How Lionel Messi’s ‘bisht’ exposed Western media’s racism again
The Arab cloak was a sign of respect for Messi for his World Cup win. But ignorant newsrooms will not understand that.
Category Archives: Opinions
Tunisia’s election: The beginning of the end for Saeid
Saturday's sham election will not be able to save President Saeid's authoritarian regime.
The trouble with Edward Snowden
The whistleblower has readily spoken up on many things, except on Putin's war.
Türkiye emerges as a leader of the zero-waste movement
The country's leadership has inspired progress on achieving zero waste at home and abroad.
How can we end the hunger pandemic?
We need a new approach that seeks to reinforce, not replace, national and local systems.
It is high time for Liberia to conduct its own war crimes trials
Prosecutions in Europe are important, but they are not nearly enough.
The US is making Africa’s hunger worse
The pandemic and the war show the need for strong local food supply chains to avoid disruptions. Yet the US won't learn.
How much should inequality be reduced?
Most people agree that inequality is too extreme and needs to be reduced.
Climate justice needs more than a fund. It needs accountability
The COP27 fund is an important step forward. But it's not climate justice.
Frontex delivers cruelty from the skies
Despite its claims of saving lives, Frontex is putting people at risk by aiding Libya's interceptions of migrant boats.
The US scramble for Africa
Washington must restore lost trust and credibility in order to compete with Beijing in Africa — starting this week.
Hard bargains, no lectures: What Africa needs at Biden’s summit
The US knows what it wants from Africa — it is not democracy. Does Africa know what it wants from the US?
At Capitol Hill, a family takes a beautiful stand
The Sicknick family snubbed those who failed to hold Trump accountable for the January 6 riot. They did the right thing.
A flicker of hope for human rights in South Asia
Amid the doom and gloom of human rights work in the region, a few success stories this year give me hope.
The G20 risks becoming irrelevant
Unless it shows a commitment to tackling global crises, the group will lose its clout.
El Salvador’s war on itself: The siege of Soyapango
The world's 'coolest dictator' seems delighted about blockading his own people. That shouldn't surprise anyone.
FIFA World Cup: Palestine 1 – Israel 0
How Palestine won Qatar 2022 without even playing in it.
China, the US and a new scramble for the Gulf
Washington won't want to share its sphere of influence. But new Gulf leaders and Xi Jinping have other ideas.
China’s protests are a warning to Xi Jinping from the youth
The protests show how Xi's over-centralisation is exposing the CCP to public anger unseen since Tiananmen Square.
Pandemics radicalise and the COVID-19 outbreak is no exception
Over the past three years, regressive, far-right politics has gained ground, but so has progressive radical action.