The war in Sudan is a consequence of a derailed transition
Sudan's transition should have focused on stabilising the economy and convening elections, not dismantling a regime.
Category Archives: Opinions
Hamas’s attack on Israel has changed the Middle East
The US regional strategy lays in shambles, as its allies face pressure and its foes seek to take advantage.
Why are Palestinians supposed to take it – again and again?
The West is trying not only to stifle but to criminalise all Palestinian dissent.
Fanatics vs generals: The strange Israeli rift over Gaza
The divisions in the war cabinet will have far reaching consequences for Israel, but little impact on the fate of Gaza.
The ICC should urgently investigate what happened at al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Competing allegations over the source of the explosion at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital shows exactly why the ICC must act.
Guterres, Gaza and the consequences of countering ‘Israelspeak’
As we’ve just seen with the UN chief, not even the slightest diversion from Israel's counter-reality is permissible.
Western media failures say more about the West than Gaza
Western media coverage of the war reflects the cultural perception that Palestinian and Israeli lives are not equal.
Democracy in Africa is not a Western imposition
The likes of Kagame and Doumbouya are not being honest - Africans love democracy and want to see it work.
Pakistan must not collectively punish Afghan refugees
Ordinary Afghans are not responsible for the perceived faults of a government they did not elect.
Israel’s war of self-deceit
When has killing more Palestinians ever resulted in better security for the Israeli society?
Western feminism and its blind spots in the Middle East
The message leading Western feminists are sending to Palestinian women is clear: your suffering does not matter.
The American centre’s embrace of the far right fuels Israel’s war machine
Peace will only come to Palestine if American centrists break with the far right and adopt a new approach on Israel.
A PR stunt amid a massacre in Gaza
The 20 trucks of aid that entered Gaza are just a distraction from Israel's murderous war on the Palestinians.
The Biden hug
President Biden went all the way to Israel to give Netanyahu a hug, but what has he accomplished?
Stop Israel now – the Middle East cannot take another major war
Israel's inhumane assault on Gaza risks plunging the region into a conflict it may be unable to recover from.
Erasing Palestine
What is happening in Palestine today is not genocide, ethnic cleansing or mass extermination - it is total erasure.
Hamas killed my parents, but Israel’s war is not the answer
We need to break the cycle of violence.
Joe Biden owns this
The US president owns every despicable aspect of the calamity unfolding in Gaza perpetrated by its reliable proxy.
Al-Ahli hospital bombing: Israel performing its usual post-atrocity routine
Israel's efforts to deflect blame for its atrocities with eager help from Western media should not surprise anyone.
A letter to Europe from a Palestinian
I am writing this letter as news continues to reach me of relatives, neighbours, and friends being killed in Gaza.