The latest flashpoint in the conservative and far-right war against so-called “woke culture” is diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes. Numerous GOP officials and conservative public figures publicly blamed tragic accidents, such as the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, on “DEI hiring practices”. South African billionaire, X owner and newly assigned United States…
I was held in Guantanamo detention centre for 14 years without ever being charged with a crime. I was sent there when I was 19. I didn’t know why I was being held, what I had done to be imprisoned, or when I would be released. Like many of the other men at Guantanamo, I…
This month during a rambling news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his latest vision for revising the map of the world: “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring.” He went on to reiterate approvingly:…
Over the last few days and months, a slew of United States corporations, including Amazon, McDonald’s, Walmart, Ford, John Deere and Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp), have announced the end of their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes. They will be scaling back initiatives aimed at promoting fair treatment and “full”…
On January 3, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot travelled to Damascus to meet with Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa. The visit came less than a month after the sudden downfall of one of the most violent regimes in the Arab world – the Baathist dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad….
In November, the Dutch political elite overwhelmingly sided with Israeli football fans after they went on a rampage in Amsterdam and provoked violence with local residents. The injustice did not stop at the twisted narrative Dutch politicians chose to adopt. The clashes gave the ruling Dutch right-wing coalition a convenient excuse to table a host…
A December 26 press statement by the Israeli army attempted to justify a war crime. It unabashedly admitted that the military incinerated five Palestinian journalists in a clearly marked press vehicle outside al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. The five victims were Ibrahim Sheikh Ali, Faisal Abu al-Qumsan, Mohammed al-Ladaa, Fadi…
When I started studying nursing at Al Azhar University, I knew I wanted to work at al-Shifa Hospital. It was my dream. It was the biggest, most prestigious hospital in the Gaza Strip. Some of the best doctors and nurses in Palestine worked there. Various foreign medical missions would come and provide training and care…
For artists, it is difficult to reflect on the past year without thinking about Israel’s genocide in Gaza that has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians per the official count or more than 220,000 per realistic estimates. While art is something to be enjoyed, as it enriches every aspect of our lives, identities, and culture, it…
The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa. Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November after an independent review brought attention to his failure to report to the authorities the barrister John Smyth, a prolific abuser of children. Smyth is found to have physically, sexually and…
