Trump 2.0 will not be like anything we have seen before
The horrible truth is, Donald J Trump is back.After winning against his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, he is once again the president-elect of the United States. He will…
Donât dare blame Arab and Muslim Americans for Trumpâs victory
As the dust slowly settles on this election, and Kamala Harris stands before the wreckage of a campaign that failed to win over a single swing state, the Democratic Party…
It was anger that won Trump this election
At a campaign rally in the state of Wisconsin just days before yesterdayâs United States presidential elections, former US president and current president-elect Donald Trump registered his displeasure with a…
Enlightened Americans must now rise up and resist
This is clear: Much of America has voted for a fascist.If that short, blunt opening offends your delicate sensibilities, then you, dear reader, best dispense finally with the saccharine-drenched myths…
How not to counter the political sway of Elon Muskâs X
Since billionaire Elon Musk endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump in the US presidential race in July, X, the social media platform Musk owns, has come under even more scrutiny. Many…
No state has an inherent âright to existâ, not even Israel
The quote âRepeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth,â attributed to Adolf Hitlerâs propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, encapsulates what modern psychology has proven: that repetitive statements can…
Letâs make protecting children from violence a priority
OPINIONOPINION, The first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, which will convene in Bogota, Colombia, this week, is an unmissable opportunity for governments to invest in our…
Trump vs Harris: American misogyny on the ballot
Donald Trumpâs âMake America Great Again (MAGA)â movement is a macho cult. It suggests the US can be âgreat againâ only if modern American men learn to be strong âmanly…
On November 5, I will vote against genocide
Earlier this year, as genocide was unfolding in Gaza, I began volunteering with various medical organisations helping Palestinians. I went on a mission to the occupied West Bank and supported…
A Gaza childâs last will
Ten-year-old children are supposed to be busy playing with toys, doodling and hanging out with their friends, not writing a will in case they die.âMy will, if I become a…
How Israelâs starvation of Gaza is affecting Palestinians elsewhere
The Israeli war on Gaza has manifested in a variety of brutal forms and the most insidious and devastating one of them has been the weaponisation of starvation. On October…
Harris will not be a president for marginalised folks â in the US or abroad
She made it clear in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in August, again at her televised debate with Donald Trump a few weeks later, and in all…