In October 2018, a “migrant caravan” bound for the United States set out on foot from Honduras. The group was…
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…
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…
I am stuck in a box like Schrodinger’s in Gaza | Opinions
Like Schrodinger’s famous cat, I am trapped in a box. I have been stuck in this box since the beginning…
An open letter from mathematicians against the genocide in Gaza | Opinions
On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a terrorist attack in Israel, killing more than 1,200 people out of a…
We must stand up to hijab bans in all sports in France | Islamophobia
Growing up I had to avoid exercise and could not participate in sport. I had eczema, and any exertion caused…
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,…
Can the International Criminal Court survive the next four years? | ICC
The world’s only permanent international tribunal mandated to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide is facing its greatest…
Mali’s gold mining disputes and the fight for economic justice | Opinions
Last month, Mali’s government detained three executives involved in the gold sector from Resolute Mining, an Australian mining company. It demanded the…
Syria’s new rulers must not repeat the past mistakes of Lebanon and Iraq | Opinions
In these first days of what is being hailed as a “new era” in Syria, the authorities now controlling Damascus…