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Category Archives: Opinions
Uganda: Fueling anti-LGBTQI sentiment to stay in power
The Ugandan government continues to use anti-LGBTQI rhetoric and policies to rally support amid declining popularity.
Super powers are super reckless (and foolish)
The summit between Putin and Biden showed only that they have not learned much from the mistakes of their predecessors.
It’s time for Tehran to start listening to ethnic minority groups
Iran's minority groups, and their struggle for equal rights, should not be remembered only during elections.
As the drug war turns 50, the US is still public enemy number one
For five decades, the US government has wreaked havoc both at home and abroad with its violent 'war on drugs'.
Time to make energy poverty in Africa a thing of the past
Cheap renewables offer the key to universal electricity access in Africa.
Sudan: Striving for humanitarian care where no one cares
Ethiopian refugees continue to cross into Sudan but at the border they get little support and humanitarian aid.
Trauma and mental health in Gaza
Israeli occupation, bombs and oppression inflict not only physical but also psychological damage on Palestinians.
US and NATO: Manufacturing a new cold war?
The US wants to remain the sole superpower in the world and wants its NATO allies to rally behind unipolarity.
Algeria’s upcoming election will not instigate meaningful change
No matter who forms the next government, the military will remain in control and popular protests will continue.
US policy on Israel: Go bold, Joe
There are multiple reasons for President Joe Biden to change Washington's approach to Israel-Palestine.
Iran elections: Towards an ‘Islamic government’
Ali Khamenei views the June 18 presidential election as an opportunity to realise his vision for the future of Iran.
Why Israel is so desperate to silence #SaveSheikhJarrah
The grassroots campaign united Palestinians in resistance and turned the world's attention to Israel's occupation.
China is exploiting Western hypocrisy in the Middle East
Western hypocrisy in the Middle East is allowing China to falsely present itself as a defender of the Muslim world.
The poverty of ‘economic growth’
Simplistic stories of GDP growth are blinding us to the social and ecological destruction it so often entails.
Buhari has 99 problems, but Twitter is not one of them
Banning Twitter will not solve the Nigerian government's many problems.
A terrorist attack in Canada and the politicians who primed it
On Sunday, Islamophobic violence surfaced once again in Canada. It was former PM Stephen Harper who stoked it.
After the Mladić verdict, I want to thank the man who saved me
In July 1995, I faced certain death at the hands of Ratko Mladić's army. A man named Kenneth Biser saved me.
No, Uganda is not making it illegal to be gay (again)
But the LGBTQI fight for equality in the country – and Africa – is still far from over.
Why does Mexico have the world’s ‘most violent’ cities?
Mexico continues to suffer the consequences of the US 'war on drugs' on its territory.