‘The whole world has left us’: Eritrean refugees caught in Tigray crossfire

Thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia have endured mass rights violations amidst the Tigray war and an information blackout. Here is my humble attempt to shed light on what happened during a terrifying three months of abuse.

We are all Karim Benzema

When players took a knee they said ‘gesture politics’ and when Raheem buys a car the country goes into a crisis of conscience.

Genocidal rape and the invisible children of Bosnia

The children of rape have become 'the symbol of the trauma the nation as a whole went through, and society prefers not to acknowledge their needs.'

Sulli Deals: The sadistic targeting of assertive Indian Muslim women

Muslim women in India were traumatised after finding their names and photographs up for auction on a mobile app.

How the performing arts discovered a new channel during the pandemic

Covid-19 has reshaped the way actors express themselves and the way audiences experience and receive live performances.

Reporter's Diary: Reminiscing the Great March of Return

My colleague Mustafa and I prayed with Palestinians as Israeli bullets whizzed past over our heads.

Turkish TV series and the Balkans: Bridging the gap

For the viewership in southeastern Europe, Turkish television series satisfy intellectual curiosity, forge cultural understanding and question centuries-old prejudices.

Might makes right: US, Israel and the power-politics paradigm

Like Trump supporters, the US’s blind loyalty to Israel is sustained by an alternate reality and selective rendition of facts.

'This place is a horror show’: A foreigner’s account of occupied Palestine

“Nothing could have adequately prepared me for what I encountered on the ground: Israeli apartheid.”

Israel and apartheid: Lessons from the South African experience

From the perspective of a South African, the Israeli state shares the same characteristics of colonialism as South Africa—the systematic dehumanization of the indigenous people for the benefit of an economically advanced settler population.

The scars of 1967 through the eyes of an Arab millennial

Young Ahmed is raised with his father's scarring memories of the 1967 Six-Day War only to grow up and face his own socio-political trauma.

In pictures: Muslims dazzled London with Eid outfits

Every year, Muslims in London wear the best of their traditional outfits on the day of Eid. This year, the community showed resilience and their ability to express joy even in these troubling times.