Perspectives

In the fight for gender equality in the MENA region, not only do young Arab feminist women have to confront the misogyny from the state and society, but from male allies and other pseudo-feminists too, writes Tharwa Boulifi.

The development of sophisticated software like Pegasus means that no one is safe from hacking by authoritarian governments, and this is especially chilling for women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia, writes Alainna Liloia.

Like everywhere else, the fight for women’s rights in Iran is facing a major divide between those deemed deserving of protection with those left to suffer, writes Kourosh Ziabari.

The recent success of the boycott of the 2022 Sydney Festival not only reveals the power of BDS, but also how solidarity and community building is always necessary for victory, writes Randa Abdel-Fattah.  

Once celebrated as the "front page of the Internet" and a forum for unfettered debate, Reddit has joined other tech giants in systematically censoring pro-Palestinian content, undermining the ethos on which it was built, writes Richard Silverstein.

What does Abu Dhabi get out of designating their enemies 'terrorists'? The ability to prolong the war and the suffering indefinitely, writes Daniel Larison.

Europe's double standard on refugees, exposed by the war in Ukraine, is morally deaf and geopolitically dumb. The best way Europe can defend itself is to persuade others that it offers them better choices than Russia or China, writes Slavoj Žižek.

As hundreds of thousands flee the Russian invasion, Arab, Asian and African students in Ukraine have been denied exit from the country on the basis of their skin colour, laying bare Europe’s blatant racism and double standards, writes Nyasha Bhobo.

Regional engagement is often justified in the context of great power competition but when push comes to shove, Washington is left hanging, writes Matthew Petti.

Far-right Israeli politician Bezalel Smotrich’s visit to the UK rightfully drew condemnation from the Jewish community and beyond, but his bigotry cannot be separated from the policies of the state he represents, writes Sara Husseini.