Fawzya Alshami is a journalist based in northern Gaza. Here, she shares her experience of living under Israel’s military attack since October 2023. Fawzya Alshami / Nadja* Gaza endures continuous bombardment from all directions: air, sea, and land. The most common form of bombardment is artillery shelling by […]
Human Rights
Can co-ops survive this Israel-Gaza war?
Damage to infrastructure, the deaths of members and leaders, and a squeeze on resources make it difficult for the co-op sector to continue. Anca Voinea / Co-op News* Co-ops are well known for their resilience, particularly in times of crisis – but this resilience is being tested in […]
Palestine Action shut down an Israel-supplying arms company & exposed SNP complicity, too
Palestine Action have shut down the factory of Leonardo, a company directly complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. But also, by default the Scottish government also has a hand in this – as it funded the corporation to the tune of millions. The Canary* The Italian-owned company, Leonardo, is […]
Why LGBTQIA+ people should support Queer Palestinians
I am a Queer Muslim, and it’s now been a year since I was attacked by a group of far-right thugs on Armistice Day 2023. Ferhan Khan / QueerAF* They abused me in the full view of the public, on a Saturday in the largest and busiest train station […]
Parallels between the imprisonment of Gazans and Guantánamo
The Chiminea-named after those French vertical ceramic barbecues like the one adorning my former landladys’ garden meeting place- is a late-night alternative weekend radio show broadcasting from Battersea, SW London, now in its 10th year. Andy Bungay / The Chiminea The region has a cluster of independent activism […]
















