Sydney Sweeney gets it. Sometimes a jeans ad is just that
We’ve gotten so used to celebrities using their platform to scold us on their political views – almost…
Gen Z are demanding schools and hospitals, not superyachts and helicopters | Poverty and Development
A wave of youth-led “Gen Z” protests is sweeping the world. A recurring slogan during the recent protests…
Quebec’s disastrous forest reform bill was killed, but the threat remains | Environment
Last month, the right-leaning populist government of Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec finally scrapped a controversial forestry bill.…
We survived the war, we may not survive the ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict
Last Sunday, I stepped out of my family’s tent in az-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip and headed…
Clean air is the new frontier of global cooperation | Environment
As the Group of 20 leaders gather in Cape Town, clean air features on the agenda as a…
Elon, me and 20 million views: A conversation with Grok | Race Issues
“Didn’t know you were famous,” the rapper Juliani, an old friend and musical collaborator, texted me from his…
A 10-point plan for Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict
On Friday, Hamas sent its response to the “20-point Gaza peace plan” put forward by United States President…
I have decided to stay in Gaza City as Israel seeks to wipe it out | Israel-Palestine conflict
For a few weeks now, the Israeli military has been issuing forced displacement orders to residents of Gaza…
The terrifying spectre of an internet shutdown in Afghanistan | Opinions
When I was a child, Afghans had to travel to Pakistan whenever they needed to make a phone…
Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first | Israel-Palestine conflict
In April last year, I wrote that, given the genocide it is committing in Gaza, its violent occupation…
Israel wants us to evacuate al-Shifa Hospital again to kill hope | Israel-Palestine conflict
When I walk into the emergency ward of al-Shifa Hospital, I feel like I am back in October…