become the norm
The violent upheaval tearing Khartoum apart has forced many Sudanese people to flee for safety. The war’s impact on the capital’s healthcare system has made it even more urgent for…
Solidarity with Palestine must be about decolonisation, not just ceasefire
It has been more than 10 months now of Israel waging its genocidal war on Gaza. Throughout this time, mobilisation in solidarity with the Palestinian people has ebbed and flowed…