It is time Israel, the West admit the two-state solution is dead
A recent survey shows that even Western and Israeli pundits know two states in Palestine are impossible.
Category Archives: Opinions
We must stop children getting addicted to online gaming
China’s new restrictions might be unthinkable elsewhere, but it is time for a digital detox.
War of terror: Legal colonialism reincarnated
Did 9/11 really open a 'new' chapter in American history?
Libya’s interim government must end civil society crackdown
Decree 286 is undermining Libya's vibrant post-2011 civil society and could result in a rollback of democratic gains.
Israel’s Pegasus: Is your phone a ‘24-hour surveillance device’?
The Pegasus scandal is the latest episode in the dystopian science fiction thriller that we are living.
The world should not yet engage with the new Taliban government
The Taliban must guarantee that it will respect our human rights before gaining widespread international recognition.
The international community should support Afghanistan
The fighting is over and it is time for the Afghans to rebuild their devastated country. But they need help.
US border crisis is born of failed climate and migration policies
The US itself has created, and is now perpetuating, this crisis through short-sighted and ineffectual policies.
My generation can liberate Palestine and end the occupation
But we cannot do this alone. For us to succeed, the international community needs to end its silence and stand with us.
Canada is a pedestrian nation
A motley crew of transparently unserious 'leaders' are vying to become the country's next prime minister.
Haiti: Why 2021 is and is not 2010
Haitian resistance is emerging against a repeat of the aid failures following the 2010 earthquake response.
How did 9/11 and the War on Terror change Kenya’s trajectory?
From deadly terror attacks to a disastrous invasion, 9/11 had many grave consequences for Kenya.
#PalestinianPrisoners: This is not the time to despair
The story of the six Palestinian political prisoners should inspire hope and action, not throw us into despair.
It is time to stop playing Jenga with US foreign policy
Imperial hubris leads the US to build towers doomed to fall.
The West is getting Afghanistan wrong – again
Here are four misconceptions about the Afghan crisis that Western politicians and pundits continue to spread.
9/11 should have led to a criminal investigation, not a war
The challenge is to understand how and why the West elected to position al-Qaeda as the counterweight to the US.
The ‘war on terror’ and the disciplining of American Muslims
American Muslims have been subjected to a multibillion-dollar securitisation effort that has devastated the community.
9/11 and the racial limitations of religious freedom in America
For the past 20 years, Muslims in the US have been systematically racialised and their civil liberties curbed.
India’s deepening love affair with Israel
Under Modi's leadership, the strategic, military, and ideological ties between Israel and India are growing stronger.
The US-Saudi ‘special’ relationship 20 years after 9/11
In the past 20 years, it was no 9/11 that shook the close ties between Washington and Riyadh.