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Book Club: Jeff Halper argues that the only way to decolonise Palestine is to dismantle Israeli structures of domination and control and replace them with a single democratic state.
As the US picks itself up after a night of violence in the Capitol Building, some pundits are being criticised for Orientalist takes on the drama.
Islamophobia and the rise of respectable racism in France
Book Club: Jim Wolfreys illuminates both the uniqueness of France's anti-Muslim backlash and its broader implications for the West.
Macron and Sisi's authoritarian embrace
Comment: The Egyptian and French presidents are attempting to control the meaning of Islam to enact their domestic, authoritarian agendas, ...
Israel's blockade had already crippled Gaza, then came Covid-19
Comment: Battling Covid-19 requires a health infrastructure that has been destroyed by Israel's occupation and blockade, and yet the ...
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Book Club: Susan Abulhawa's award-winning third novel is a compelling and emotive contemplation of the Palestinian struggle.
Algerians outraged by Macron’s statements of support for Tebboune
Statements of support by Emmanuel Macron for Algerian leader Abdelmadjid Tabboune have caused outrage in Algeria, with opposition leaders ...
Iraq, Saudi reopen border crossing after 30 years
Iraq and Saudi Arabia reopened their Arar desert crossing after a 30-year closure.
Pandemic redundancies speak volumes about real state of progress
Comment: Precarious and casualised, women of colour face lower pay, under employment, unfair treatment and discrimination at a time when we need ...
Macron's 'secular' crusade will only embolden the far-right
Comment: By holding Muslims collectively responsible for the actions of a handful of extremists, France risks emboldening another group on the ...
At 75, the UN is still failing Palestinians
Comment: Ambiguous UN ideals of hope and peace ignore the political imbalances that have granted Israel impunity at the expense of Palestinian ...
Palestinians sue Britain for 1917 Balfour Declaration
Palestinian lawyers have filed a suit against the British government for the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which promised a ‘national home’ for the ...
The progressive vote and the 2020 election
Comment: The rapid growth of the progressive vote in America over the past four years reveals how voting patterns will continue to change in ...
This Black History Month, museums should return stolen artefacts
Comment: Returning stolen arts and objects to their rightful owners is a necessary step towards righting the colonial wrongs of western nations, ...
More than 10 Somali soldiers killed in Al-Shabab ambush
At least 10 Somali soldiers have been killed in an attack by the Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group Al-Shabab near the town of Afgoye
Islam in the Eastern African Novel
Book Club: Emad Mirmotahari's comprehensive study of Islam in Eastern African fiction reimagines the region's multi-ethnic and multi-religious history.
Plans to 'offshore migrant problem' stoop to new low
Comment: The UK appears to be taking lessons from Australia in mistreating migrants, with the idea of an offshore asylum processing centre on ...
Pilgrims to converge on Senegal's holy city despite virus
This year's Magal, a mass religious festival of a powerful Sufi Muslim order, has raised fears of a potential superspreader event in Senegal's ...
Palestine: A history punctuated by the intifadas
Comment: To mark 20 years since the Second Intifada, Maher al-Charif takes a look back at the 1940 general strike and armed rebellion, and the ...
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
Book Club: Rashid Khalidi's masterful book traces a hundred years of colonial war against Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and ...
Four participants withdraw from Israeli documentary festival, citing BDS
Four participants of Docaviv 2020 have withdrawn themselves and their entries after a campaign by BDS.
UK's Trade Union Congress describes Israeli practices as 'apartheid'
The UK's Trade Union Congress has described Israel as participating in 'apartheid practices' and has urged for a just solution.
Ireland's growing influence in the Middle East
Unburdened by the colonial legacies dogging other countries in Western Europe, Ireland has received a warm reception in the Arab world.
Israel-UAE 'peace plane' leaves suffering Gazans behind
Comment: As the Israeli-UAE 'peace' agreement takes centre stage, it deflects from a renewed siege on Gaza and the UN's failure to address ...
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