Palestinian men are not ‘terrorists in the making’
The world cannot continue to ignore the humanity and suffering of Palestinian men in Gaza and beyond.
Category Archives: Opinions
I teach in secret, defying the Taliban ban and fighting despair
The biggest challenge of teaching Afghan girls and women is not the security risk or bad internet, but the hopelessness.
Watching the watchdogs: US media reporting from Gaza
A recent CNN report from a field hospital in Gaza reveals the power and deficiencies of US TV coverage.
I don’t care who wins the US presidential election
America is bound to cause more death, pain and suffering across the globe – whoever is its president.
On the Gaza ‘shoah’ and the ‘banality of evil’
War by war, Israel has slowly but surely normalised genocidal violence against the Palestinian people.
The real ‘Person of the Year’
Given the ghastly course of 2023, it is obvious who deserves the coveted title: people of Gaza.
Keeping the hope for health alive
After a year of milestones and challenges in global public health, our quest to achieve 'Health for All' continues.
In the US, Arabs and Muslims are once again cast as suspect
A smear campaign aimed at silencing pro-Palestine voices is inciting hatred and violence against our communities.
The weapon of nuance in Israel’s war on Gaza
Demands for 'nuance' in how Gaza is narrated seek to obfuscate the history of Israeli occupation and apartheid.
Gaza’s orphans: Pain without borders
The pain of Gaza's orphaned children is unimaginable. In their name, we must act now to stop Israel's genocide.
Gaza, US universities and the reproduction of power
Amid a genocide in Gaza, the US right wing is desperately trying to control independent thinking on US campuses.
The US is no country for old men
Elderly Americans struggle to survive in a country that seeks to extract profit from them till the very end.
Watching the watchdogs: Why the West misinterprets Middle East power shifts
Western media are unable to assess accurately the growing power of the Mid-East 'Axis of Resistance' due to prejudices.
Criminalisation of victims of male violence needs to end – everywhere
Blaming, and punishing, women for the abuse they suffered at the hands of men is a global phenomenon.
It is time the labour movement takes a stand for Palestine
Unions can't claim they care for human rights if they stay silent on Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza.
Excluding Hamas from the ‘day after’ in Gaza would be a mistake
Marginalising the movement in post-war governance in Gaza would lead to instability.
Justin Trudeau’s belated and shameful volte face on Gaza
The Canadian prime minister has called for a ceasefire in Gaza but he still refuses to welcome Palestinian refugees.
Israel’s ‘Plan B’ for the Gaza Strip
The Israeli army can't carry out mass expulsion of Gaza's population by force, so it is making it unliveable.
There is a way out of the climate crisis – but it is not through COP
The world's top climate summit is a hoax, and it can't help us.
Sudan: When it is ‘maximalist’ to demand fighters vacate civilian homes
Foreign mediation in Sudan is failing because it continues to be misguided and based on flawed assumptions.