Up until the closure of this current edition, 1.7 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have been forced to abandon their land, belongings and lives as a result of the attacks committed by the Israeli army. This was reported by several non-governmental organisations who consider this forced displacement “to […]
Human Rights
Tooba Gondal: the British woman who recruited women for Isis
ISIS peaked in 2015-16, but its recruitment in Western societies grew from conditions that have not changed. They include sexism, and moral emptiness. Where politics is moribund, the simplicity of religious fundamentalism offers a solution, including to middle-class Muslim women.
Reza Deghati: Through the lens of humanity
Known professionally as Reza, he is an Iranian-French photojournalist known for his powerful work capturing the resilience and suffering of humanity in conflict zones worldwide. With a career spanning decades, his storytelling through images has shed light on the human cost of war and displacement, emphasizing the importance of empathy.
If Palestine had been occupied by Russia
It is unusual to wish a foreign occupation of your homeland, but I wonder if that’s what Palestinians find themselves thinking today. Sul Nowroz / Real Media* Palestine , an occupied state Palestine has a protracted history of occupation. Since the beginning of the 20th century, it has been […]
Refugees, a particular kind of migrants
Refugees are a particular kind of migrants. They are not looking for ‘a better life’, my partner pointed the other day, challenging TV news reporters. Mabel Encinas Up to recently, the only humanitarian ‘urgency’ for the government in relation to the hundreds of thousands of refugees in Europe […]