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Cries filled the air outside the courtroom as New Zealand came to the collective realisation that the country's worst mass murderer would never walk free.
Comment: Just as they did for Obama, Republicans and right-wing media will level their attacks not against Harris's policy positions, but against who she is, writes Mobashra Tazamal.
Sarsour is a steadfast ally, Biden shouldn't forget that
Comment: Biden's campaign must make space in the Democratic tent for anti-racist and progressive ally, Linda Sarsour, writes Mitchell Plitnick.
Trump insists UAE will buy F-35s after Israel agreement
Israel, which uses the stealth aircraft to carry out operational attacks against Iranian targets in Syria, regards the sale as a threat to its ...
Trump weighs F-35 sales to UAE over Israeli objections
President Trump told a news conference the sale was now "under review", given the new dynamic between Israel and the UAE.
Can vaccines be allocated on anti-racist terms?
Comment: Given the extent to which Covid-19 disproportionately impacts BIPOC communities, a vaccine should be allocated on an actively anti-racist framework, argues A. Kayum Ahmed.
MSF has a flaw its white saviours can't solve
Comment: The functioning of MSF and other humanitarian organisations is inherently racist. Whether or not it can shed its colonial attitudes ...
To defeat systemic racism, America must end endless war
Comment: The US desperately needs an open and honest debate about the ways race and racism have influenced its foreign policy for centuries, ...
Thanks to Ocasio-Cortez, Congress could finally hold Israel accountable
Comment: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is showing real leadership by firmly grounding her opposition to Israeli annexation in Palestinian human and ...
YouTube culls prominent white supremacist channels over hate speech
YouTube has shut down six channels promoting white supremacy - including those of David Duke and Richard Spencer - as social ...
Trump tweets video of fan yelling 'white power'
Trump shared a video of a stand-off between anti-Trump protesters and his supporters in which a man chants "white power" - before ...
To end colonial racism, fix Balfour's declaration
Comment: Remedying the pain caused by British colonial racism includes righting historical wrongs by promoting the birth of a Palestinian state, ...
An essential reading list on Black Muslim history
Book Club: Aisha Yusuff recommends ten books to understand the legacy and contribution of Black Muslims to Islamic history.
The statues are falling, structures of racism must follow
Comment: Tearing down statues is a step towards wider change, but we mustn't feel content with symbolic actions alone, writes Siana Bangura.
To end racism, start with America's education system
Comment: We must teach our children about America's black history, and design a curriculum that also encourages black excellence, writes Chanee' ...
Trump, racism and America's original sin
Comment: By conflating Black Lives Matter protesters with looters, and nonviolent assembly with domestic terrorism, President Trump has criminalised a peaceful movement, writes Khaled Beydoun.
Dozens demonstrate in Jerusalem over killing of autistic Palestinian
Protesters carried signs reading "Palestinian Lives Matter" and "Justice for Iyad. Justice for George".
Unconditional solidarity: Palestinians rally support for George Floyd's family
Palestinians rally in support of George Floyd's family after the death of the unarmed African-American by a white officer, as it ...
For Ahmaud Arbery's killers, his Blackness was transgression enough
Comment: Gunned down while out for a jog, Ahmaud Arbery's death is a dark reminder of the racism that still permeates America and its justice ...
Muslims still feel unsafe after deadly New Zealand massacre
On March 15, 2019, a self-avowed white supremacist launched a massacre on mosques in New Zealand, killing 51 worshippers. Today, ...
New Zealand cancels mosque massacre remembrance over virus fears
The National Remembrance Service planned to mark one year since the Christchurch mosque attacks on Sunday 15 March has been cancelled as a ...
Ardern says racist threat lingers after Christchurch mosque attacks
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined more than a thousand Muslims for Friday prayers.
Riz Ahmed's Islamophobia film is a call to action
In the wake of Brexit and the rising toll of Islamophobia in the UK, Riz Ahmed’s debut short film is a call to action, writes Tahmina Begum.
Israel's Netanyahu asks for delay in corruption trial
The Israeli prime minister faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
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