What to make of the Taliban’s ‘exclusive’ caretaker government
Women, the Hazara minority and all political opposition have been excluded from the Taliban's new administration.
Category Archives: Opinions
The Mafia and Israel’s child killers
Are Israel's child-killing snipers any different to the Mafia's hitmen?
Palestine: An open-air museum of colonialism
Palestine has been turned, brutally, into a permanent museum of colonialism whose doors should have closed long ago.
Getting jabbed in New York: Vaccines for a sick system?
Getting vaccinated in New York was my only good medical experience in the US, ever.
9/11: Remembering the irredeemable
Twenty years ago, for a brief moment, the soul of the American people feared what the world fears all the time.
Europe is politicising Afghan refugees instead of helping them
It is time for the EU to come up with a migration policy that reflects its moral responsibility towards Afghans at risk.
Don’t sacrifice human rights in the name of development
European financial institutions must keep their environmental commitments beyond EU borders.
Of Western wars and Muslim women
If Western wars are meant to ‘liberate’ Muslim women, why did centuries of Western military intervention fail to do so?
Bolsonaro is destroying mental health care to favour evangelicals
His assault on public mental health services will hurt Black Brazilians the most and benefit evangelical centres.
The Taliban, the Afghan state and the rule of law
Afghans will not embrace Taliban governance unless it is centred on the rule of law.
What did the US get wrong about Afghanistan?
The 2001 US invasion was bound to devastate the country and the Afghan people.
Can Germans stand up for hijabs as they do for unitards?
During the Olympics, Germany missed a precious opportunity for a society-wide conversation on women's rights.
Do not forget Syria’s disappeared
Syrian families continue to struggle to get information about their loved ones disappeared by the Assad regime.
Plantation slavery, the first American dream
The roots of today's American fascination with rich white men go back to the days of chattel slavery.
Tony Blair should go to Afghanistan
The former British PM should follow up by personal example on his calls not to abandon Afghanistan.
Does Afghanistan mark the end of American Empire?
The American appetite for entering into conflict to preserve global dominance seems to be abating.
The threat of ISKP in Afghanistan has been underestimated
The Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate could derail Taliban efforts to establish security and stable rule.
Geographies of fear: Letter from America
Twenty years on, 9/11 continues to shape American spaces.
Learning to trust the internet again
Wikipedia can serve as a model to combat disinformation and distrust online.
It is past time to call the violence against Rohingya genocide
The US and the international community have to officially declare the events of August 2017 genocide.