Opinion

Mehdi Hassan
Voices

Mehdi Hasan CNN racism, Gaza & why Muslim lives don't matter

Outrage over Ryan Girdusky’s racist remarks to Mehdi Hasan on CNN should extend to the thousands of Palestinians being killed, argues Mariya bint Rehan.

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Mariya bint Rehan

04 November, 2024
Perspectives
David Lammy
Perspectives

David Lammy is desecrating genocide by denying it in Gaza

Lammy criticised those calling Israel's attacks on Gaza a genocide, but his government will one day be accountable for its complicity, argues Sharaiz Chaudhry.

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Sharaiz Chaudhry

05 November, 2024
Italy/Albania
Perspectives

Italy offshoring migrants to Albania points to a dangerous trend

PM Giorgia Meloni's deal with Albania to offshore migrants from Italy is inhumane & it is worrying that other nations want to follow, writes Tommaso Segantini.

Tommaso Segantini

Tommaso Segantini

03 November, 2024
Algeria
Perspectives

1 November: How Algeria’s liberation inspired freedom movements

Algeria's war of independence started on 1 November 1954. Reda Amrani reflects on this chapter, explaining how it still inspires oppressed people globally.

Reda Amrani

Reda Amrani

01 November, 2024
Israel's intent in Lebanon is clear: a genocidal assault on Lebanon's Shia Muslims
Perspectives

Israel 'eradicating Hezbollah' means erasure for Lebanese Shia

Israel isn't just eradicating Hezbollah in Lebanon, it's collectively punishing Lebanon's destitute Shia community, say Dima El-Ayache and Karim Safieddine.

Dima El-Ayache and Karim Safieddine

Dima El-Ayache and Karim Safieddine

30 October, 2024
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Narrated
Ahmed Alnaouq
Narrated

A year since Israel killed my family in Gaza, I won't be silent

Ahmed Alnaouq recounts the painful killing of 21 family members a year ago, & explains why this has driven him to speak louder on the plight of Palestinians.

Ahmed Alnaouq

Ahmed Alnaouq

22 October, 2024
Gaza
Narrated

October will always symbolise Palestinian resilience in Gaza

Huda Skaik gives a personal reflection on how people in Gaza welcomed last autumn compared with this one, following a year of Israel’s genocide.

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Huda Skaik

21 October, 2024
Leb-Gaza
Narrated

From Gaza to Lebanon, threads of connection remain unbroken

Lebanese journalist Rawan AlAmeen says since Israel expanded its genocidal war into Lebanon, it is her Gazan contacts reaching out to offer words of hope.

Rawan AlAmeen

Rawan AlAmeen

15 October, 2024
As a wellness podcaster, here's how the Gaza genocide changed me
Narrated

As a wellness podcaster, here's how the Gaza genocide changed me

Over the past year, our hearts and minds have been shattered. For mental health podcaster Layla Maghribi, Israel's genocide in Gaza has changed her forever.

Layla Maghribi

Layla Maghribi

15 October, 2024
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Unfiltered
To stop far-right, the UK Left must confront racism at its roots
Unfiltered

To stop far-right, the UK Left must confront racism at its roots

The Left's inability to organise white working-class communities and the UK's imperial policies have helped fuel far-right pogroms, writes Tariq Mehmood.

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Tariq Mehmood

05 November, 2024
Israel burnt Sha'ban al-Dalou alive. But like a Phoenix, he will rise again
Unfiltered

Israel burnt Sha'ban al-Dalou alive: We will rise from his ashes

Let the horrific burning alive of Sha'ban al-Dalou serve as another reminder of Western media complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza, says Abubaker Abed.

Abubaker Abed

Abubaker Abed

28 October, 2024
I was a McDonald's stan. For Gaza, I've boycotted them for good
Unfiltered

I was a McDonald’s megafan. For Gaza, I'm ditching them for good

Hafsa Lodi reflects on one year of zero McDonald’s and explains why she plans to leave the golden arches behind for good.

Hafsa Lodi 

Hafsa Lodi 

25 October, 2024
IDF
Unfiltered

How Israeli education serves the occupation and genocide in Gaza

Anna Saif argues that Israel’s education system which erases & demonises Palestinians, is at the root of the hatred that drives its army to mercilessly kill.

Anna Saif

Anna Saif

17 October, 2024
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