Donald Trump and the great Panama Canal tantrum
The incoming president wants to punish Panama for failing to appreciate 'the extraordinary generosity' of the US.
Category Archives: Opinions
Al-Shifa was a dream and a nightmare
The hospital was my dream workplace, but it turned into a place of death and despair.
Surviving 2024 in Gaza
This year, I survived genocide. It burned my soul, but it also planted a seed of hope.
Biden’s ‘Netanyahu first, US second’ strategy was a total disaster
The Biden administration's unconditional support to Israel has upended the whole US national security strategy.
2024 was a year of anti-Palestinian censorship and active art rebellion
For 12 months, artists and art workers across the world stood up in solidarity with Palestine and against repression.
NYT ‘investigates’ genocide, uncovers nothing but ‘loosened standards’
According to the US paper of record, Israel never intended to 'erase the Gaza Strip from the face of Earth'.
The world should not forget Afghanistan
In 2024, Afghanistan's multiple crises worsened, and yet little help was extended to it. Afghans feel abandoned.
When burning hospitals are no longer news
The silence over the demise of Kamal Adwan Hospital is deafening. The world has fully accepted Israel’s genocide.
African victims of clergy abuse deserve justice and accountability, too
Anglican and Catholic churches must not forget or ignore the abuse predatory priests inflicted on boys across Africa.
African victims of clergy abuse deserve justice and accountability, too
Anglican and Catholic churches must not forget or ignore the abuse predatory priests inflicted on boys across Africa.
Leaving X: The right move or a leap into the unknown?
Some news outlets are abandoning Musk's divisive platform - but is migrating to alternatives, like Bluesky, a solution?
Leaving X: The right move or a leap into the unknown?
Some news outlets are abandoning Musk's divisive platform - but is migrating to alternatives, like Bluesky, a solution?
Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity
The AU has a responsibility to intervene to protect civilians.
Musk’s rise is symptomatic of our neo-feudal capitalist times
Trump’s 'billionaire boys club' has parallels in other supposedly liberal democracies around the world.
Papa Biden is a liar, and American justice is a lie
The brouhaha over President Biden’s predictable volte-face to pardon his wayward son is missing an obvious point.
There is now a window of opportunity for peace in Syria
The opposition taking control of Aleppo may give it enough leverage to jumpstart peace negotiations.
Trump has won the culture war
Progressive forces will need a bold new vision if they are to stand a chance in future elections.
Fear and loathing in Culiacan, Sinaloa
'The situation' in the home city of one of Mexico's most notorious cartels is explosive and likely to get much worse.
This year, Arab-American political power came to the fore
Arab Americans no longer ‘accept crumbs’, they want their ‘share of the pie’ in US politics.
Israel and the ICC: A legal scholar’s response to The Washington Post
The ICC’s arrest warrants for Gaza do not demonstrate its ‘bias’; rather, they redeem its legitimacy.